There’s a lot ofdrama surrounding Kevin Costner and his ex-wife Christine Baumgartnernowadays.
The two started dating in 1998 but didn’t get married until six years later in September 2004.
Costner, however, made sure that the ceremony was worth the wait.
He married Baumgartner on his 160-acre ranch in Aspen, Colorado, which he titled The Dunbar.
Costner made his lavish abode even more so for his and Baumgartner’s wedding.
Its seemingly endless terrain and multiple guest houses made it easy to accommodate the ceremony’s 300-plus guests.
Honoring the cowboy theme of the wedding, Costner arrived at his ranch in a wagon.
Meanwhile, it was noted that Baumgartner made her entrance in her ex-husband’s iconic green Chevy.
But with so much to do around the property, the ceremony couldn’t end after one night.
Instead, the party lasted three days before Costner and Baumgartner rode off into the sunset.
In that time, the couple and their guests indulged in many activities like softball barbecues.
For a while, it seemed that it wouldn’t.
WhereasCostner’s first marriage with Cindy Silva endedafter 16 years, his marriage with Baumgartner lasted for 19.
“That was my fear and so I’m kind of living with that right now.
But that’s life,” Costner said in an interview withPeople.
“It’s really about the children, You just do it.
Costner has seven children in total.
Three of them are from his relationship with Baumgartner, and he shares three other older children with Silva.
Furthermore, he has one other child from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Bridget Rooney.
In hindsight, Costner also seemed to shoulder some of the blame himself for his divorce.
“So many things were in motion,” Costner said.
There was just nothing I could do.”
