--- title: Barack and Michelle Obama Shared Loving Anniversary Notes description: To mark their 26th wedding anniversary, Barack and Michelle Obama shared thoughtful notes to each other on social media. canonical: https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-03T19:50:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:15.376Z og:title: Barack and Michelle Obama Shared Loving Anniversary Notes og:description: It's the Obamas' 26th wedding anniversary, and they marked it in style og:url: https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Barack and Michelle Obama Shared Loving Anniversary Notes twitter:description: It's the Obamas' 26th wedding anniversary, and they marked it in style twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Barack and Michelle Obama Just Shared Some Romantic 26th Anniversary Messages > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=bae3ea44-3e29-4ccc-975e-4c2d2433723d&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 3, 2018 7:50 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 3, 2018 7:50 PM UTC Many things are uncertain in our crazy [world](http://time.com/5409542/human-case-rat-hepatitis-e/), but there’s one thing we can still depend on: [Barack](http://time.com/5396065/barack-obama-cleveland-2018-midterms/) and [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5404311/michelle-obama-voter-rally-nevada/) will always have the kindest words for each other. Wednesday marks their 26th [wedding anniversary](http://time.com/4967027/michelle-obama-25-anniversary/), the former President and First Lady [took to social media](http://time.com/4968387/barack-michelle-obama-wedding-anniversary-tribute/) to publicly endorse each other once more as the very best husband, wife and all-around partners. Barack’s message came first on Wednesday afternoon, wishing Michelle a happy anniversary and calling her “an extraordinary partner, someone who can always make me laugh, and my favorite person to see the world with.” He added in a photo taken from a plane window, the edge of Michelle’s face silhouetted against the bright sky beyond as they flew above the clouds. Nice shot, Barack. Michelle had a quick follow-up, however, posting just over ten minutes later and thanking Barack “for 26+ years of love, trust, and respect — for being a man who always lifts up and honors me and our wonderful girls,” she wrote, adding, “each day I’m with you, I’m reminded of what a treasure you truly are to us all.” Michelle has recently [been speaking](http://time.com/5401935/michelle-obama-gotv-psa/) at events across the country promoting get-out-the-vote campaigns, and will be [releasing](https://nypost.com/2018/10/03/abc-to-snag-first-michelle-obama-interview-after-memoirs-release/) her memoir next month, with a number of stadium tour appearances to follow. > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1047564181266939905) > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1047567519370956800) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/"},"headline":"Barack and Michelle Obama Just Shared Some Romantic 26th Anniversary Messages","datePublished":"2018-10-03T19:50:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:15.376Z","description":"They've been married for 26 years","url":"https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","Obama"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5414402/barack-obama-26-anniversary/","name":"Barack and Michelle Obama Just Shared Some Romantic 26th Anniversary Messages"}}]}] ```