Chad Marquardt was Bridget Marquardt’s first husband; they were married from 1997 to 2008, and she kept his surname professionally. That earlier marriage ended the same year her relationship with Nicholas Carpenter began after they met at the Playboy Mansion. Eighteen years on, she has married Carpenter privately, a contrast in pace and privacy that fans have warmly noted. It is one of the details fans keep sharing from this story.
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Mentioned in: Bridget Marquardt Is Married! The Spider Ring, the Waterfall Proposal and the Podcast Reveal, Explained