John F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife was Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

They married in September 1996 in a small, private ceremony on Cumberland Island, Georgia, where she became widely known for her minimalist wedding dress and low-key style that later influenced 1990s fashion. Carolyn worked as a fashion publicist at Calvin Klein before their marriage and quickly became a high-profile figure in American pop culture due to their celebrity status and intense media attention. Tragically, she died alongside JFK Jr. and her sister Lauren in a plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts on July 16, 1999.