Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal were married in Wyoming on August 20, 2022. The couple loves country western music and had a western-themed wedding. Image via Sheryl Sandberg IG.

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Raise Millions for Global Girls with Wedding Gifts AOC Eye

American business executive Sheryl Sandberg married Tom Bernthal in Wyoming on Saturday.

Sandberg announced in June 2022 her decision to step down as chief operating officer of Meta Platforms, which includes Facebook. The executive will remain on Meta’s board of directors. Bernthal is the founder and former CEO of Kelton Global.

Rob Goldberg, the brother of Sandberg's late husband Dave, served as the couple’s co-officiant for the wedding service. Dave Goldberg was the founder of LAUNCH Media and the CEO of SurveyMonkey at the time of his sudden death in May 2015

It’s Rob Goldberg who introduced the couple in 2019, after Bernthal’s divorce. Together they have five children.

Wedding Gifts for VOW for Girls and CARE

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal asked that guests donate to VOW for Girls and CARE to fund anti-child marriage programs and poverty alleviation efforts in lieu of gifts. Sandberg’s rep told People Magazine that to date the couple has raised $1 million for VOW for Girls and $10 million for CARE, where she serves on the Global Advisory Council.

VOW for Girls, founded in 2018, is backed by elements of the global wedding industry. Founder Mabel van Oranje is a human rights activist, who had been attending a ceremony at which the couple requested charitable donations instead of gifts. In her ’ah-ha’ moment, van Oranje asked herself: “What if we could work with engaged couples, brands and wedding professionals to create a moment of philanthropy as people are celebrating love?”

An accomplished social activist, Mabel van Oranje also founded Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage (2011), the Girls First Fund (2018)