AFTER seven years together, Wolfgang Van Halen announced his engagement to Andraia Allsop.
The following year, the couple tied the knot in a wedding that paid tribute to the former's late father Eddie Van Halen.
Who is Wolfgang Van Halen's wife, Andraia Allsop?
While Wolfgang Van Halen has followed in his father's footsteps in rock music, his wife Andraia is a software engineer.
A graduate of the University of Utah, she is also a photographer.
On October 15, 2023, Wolfgang and Andraia tied the knot at their Los Angeles home.
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The couple's wedding date coincides with the anniversary of their first date.
In honor of his father, Wolfgang and Andraia's wedding song is 316; an instrumental piece written specifically for the younger Van Halen by Eddie Van Halen.
"The song that my father had written for me, it's an instrumental piece called 316. It'll be a nice way to include my dad," Wolfgang explained to People.
"We've lost important family members on both sides, so it's important to include them and have them be a part of the ceremony that we wish they were here for.
"Just being able to share our love for each other with the people that we love and it just makes you feel comfy."
Andraia also shared: "One of the things that I really wanted was a way to bring Wolf's dad into it.
"We'll be having an empty chair that would've been his at the ceremony.
"Our goal was just to bring all of our closest family and friends together.
"The past few years, not only with the world but also with personal tragedies, haven't been the easiest, but we wanted to create this wedding as a celebration not only just for us to get married, but a celebration for the people we love."
Although Wolfgang's father Eddie didn't live long enough to see him get married, his mother Valerie Bertinelli was there for the ceremony.
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"It brings me such a nice sense of peace knowing Wolfie and Andraia have each other for the rest of their lives," Valerie told the abovementioned outlet.
"Ed would’ve been absolutely beaming and so, so proud of the man Wolfie has become and is becoming and so happy that he has found Andraia, someone who really understands Wolfie, who he is, and who he wants to be and supports him wholeheartedly."
How did Wolfgang meet Andraia?
After messaging each other for some time via Instagram, Wolfgang and Andraia went on their first date on October 15, 2015.
Regarding the early phases of their romance, the Grammy Award nominee recalled: "I have the screenshot on my phone of the very first text I ever sent her, where it was just like, 'Hey, it's Wolf. This is my number.' I remember where I was.
"I was on tour in 2015. I woke up in Denver to a message back from her.
"I remember exactly the hotel room I was in. It was on the last Van Halen tour.
"We were about to play Red Rocks and it was the day off before we played that I got my first text message from her and it was like, 'Oh my gosh.'
"There were a crazy amount of shooting stars that night. I've never seen so many shooting stars in my life at one time."
He added: "It felt like this is meant to be. It's cheesy to say, but definitely love at first sight."
By July 6, 2022, Wolfgang and Andraia announced they were engaged.
