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Michael Jai White Celebrates Second Wedding Anniversary: 'My Life Is the Best It's Ever Been'

Actor Michael J. White and his wife Gillian White celebrate their second year of marriage with sweet message to each other.
Michael Jai White Celebrates Second Wedding Anniversary: ‘My Life Is the Best It’s Ever Been’
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By Brittney Oliver · Updated October 26, 2020

For Better or Worse star Michael Jai White is reminiscing about the day he married his best friend just two years ago.

The actor and his wife, Gillian White, took to Instagram to share a collage of their extravagant Thailand wedding day and exchange sweet captions paying tribute to one another.

“My life is the best it’s EVER been because of this woman. A day late on here, but Happy Anniversary to my wife and my best friend @sogillmatic,” Michael shared.

Gillian couldn’t pick just one word to describe how much joy Michael brings to her life so she decided to include several instead to express her feelings about their love. “Happy Anniversary to my husband @officialmichaeljai! Thank you for filling my world with every HAPPY synonym in Roget’s Thesaurus !!!!!” she shared.

Happy Anniversary to my husband @officialmichaeljai! Thank you for filling my world with every HAPPY synonym in Roget's thesaurus !!!!!! 😊❤️❤️❤️ *beatitude, blessedness, bliss, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, content, contentment, delectation, delight, delirium, ecstasy, elation, enchantment, enjoyment, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, felicity, gaiety, geniality, gladness, glee, good cheer, good humor, good spirits, hilarity, hopefulness, joviality, joy, jubilation, laughter, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, optimism, paradise, peace of mind, playfulness, pleasure, prosperity, rejoicing, sanctity, seventh heaven, vivacity, well-being* #happyanniversary #love #marriage #wedding #husband #wife #blacklove #couple #relationship #bliss #happiness #gillianwhite #michaeljaiwhite #bestfriends #soulmates #ourwedding #thailand #forever #mylove #lovehim #husbandandwife #tildeathdouspart #besties #marriagelife #marriagegoals #actors #powercouple #blackweddings

A post shared by 🦄Gillian Iliana White🦄 (@sogillmatic) on Jul 3, 2017 at 9:04am PDT

The couple celebrated their special day with a night out on the town at the Malibu hot spot Mastro’s Ocean Club.

Last night #anniversary dinner with my Babe @officialmichaeljai. 😍😍😍❤️#wedding #anniversary #love #marriedlife #love #him #myheart #loveofmylife #michaeljaiwhite #gillianwhite #blacklove #blackcouple #relationship #relationshipgoals #marriage #marriagegoals #maestros #malibu #seafood

A post shared by 🦄Gillian Iliana White🦄 (@sogillmatic) on Jul 4, 2017 at 2:33pm PDT

Although they’re only two years into matrimony, the Whites have known one another for over 20 years. They dated previously but moved on to other relationships and marriages that eventually ended and lead them back to each other years later.

“We dated a long time ago and then we went our separate ways, but we always remained friends. It was never anything bad between us. So, us getting back together was just like it was meant to be,” Gillian shared with ESSENCE.

Congrats on another year of marital bliss.  

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