Is Symone Sanders Married? Details on Her New Husband!

Publish date: 2024-05-30

Symone Sanders, host of the MSNBC display 'Symone' in addition to a former Senior Advisor to President Biden, not too long ago got married. Who is her husband?

Allison Hunt - Author

Election Day places our favourite reporters front and center. It's like their Super Bowl in some way. (It seems not a day has long gone by since Steve Kornacki become America's boyfriend again in 2020.) This time, one of those stars is the ever-impressive Symone Sanders.

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Symone is the host of Symone on MSNBC, in addition to the former Deputy Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor, and Chief Spokesperson to the Vice President for the Biden Administration, a Senior Advisor for the Biden 2020 presidential campaign, and the National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign.

Like we stated, spectacular.

But with all the time she's spent running, she's nonetheless been ready to find time for love. Who is the fortunate guy? Let's in finding out!

First, is MSNBC host Symone Sanders married?

Yes! Symone married Shawn Townsend on July 15, 2022 on the Larz Anderson House in Dupont Circle in Washington D.C. Vogue actually lined their wedding ceremony (literal goals) and went into element about how they met!

The couple first met in April of 2019 when they have been introduced by former South Carolina legislator and political analyst Bakari Sellers. Bakari — a longtime good friend of Shawn’s — made the relationship when the trio went out for cocktails after a screening (and subsequent Q&A moderated by way of Symone) of Bakari's documentary While I Breathe, I Hope.

If that is not a meet-cute, then we don't know what is.

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Let's meet Symone Sander's husband, Shawn Townsend.

Shawn is the former Director of Nightlife and Culture for town of Washington D.C. He's now a Principal at Dewey Square Group, providing "strategic guidance and develop outreach and awareness campaigns to effectively address their state and local public policy issues," consistent with his LinkedIn bio.

Shawn has an lovable son, who appears to be about 7 or Eight years outdated.

Symone and Shawn's wedding used to be even coated in 'Vogue'!

As mentioned earlier, Symone and Shawn's wedding ceremony used to be coated in Vogue, which is truly each bride's dream. Vogue printed that the couple in fact shocked their visitors with a wedding, with everybody pondering they have been just attending a party to have fun their love.

Despite the dreamy event, it used to be no longer with out their stressors. Vogue reported that Symone's "original wedding dress wouldn’t fit because her measurements weren’t taken properly." She ended up purchasing something off-the-rack that by some means nonetheless "fit like a glove."

Vogue additionally shared some of Symone and Shawn's vows. At one level, Shawn said, "It’s the moments behind closed doors that we’ve shared… whether it’s me complaining about Real Housewives, a political debate, or photobombing my Zoom calls. It is all time well spent together."

In her vows, Symone said, "To put it merely, you’re the most efficient guy I know... I will be able to all the time be here for you. I’m very thankful only for everything that you're. You have at all times just been probably the most thorough person. You are so sort. You are so loving.”

We're not crying, you are crying. Congrats to Symone and Shawn!

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