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Jon Bon Jovi recalls eloping with his wife Dorothea in Las Vegas ahead of their 35th wedding anniversary: 'We got it right the first time'


The 62-year-old Bon Jovi frontman originally met the 61-year-old JBJ Soul Foundation founder in 1980 while attending Sayreville War Memorial High School

The 62-year-old Bon Jovi frontman recalled the moment he decided to elope with the 61-year-old JBJ Soul Foundation founder during a break on his band's New Jersey Syndicate Tour in 1989. The couple - who originally met in 1980 while attending Sayreville War Memorial High School - proceeded to tie the knot at the Graceland Wedding Chapel, but not everyone was happy about it. The 62-year-old Bon Jovi frontman recalled the moment he decided to elope with the 61-year-old JBJ Soul Foundation founder during a break on his band's New Jersey Syndicate Tour in 1989 (pictured in 1985)

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