Bob Saget and Wife Kelly Rizzo's Relationship Timeline Photos

Late comedian Bob Saget found love again with second wife Kelly Rizzo, more than six years prior to his tragic death on January 8, 2022, at the age of 65. The pair wed in 2018, three years after the Full House alum slid into her DMs, but not before checking out the Chicago-based Eat Travel Rock blogger in 2015 via mutual pals.

Kelly revealed in a February 2021 TikTok video, “He saw my Instagram, and he’s like, ‘Oh, it’s not all selfies and bikinis. Like, she actually does stuff. She has this food show and travel show. She seems interesting,'” she began.

“So, he did some due diligence. He called a friend of his who’s also in media in Chicago, a radio host, and was like, ‘Hey, do you know this Kelly Rizzo girl? Is she a bitch?’ And he’s like, ‘No, she’s really nice actually. Yeah, I know her.'” Kelly said she was then tipped off that Bob was going to hit her up via Instagram DMs.

“I was like, ‘Eh, I don’t know about that.’ But then, he sent this. He said, ‘Hey, want to come to a show of mine then go out for some burgers and lobsters?’ And I was like, ‘OK, we can be friends.’ And then, I was like, ‘Oh no, I kind of like him.’ And then we got married.”

There were two years of dating and an engagement before the pair tied the knot. Bob shared that he and Kelly were engaged in a November 8, 2017, Instagram post. It showed he and Kelly at dinner in Beverly Hills, where her diamond engagement ring sparkled on her finger.

“I’ve never met anybody like him,” Kelly gushed to Us before the couple’s 2018 wedding, adding, “He keeps me on my toes, literally. He’s just a wonderful guy. He’s a comedian, so there’s never a dull moment! And all of his friends are just so fun because they’re just as fun and unique and complex as he is.”

“I didn’t think I’d have a relationship again,” Bob told Closer exclusively at the time about finding true love again later in life with 23 years younger Kelly. His 15-year marriage to first wife, Sherri Kramer, ended in 1997, and the pair shared three adult daughters. “I was kind of in that ‘just work, make people happy and take care of your kids until they’re 90 mindset,'” adding, “My daughters love [Kelly]! She’s a remarkable person, and she’s really talented.”

The two tied the knot on October 28, 2018 in a romantic ceremony at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California. Kelly showed off her sense of humor by writing next to a gorgeous wedding snap of the two, “Bob and I dressed up as a bride and groom for Halloween. Seriously though, best day of my life.” In the years that followed, the couple were never shy about showing how they fell even deeper in love during married life.

November 2017

Bob announced his engagement to Kelly with a big slice of humor. He shared a photo of the couple holding hands over dinner while she sported her new diamond ring, with his pal, iconic talent manager and television producer George Shapiro, smiling and standing next to them in the restaurant.

“Love the people in this picture. The most loving and legendary @George_Shapiro Katie Killean & of course my gal Kelly. In case you’re wondering, we were celebrating our engagement — and I know George and I will be very happy together,” Bob joked.

November 2018

The couple honeymooned in her father’s Sicilian hometown. In a photo she shared in October 2020, Kelly wrote, “Happy 2 Year Anniversary to us!! Woo, we made it @bobsaget !! This was from our honeymoon 2 years ago when Bob was kind enough to go with me to my dad’s hometown of Ciminna, Sicily. It was so meaningful and so memorable … and no, the big SUV he rented couldn’t fit down the streets. And no, he couldn’t understand a word anyone in my family said, but that was ok. It was a trip for the books. But honestly, every trip with him is like a honeymoon because he cares so much to make every trip that special.”

December 2021

Kelly shared a photo of what was their first, and would sadly be their last, photo at Christmas as husband and wife. While posing in the lobby of The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, she wrote next to the snapshot, “Merry Christmas Eve everyone! So happy to spend my very first Christmas with @bobsaget (even though we’ve been married over 3 years!) because he’s finally in Chicago for the holidays! And also, special to be at my home away from home @thepeninsulachi – THE most beautiful and festive place for the holidays in all of Chicago. Cheers to everyone on this special holiday. May you all be surrounded by peace and love.”