By: Aseem Gaurav on May 20, 2012
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to “married” on May 19, a day after Facebook's listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Mark Zuckerberg, 28, and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony in the backyard at Zuckerberg's Palo Alto home in California. Chan recently graduated from medical school in San Francisco. The ceremony took place before fewer than 100 guests. The couple had been dating for nearly nine years.
Zuckerberg posted his marriage picture on Facebook dressed in a simple dark blue suit, white shirt and wearing a tie. On ther other hand, Chan was dressed in an elegant sleeveless laced white wedding gown with a veil falling over her shoulders.
Like Zuckerberg, Chan also updated her relationship status with the message "Married to Mark Zuckerberg". And just within hours of posting, the picture got over 368,000 likes.
On her graduation day, Zuckerberg had written, "I am so proud of you Dr Chan".
Zuckerberg, who grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and was Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2010, celebrated his 28th birthday on May 14.
Facebook, founded by Zuckerberg in 2004, had launched its much awaited initial public offering that pegged the popular social network site at $104 billion. His stake in the company is now worth $16.9 billion and he remains the company's single largest shareholder, with 503.6 million shares.
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to “married” on May 19, a day after Facebook's listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Image courtesy: Facebook
Zuckerberg posted his marriage picture on Facebook dressed in a simple dark blue suit, white shirt and wearing a tie. On ther other hand, Chan was dressed in an elegant sleeveless laced white wedding gown with a veil falling over her shoulders.
Like Zuckerberg, Chan also updated her relationship status with the message "Married to Mark Zuckerberg". And just within hours of posting, the picture got over 368,000 likes.
On her graduation day, Zuckerberg had written, "I am so proud of you Dr Chan".
Zuckerberg, who grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and was Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2010, celebrated his 28th birthday on May 14.
Facebook, founded by Zuckerberg in 2004, had launched its much awaited initial public offering that pegged the popular social network site at $104 billion. His stake in the company is now worth $16.9 billion and he remains the company's single largest shareholder, with 503.6 million shares.
