Joe and Jill Biden Just Celebrated 48 Years Together – Sweet Photos That Capture Their Enduring Love

What began with an unex­pect­ed phone call in 1975 has evolved into a love sto­ry span­ning near­ly five decades, told through 28 pic­tures. 

From cam­paign trails to qui­et nights at home, Joe and Jill Biden have stood by each oth­er through every chap­ter. As they cel­e­brate 48 years of mar­riage, here’s a look back at some of their most touch­ing moments over the years

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Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed August 18, 2020. | Source: Instagram/drbiden

“How did you get this num­ber?” — Jill recalled the first words she ever said to Joe, shown here in a sweet moment from the ear­ly days of their courtship.

Jill and Joe Biden from a post dat­ed Octo­ber 12, 2020. | Source: Instagram/drbiden

How it start­ed: A vin­tage moment from the ear­ly days of Jill and Joe’s rela­tion­ship, long before their near­ly five-decade jour­ney togeth­er began

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed Feb­ru­ary 14, 2024. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

Then a sen­a­tor: Dur­ing the late 1980s, Joe and Jill were often seen side by side, whether dressed to the nines or shar­ing warm moments on a cam­paign trail.

Joe and Jill Biden cir­ca 1987. | Source: Get­ty Images

Joe and Jill shared the spot­light with beam­ing smiles and ele­gant style dur­ing a glam­orous night out in the late 1980s.

Jill and Joe Biden from a post dat­ed August 1, 2019. | Source: Instagram/drbiden

Grad­u­a­tion day: Sur­round­ed by fam­i­ly, Jill beamed in her cap and gown as Joe stood proud­ly by her side, a stead­fast sup­port­er of her ambi­tions from the very begin­ning.

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Jill and Joe Biden at a state din­ner for Pres­i­dent Jacques Chirac of France at the White House in Wash­ing­ton, D.C., on Feb­ru­ary 1, 1996. | Source: Get­ty Images

Arm in arm at the White House in 1996, Jill and Joe arrived in style for a state din­ner hon­or­ing French Pres­i­dent Jacques Chirac

Joe and Jill Biden danc­ing dur­ing The Inau­gur­al Ball at the Wal­ter E. Wash­ing­ton Con­ven­tion Cen­ter on Jan­u­ary 21, 2013, in Wash­ing­ton. | Source: Get­ty Images

A dance to remem­ber: At the 2013 Inau­gur­al Ball, Joe and Jill shared a joy­ful twirl under the spot­light.

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed April 8, 2019. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

Every­thing is bet­ter when you’re around: Relaxed and look­ing radi­ant in their gar­den, Joe and Jill shared a peace­ful moment with their Ger­man Shep­herd.

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed June 3, 2019. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

In a ten­der birth­day trib­ute, Joe cel­e­brat­ed Jill with heart­felt words and a cozy din­ner moment. “Hap­py birth­day to the love of my life and the life of my love,” he wrote.

Joe and Jill Biden with fam­i­ly from a post dat­ed Decem­ber 25, 2019. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

Sur­round­ed by beam­ing smiles and twin­kling lights, Joe and Jill cel­e­brat­ed Christ­mas in 2019 with their loved ones, send­ing fes­tive cheer from their fam­i­ly to oth­ers

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed April 12, 2020. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

In the warmth of their kitchen, Joe and Jill shared smiles and a tray of bright­ly col­ored eggs, send­ing well wish­es for renew­al and joy dur­ing the 2020 cel­e­bra­tion.

Joe and Jill Biden on the fourth night of the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion on August 20, 2020, in Wilm­ing­ton, Delaware. | Source: Get­ty Images

Joy in Wilm­ing­ton: On the final night of the 2020 Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion, Joe and Jill lit up the stage with laugh­ter and love.

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed Octo­ber 12, 2020. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

Valen­tine’s Day: Both beam­ing with affec­tion, Joe cel­e­brat­ed the hol­i­day with a heart­felt trib­ute and a warm embrace, mark­ing decades of unwa­ver­ing love.

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For­mer Pres­i­dent Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wav­ing as they arrive at the North Por­ti­co of the White House on Jan­u­ary 20, 2021, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

A new chap­ter: On Jan­u­ary 20, 2021, Joe and Jill waved from the North Por­ti­co as they arrived at the White House, step­ping into their for­mer his­toric roles as pres­i­dent and first lady

Joe and Jill Biden embrac­ing their chil­dren, son Hunter and daugh­ter Ash­ley, after the for­mer pres­i­dent was sworn in dur­ing his inau­gu­ra­tion on the West Front of the U.S. Capi­tol on Jan­u­ary 20, 2021, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

Fam­i­ly first: Just moments after being sworn in, Joe and Jill shared an emo­tion­al embrace with their chil­dren, Hunter and Ash­ley, cap­tur­ing the deep bond at the heart of their jour­ney.

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Joe Biden pick­ing a dan­de­lion for Jill Biden as they walk to Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House on April 29, 2021, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

A small ges­ture, a big heart: As Jill walked ahead in a lemon-print dress and yel­low heels, Joe bent down to pick a dan­de­lion for her

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Joe Biden pick­ing a dan­de­lion for Jill Biden as they walk to Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House on April 29, 2021, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

On their way to Marine One, Joe sur­prised Jill with a dan­de­lion in hand, spark­ing affec­tion in the mid­dle of a busy day.

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Jill and Joe Biden from a post dat­ed Jan­u­ary 1, 2022. | Source: Instagram/joebiden

A new year togeth­er, with fire­works light­ing up the night sky, Joe and Jill wel­comed 2022 arm in arm on the White House bal­cony, look­ing ahead with uni­ty.

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Jill and Joe Biden at the 100th Nation­al Christ­mas Tree Light­ing on The Ellipse south of the White House in Wash­ing­ton, D.C, on Novem­ber 30, 2022. | Source: Get­ty Images

A moment of qui­et mag­ic: At the 100th Nation­al Christ­mas Tree Light­ing in 2022, Joe and Jill shared a cozy gaze beneath the glow of hol­i­day lights, a por­trait of endur­ing love and togeth­er­ness

Joe Biden hold­ing his hand out for Jill Biden as she dis­em­barked from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on August 5, 2024, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

A true gen­tle­man: On an August day in 2024, Joe extend­ed a steady hand to help Jill off Marine One, an act of care that spoke vol­umes about their part­ner­ship

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Jill and Joe Biden after his speech on the first day of the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion at the Unit­ed Cen­ter on August 19, 2024, in Chica­go, Illi­nois. | Source: Get­ty Images

After Joe’s speech at the 2024 Demo­c­ra­t­ic Nation­al Con­ven­tion, he and Jill shared a moment of uni­ty and affec­tion

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Joe and Jill Biden embrac­ing dur­ing the Clin­ton Glob­al Ini­tia­tive annu­al meet­ing in New York on Sep­tem­ber 23, 2024. | Source: Get­ty Images

The way she looks at him: At the 2024 Clin­ton Glob­al Ini­tia­tive in New York, Jil­l’s lov­ing gaze said it all as she embraced Joe onstage, a moment that spoke loud­er than words

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Jill and Joe Biden shar­ing a kiss dur­ing the first White House con­fer­ence on wom­en’s health research in the East Room on Decem­ber 11, 2024, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

A kiss of sup­port: Dur­ing the inau­gur­al White House con­fer­ence on wom­en’s health research in Decem­ber 2024, Joe and Jill paused for a sweet moment of affec­tion

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Jill and Joe Biden at the White House ahead of inau­gu­ra­tion cer­e­monies on Jan­u­ary 20, 2025, in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. | Source: Get­ty Images

On Jan­u­ary 20, 2025, Joe and Jill stepped out of the White House ahead of Don­ald Trump’s inau­gu­ra­tion, clos­ing a chap­ter with poise and part­ner­ship

Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed Jan­u­ary 20, 2025. | Source: Instagram/drbiden
Joe and Jill Biden from a post dat­ed Jan­u­ary 20, 2025. | Source: Instagram/drbiden

White House Final Pho­to: On their last day at 1600 Penn­syl­va­nia Avenue, Joe and Jill paused for one final self­ie, smil­ing bright­ly in the win­ter sun as they bid farewell to a chap­ter of ser­vice and love