"The morning of our wedding day, August 31, 1982, I finally left home…"
It was forty years ago that Bono and Ali got married and to celebrate this special milestone, here's another original animation drawn from Bono’s forthcoming memoir "SURRENDER."
Watch the animation and in the comments below send your good wishes to Ali and Bono.
This striking short film created with Bono's hand-drawn illustrations is another great insight into "SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story," which will be published on November 1 and is available for preorder now using the links below.
"Two Hearts Beat As One", written on Ali & Bono’s honeymoon, is a song with special meaning for both of them.
You two truly are an inspiration - can’t wait to read the book!
Gracieglp
31 August, 2022
Happy Anniversary
Congratulations to 40 years and many more.
collin & marty
31 August, 2022
Anniversary Wishes!
Happy Anniversary Bono & Ali! Congrats on so many years of love. Here's to many more! <3
Loved the illustrations, and story. Looking forward to the book.
Conakry
31 August, 2022
Stay
Happy anniversary Ali and Paul
beth_guiles
31 August, 2022
Congratulations ❤️❤️
God Bless you Bono and Ali! Love is the greatest gift! It’s not always easy but your love has persevered! God Bless your family as well
marinita
31 August, 2022
What an incredible milestone!
Congratulations and happy anniversary to a magnificent couple. Marriage should be a “fortress for well-being”… It seems like you have accomplished this as your marriage has endured…what an amazing milestone anniversary!! What an inspiration to all! Love the story telling through video!! Please keep them coming
Jayne Lasco
31 August, 2022
Happy anniversary
My husband and I have been huge fans for as long as I can remember but the reason was not only because of the music but we admired Bono as a family man and being that our anniversary is August 7, 1982 we always felt we had some sort of connection by having been married for a similar amount of time.
Zeeva
31 August, 2022
2 Hearts
Happy Anniversary!! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful tribute to the love of 2 beautiful souls. Wishing you many more years of love and happiness.
TLCpeach
31 August, 2022
"LEAP OF FAITH"
What a beautiful story! Thank you BONO for sharing your Journey. "LEAP OF FAITH"
rianne_vanderbiezen
31 August, 2022
rianne
Congratulations and many more years in health and happines together
Rent
31 August, 2022
Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary!❤️
Cheers to you on your 40th wedding anniversary!
Deco38
31 August, 2022
Time
Lust is a race,
But love,
Love is one step at a time,
Congrats
cherylmengelostrowski
31 August, 2022
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary! I love the animation. (Although it did leave me a bit teary.)
❤️❤️
PaulineAF
31 August, 2022
Congrats Ali and Bono
Congrats on your 40th wedding anniversary. Hope you have many happy years together to come. Keep being who you are . You are both an inspiration to more than you probably realise. None of us are perfect but if we have the best interests of our fellow living beings at heart and we are true to ourselves we cant go too far wrong and maybe, just maybe , this world will survive for those after us to enjoy ❤
Sailos
31 August, 2022
LOVE THIS
Great little clip <3
Carlie17
31 August, 2022
The Sweetest Thing
Congrats Bono and Ali. And here’s to many more.
I remember seeing your wedding photo on a photographers wall in Fairview for years from the top deck of my bus home .
MAnderson8928
31 August, 2022
Happy 40th!
What a wonderful telling of a beautiful day in your lives. Best wishes on this day and forever more.
MikeTighe
31 August, 2022
Bon(o) Anniversaire
Congratulations Bono and Ali on your anniversary! I have been married for only four years and with only one little one to date, but U2 have been our first wedding dance, our first rock gig together and god willing, an unnecessarily large influence on our wee Evelyn. Keep up the tunes, keep up the cuddles, and keep on being the best couple in Rock.
jp_monin
31 August, 2022
Congratulations
Happy 40th Anniversary.
kittymix666
31 August, 2022
Long Live Love
Congratulations to you both on reaching 40 years! Loved the illustrations and story. Here's to the next 40!
Pammoss1400
31 August, 2022
Congratulations on 40!
Congratulations! So inspiring in this day, 40 years! Thank you for sharing!
Loved U2 since I was a 14 year old in the 80’s and convinced my parents to get me into a night club in Houston to see you!
Dublinbuachil
31 August, 2022
Congratulations to B&A !
40yrs what an achievement! Never easy especially for Rock stars/celebrity couples. Congratulations to both of you and I hope you have a lovely day and the hearts continue to beat as one x
constantinopop
31 August, 2022
congratulations for everything
What a fantastic partnership, I feel part of her story and I am inspired by her. congratulations on this meeting with Ali, thank you for inspiring my life, I've also been with my wife for 42 years and U2 has always been our soundtrack (more mine, I confess). Much love to you.
Belinda0871
31 August, 2022
Happy Anniversary
Dear Bono and Ali,
Congratulations on your anniversary! May you have many more years filled with God's blessings. Thank you for all the years you have shared your lives with us. I have been a U2 fan since the 90s and you are a true inspiration to me. The video and Bono's memory of your wedding day is very special!
Love,
Belinda
Belinda Fernandez
Canada
madeleine
31 August, 2022
Happy Anniversary Ali and Bono
Greetings from Belgium!
Linda warnier
wetrats
31 August, 2022
The Sweetest Thing
Congratulations to you both. You are blessed. Wife and I are 30 plus years of marriage. Ups and downs can be difficult....but in the end...being together was ment to be. Happy 40th!!!
dewaynestoneu2
31 August, 2022
Anniversary
Congratulations!
orange12
31 August, 2022
Congratulations!
I love these videos. I hope there's one for each chapter in the book (but that's asking a lot!). Great memories - amusing, self-deprecating and honest.
I don't know how Ali has managed to be the wife of a mad rock star for 40 years. Or how either of you have coped with U2's life on the road. But you clearly have!
Congratulations to you both!
Timothy Travis
31 August, 2022
Happy Anniversary
this story was amazing. thank you for sharing this special moment with the rest of us. may you celebrate many more anniversaries and special moments together.
swisskiss
31 August, 2022
A great achievement!
Happy anniversary Bono & Ali! In your line of business, that's quite a thing to be married for 40 years! Well done to you both for being a rare example to this world of how two people can stay together even when it's difficult and egos get in the way.
We were married on the same day 14 years later :-)
Greetings from a Rathgar man married to a Swiss girl living in Cape Town!
Love is bigger than anything in its way!