On April 6, 2019, David Bernard turned 50, his fiancé Charlie Urstadt turned 60, and the two of them became legally married husbands.
A day after they exchanged vows, the renowned meteorologist announced his wedding to his longtime partner via a Twitter post.
“It was nothing short of a banner day and night,” Bernard tweeted.
Needless to say, it was a day of celebration because the couple had decided to combine their birthday party and wedding into one big event.
Bernard also expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to spend his special day surrounded by love and support from his friends and family.
Birthday Party and Wedding Reception All in One
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According to Nola, the WVUE chief meteorologist and his businessman husband celebrated with their friends and family at the downtown restaurant NOCHI.
The event was initially planned as a birthday party. Only later did the newlywed couple reveal that they had married only hours before.
According to another report from the same outlet, the celebrations included a weather-themed birthday cake.
The wedding party included the couple’s pet Boston terrier Dolly, who stood at the altar with the newlyweds as the “best dog.”
Urstadt, Bernard’s new husband, also had his birthday in April on the same day.
Bernard shared moments from their wedding day on Instagram in the months that followed.
Bernard shared a monochrome photo from the night of his wedding on May 10, 2019. He was dressed in a gray suit, while his husband was dressed in a black suit.
The following month, the meteorologist celebrated Pride Month on Instagram. He described his experience as a gay man as “not unlike many others.”
Although he encountered a few challenges along the way, he recognized that the journey could have been much more difficult.
Nonetheless, the image that accompanied that caption showed that his journey had reached a significant milestone. Bernard and his husband were all smiles and holding hands in the touching photograph.
David Bernard Married His Longtime Lover
Bernard had been dating his husband for over nine years before they married.
The meteorologist displayed a photo of himself and his husband celebrating their first wedding anniversary “After one year of marriage, ten years of love”
Bernard revealed in another Instagram post that he began the campaign to relocate his then-boyfriend to New Orleans in 2011.
Spoiler! He was successful, though he did not reveal when the mission was completed.
Concerning Charles Urstadt
Bernard’s husband Urstadt is a businessman who currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
He had served on the Board of Directors since 1997, rising to Vice Chairperson in 2017 before taking over as Chairperson in December 2018.
David is also the President of Urstadt Property Company, Inc., a real estate investment corporation, in addition to his position at Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
He has been in the real estate business for over four decades.
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