Jeanette shared a heartfelt message on Instagram alongside a photo of the two smiling together at home: \u201cHappy anniversary to my best friend and my everything! I thank God for you, and I am truly blessed to be your wife. I love you with all my\u00a0![\"\u2764\ufe0f\"](\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2764.svg\")
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The couple\u2019s love story dates back to their college days in Florida, but it was on Valentine\u2019s Day 1997 in New York City that Rubio decided to take their relationship to the next level. Inspired by Jeanette\u2019s love of Sleepless in Seattle, he planned to propose atop the Empire State Building \u2014 but convincing her to go up wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was freezing that day,\u201d Rubio recalled in a past interview with Parade. \u201cShe didn\u2019t want to go to the observation deck, so I had to lure her there. I told her, \u2018I love King Kong. I\u2019ve always wanted to climb the Empire State Building!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeanette laughed remembering it: \u201cI was like, \u2018Seriously, Marco?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, she agreed to go \u2014 and moments later, they were standing 102 stories above Manhattan. There, shivering in the cold wind, Rubio dropped to one knee and proposed. \u201cThe moment was perfect,\u201d Jeanette said, \u201cuntil he took the ring back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was afraid she would drop it over the edge of the building,\u201d Rubio explained with a grin. \u201cI said, \u2018Let\u2019s wait until we\u2019re on the ground. Then I\u2019ll give it back to you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Senator Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, marked their 27th wedding anniversary on October 17 with a celebration that was equal parts love, laughter, and reflection. The longtime couple, who wed in 1998, revisited the story of their unforgettable Valentine\u2019s Day proposal \u2014 one that began with a movie-inspired plan and ended with…<\/p>\n