{"id":2889,"date":"2026-01-05T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:18:12","slug":"bridget-moynahan-weds-in-stunning-ceremony-years-after-tom-brady-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/?p=2889","title":{"rendered":"Bridget Moynahan weds in stunning ceremony, years after Tom Brady split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23094602\/Bridget-Moynahan-FI-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23094602\/Bridget-Moynahan-FI-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23094602\/Bridget-Moynahan-FI-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23094602\/Bridget-Moynahan-FI-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Years after her split from pro-athlete Tom Brady, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/bridget-moynahan\/\">Bridget Moynahan<\/a> is finally in a happy place when it comes to love. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many of us will remember how, after two years together, Moynahan and Brady split \u2013 with Moynahan confirming shortly afterwards that she was three months pregnant with the couple\u2019s child, who is now 18. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sadly, Moynahan went through her first and only pregnancy as a single mother. Though she\u2019s managed to have a happy end to her story\u2026 Keep reading to find out more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-journey-as-a-single-mother\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journey as a single mother<\/h2>\n<p>Bridget Moynahan, 54, candidly shared her unexpected journey as a single mother in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/news\/a302\/bridget-moynahan-interview-0708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a> in 2008, confessing, \u201cI never thought I would raise a child alone,\u201d adding \u201cand I want something equal to that in my life, as a partner, a lover, a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143327 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1689px) 100vw, 1689px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-scaled.jpg 1689w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-1351x2048.jpg 1351w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1689\" height=\"2560\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-scaled.jpg 1689w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-1351x2048.jpg 1351w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1689px) 100vw, 1689px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121127\/GettyImages-110231562-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Gregory Pace \/ FilmMagic \/ Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finding out she was pregnant in the first place was not only a shock to the actress and former model, but it also presented a challenge for Moynahan, who says she believed in marriage before having children.<\/p>\n<p>During the same Harper\u2019s Bazaar interview, Moynahan said: \u201cI\u2019m a traditional girl, and I believe in marriage, and I always thought that\u2019s the way I\u2019d be doing this. For a moment, it was hard for me to accept that this was the way I was going to have a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relationship with Tom Brady<\/h2>\n<p>Moynahan\u2019s relationship with former NFL star Tom Brady, which ended \u201camicably\u201d in early December 2006, per <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20061217090852\/https:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20004312,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>, took an unexpected turn when she discovered she was three months pregnant soon after their breakup.<\/p>\n<p>Brady had moved on with supermodel <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/gisele-bundchen\/\">Gisele B\u00fcndchen<\/a> by then (whom he had reportedly met on a blind date the same month he split with Moynahan, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tom-brady-speaks-his-mind-11632826511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WSJ Magazine<\/a>) which only made the situation more complex.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1685738562\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_143271_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMrkpOqV9JEDFSMPdgYddXAJLg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-e062ee9d3f5b8c49987b2dce06d0a99f\" class=\"newsner-e062ee9d3f5b8c49987b2dce06d0a99f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Reflecting on the \u201ctraumatic\u201d experience, Moynahan said that she was forced to go through a pregnancy and welcome a child amidst significant media attention, admitting: \u201cI\u2019m not sure anyone \u2013 and I could be wrong in this \u2013 grows up thinking, I want to be a single mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143328 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-scaled.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-1347x2048.jpg 1347w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2560\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-scaled.jpg 1684w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-1347x2048.jpg 1347w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121227\/GettyImages-107260039-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Jon Kopaloff \/ FilmMagic \/ Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Moynahan was busy raising her son, Jack, Brady and B\u00fcndchen wed in February 2009, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.fr\/wedding\/article\/flashback-a-look-back-at-the-wedding-of-gisele-bundchen-and-tom-brady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vogue France<\/a>. Just 10 months later, they welcomed their first child, Benjamin. Then, they had a second child, Vivian, in December 2012. In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/tom-brady-announces-divorce-from-wife-gisele-bundchen-after-13-years\/\">after 13 years together, they unfortunately divorced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00fcndchen, in her memoir, acknowledged that the impending birth of Brady and Moynahan\u2019s child was difficult for her as well, saying (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/bridget-moynahans-quotes-about-her-relationship-with-ex-tom-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>): \u201cTwo months into our relationship, Tom told me that his ex-girlfriend was pregnant. The very next day, the news was everywhere, and I felt my world got turned upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually though, Moynahan found solace in her son, John \u201cJack\u201d Edward Thomas, who was born in 2007.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moynahan loves being a mom<\/h2>\n<p>Moynahan\u2019s 2019 book, <em>Our Shoes, Our Selves<\/em>, detailed her struggles during that time, and she especially highlighting that she felt incredibly uncomfortable being in the public eye. \u201cHaving a baby should have been the most joyous time of my life, but instead, I felt assaulted,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Though, despite the challenges, she embraced motherhood, realizing it fulfilled her more than what her modeling and acting careers could.<\/p>\n<p>Moynahan has expressed her love for being a mother numerous times, acknowledging the transformative impact it had on her life. \u201cI have become that mother I used to dread. Every time he does something, you think he\u2019s a genius. He\u2019s a genius,\u201d she gushed, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/news\/a302\/bridget-moynahan-interview-0708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143329 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2053px) 100vw, 2053px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-scaled.jpg 2053w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-1642x2048.jpg 1642w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2053\" height=\"2560\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-scaled.jpg 2053w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-1642x2048.jpg 1642w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2053px) 100vw, 2053px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/01\/23121355\/GettyImages-83713316-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Gregg DeGuire \/ WireImage \/ Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Andrew Frankel<\/h2>\n<p>Moynahan\u2019s personal life took a positive turn when she met Andrew Frankel, 49, through mutual friends. The couple eventually got engaged in April 2015, and this resulted in a secret ceremony at Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack, New York, in October that same year. The intimate reception celebrated their love, and instead of gifts, they encouraged donations to The Hole in Wall Gang Camp.<\/p>\n<p>The actress reminisced about the dreamy wedding, expressing gratitude for the attention to detail in her dress and the overall celebration. Fans also celebrated Moynahan\u2019s happiness at the time, acknowledging that she truly deserved her happily ever after following her journey from a public breakup to single motherhood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3uVB25pXV-\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Fbridget-moynahan-weds-in-stunning-ceremony-years-after-tom-brady-split%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawPIbutleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFaSHZoN0ZZVUdPcjRnTUJWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi6iGyASnIQc#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5098%7D\" height=\"952\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Moynahan and Frankel\u2019s blended family consists of his three sons from a previous relationship, creating a loving and supportive environment for Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the unexpected twists in her journey, Moynahan is thankful for the extended family her son has, telling More magazine (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/bridget-moynahans-quotes-about-her-relationship-with-ex-tom-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a>): \u201cMy son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it\u2019s cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends. My son is surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In sharing her story, it\u2019s clear that Moynahan is someone who embodies resilience and embracing the unpredictability of life. She\u2019s consistently demonstrated the strength of a mother determined to provide love and support for her child, and that\u2019s certainly an admirable trait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years after her split from pro-athlete Tom Brady, Bridget Moynahan is finally in a happy place when it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2891,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2889\/revisions\/2891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamefaris.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}