Rena Sofer Celebrates 1st and 22nd Wedding Anniversaries with Sanford Bookstaver

Published: May 20, 2025

Rena Sofer, the star of General Hospital, is celebrating a unique milestone - her 1st and 22nd wedding anniversary with her husband Sanford Bookstaver. The couple, who share a daughter Avalon, born in 2005, and later divorced in 2017, remarried in 2024.

In an Instagram post, Sofer wrote, "Happy 1/22 wedding anniversary to the LOML!!! Married 22 years ago and RE married 1 year ago! What a beautiful and special journey we've been on!!" The post continued, "So excited for our next step! BIG MOVE!! I wouldn't want anyone but you @sbookstaver by my side!!! I love you endlessly!

The post featured a split-screen of a photo from their 2003 wedding and a photo from their 2024 nuptials. In the recent photo, Sofer is seen in all-white and a gold initial necklace with a letter "R" charm, while holding a mixed bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas, and assorted foliage. Bookstaver opted for a classic black suit and crisp white dress shirt.

Bookstaver shared the same photos on Instagram, captioning the post, "Happy 1st and 22nd Anniversary to @rena.sofer You are the love of my life, and I'm the luckiest person alive to get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend!"

Sofer, 55, first wed Bookstaver in 2003. The couple, who share daughter Avalon, born in 2005, later divorced in 2017. They remarried in 2024, after rekindling their romance in 2019.

Sofer made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her role as Lois Cerullo on the long-running soap General Hospital. She played the role from 1993-1996, and later reprised the same part in 2023 after a 26-year absence.

Bookstaver, a director, has episodic credits on countless successful television shows, including One Tree Hill, The O.C., Dawson's Creek, House, Revenge, Chicago P.D., Jessica Jones, Dexter: New Blood, and more.