Sophia Bush Reveals She Married Ashlyn Harris in Private 2025 Ceremony

Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris are married, with Bush revealing the news through her new memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress, according to an exclusive published by Vogue on Wednesday.

Vogue reports that Bush, an actor and debut author, and Harris, a former professional soccer player, married privately in upstate New York in the summer of 2025 after three years together. Harris's children, Sloane and Ocean, were there, and Bush is now their stepmother.

What to know about Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris's marriage

• Vogue reports that Bush and Harris married in a private ceremony in upstate New York in summer 2025.
• The marriage is being revealed in Bush's memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress.
• Harris's children, Sloane and Ocean, attended the ceremony, according to Vogue.
• Bush's best friend Nia became ordained online to officiate the wedding, Vogue reports.
• The couple later visited friends and family around the country to share the news in person, according to Vogue.
• Vogue says Bush and Harris first went public as a couple in Bush's 2024 Glamour cover story.

Sophia Bush says the marriage belonged to them first

In the memoir excerpt published by Vogue, Bush describes privacy as an important part of the decision to marry quietly. She writes: "We chose each other quietly. After so many years of having so much of my life dissected and turned into headlines for people who don't know me, there was something sacred about letting this belong to us first."

Speaking to Vogue by video call with Harris beside her, Bush reflected on reaching a point in life where she was reconsidering the boundaries between public and private. "When you get to this stage in your life, you begin to unpack what's yours and what's always sort of been for everyone else," she said.

Bush also connected that experience to the highly visible careers both women have had. Addressing Harris in the Vogue conversation, Bush said Harris had been playing in stadiums in front of 60,000 people since she was 15 or 16, while Bush said she began playing a character for tens of millions of people when she was 21. Bush called performing as either an athlete or actor "such a privilege" while adding that it also comes with "certain costs."

How Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris planned their private wedding

Vogue reports that the wedding came together with little formality. Bush writes that she and Harris called city hall and walked in a few days later, before planning the ceremony around an upstate trip with the children and a visit to the state fair.

Bush's best friend Nia officiated after getting ordained online. According to the Vogue excerpt, Nia timed the process at "two minutes and thirty-six seconds."

Bush had not packed a wedding outfit, Vogue reports. Instead, she found a black velvet dress with gold flecks in an unpacked box in the basement. She had worn the same dress years earlier to a party with Nia.

The couple placed their handwritten vows inside a Mary Oliver book. Vogue reports that the poem on the page they selected begins, "I did think, let's go about this slowly" and ends, "but, bless us, we didn't." Bush's account of the ceremony itself is equally concise: "We wept. We laughed. We exchanged rings."

The wedding focused on family and a low-pressure celebration

Harris told Vogue that the children were able to enjoy the day without the demands of a larger wedding. "The kids were just running and happy, and we picked flowers from the property and our daughter Sloane was holding them," Harris said. She added that the day was fun for them because it did not carry the kind of pressure that can become overwhelming for young children.

Bush also recalled the family roasting marshmallows together on the wedding night. Speaking to Vogue, she called the moment "so precious" and said the day had "zero pressure." She added that she would never forget it and contrasted that atmosphere with wedding days that can feel very different.

After marrying, the couple did not immediately make a public announcement. Vogue reports that Bush and Harris instead traveled to see friends and family across the country so they could share the news face to face. Bush said: "We got to have personal experiences with everyone we love."

Timeline of Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris's relationship and wedding

Moment	What Vogue reported
2024	Bush and Harris first went public in Bush's Glamour cover story.
Summer 2025	The couple married privately in upstate New York with Sloane and Ocean present.
After the wedding	Bush and Harris visited friends and family around the country to tell them in person.
30 September 2026	Vogue published an exclusive excerpt from Bush's memoir revealing the marriage.

Bush writes about why she chose marriage again

In the Vogue excerpt, Bush also examines what marriage meant to her before she decided to marry Harris. She writes that Harris's grandparents met when they were fifteen and stayed together for more than sixty years. Their relationship, Bush writes, became a "lighthouse" for Harris.

Bush describes asking herself how she could continue to believe in marriage. Her answer, published by Vogue, was that even if she and Harris changed over the next decade and ultimately did not want to remain together, she would rather face divorce again "with the love and tenderness I'd always thought was the goal in the first place" than miss the chance to be married to Harris at all.

That shift is also reflected in the language Bush now uses for their relationship. Speaking to Vogue, she told Harris: "You're not my partner, you know? You're my wife. And it feels so amazing to say that."

A public reveal tied to visibility and LGBTQ+ advocacy

Although the ceremony itself remained private for more than a year, Harris told Vogue that the decision to speak publicly as newlyweds was connected to a broader question of visibility. She said the conversation was not about proving the couple's love to others, describing that love as sacred and understood between them.

Harris told Vogue that visibility still matters because there are young people who are hiding and do not feel seen. She said that if their public presence could make "room and space for one person," that would be worth giving up some peace in the public eye.

Vogue reports that both Bush and Harris are active in LGBTQ+ advocacy and serve on the board of the Human Rights Campaign. Their marriage announcement therefore arrives not through a conventional celebrity wedding rollout, but through Bush's own account of her life, relationships and choices in And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress.

Frequently asked questions

Are Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris married?

Yes. Vogue reports that Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris married in a private ceremony in upstate New York during the summer of 2025. Bush reveals the marriage in her memoir, <em>And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress</em>, through an excerpt published exclusively by Vogue.

When did Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris get married?

According to Vogue, Bush and Harris married in the summer of 2025 in upstate New York. Harris's children, Sloane and Ocean, attended the ceremony. The couple kept the marriage private afterward and visited friends and family across the country to share the news with them in person.

How did Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris plan their wedding?

Vogue reports that Bush and Harris called city hall and went in a few days later, then planned their wedding around an upstate trip with the children and the state fair. Bush's best friend Nia became ordained online to officiate, while Bush wore a black velvet dress she found in an unpacked box.

Why are Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris revealing their marriage now?

The marriage is being revealed through Bush's new memoir, according to Vogue. Harris also told Vogue that public visibility matters because some young people still do not feel seen. Both Harris and Bush are active in LGBTQ+ advocacy and sit on the board of the Human Rights Campaign.