A VIRAL WEDDING MOMENT RECOVERS — when Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos turned their 2001 wedding into a chaotic yet emotional “Greek dance floor.” In the memory that unexpectedly resurfaced on social media, a circle of guests held hands and danced to Greek music, kicking their legs in the air, from legendary director Mike Nichols and George’s grandmother to an 8-year-old flower girl. The moment was like something out of a movie — chaotic, fun, and completely spontaneous. Even more unbelievable: this love story began with a blind date Ali almost turned down… and just two months later they were engaged, six months after that they were married. And more than two decades later, the memory of that wild dancing wedding still brings a smile to fans’ faces.

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Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos Recall ‘Kicking Their Legs Up to Greek Music’ at 2001 Wedding

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Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos aren’t afraid to bust a move.

When the veteran Good Morning America co-host married his comedian wife in 2001, the pair tore up the dance floor with their wedding guests.

“George and I had a traditional Greek wedding, which included Greek dancing,” Wentworth tells PEOPLE exclusively of their New York City nuptials.

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“One of my favorite memories from that event was watching these circles of people we loved, arm-in-arm, kicking their legs up to Greek music — the director Mike Nichols next to George’s grandmother next to an 8-year-old flower girl next to my college roommate.”

Wentworth, 58, and Stephanopoulos, 62, fell in love after being set up by a mutual friend. “We met on a blind date, The Go Ask Ali podcast host revealed on the The Tonight Show.

“I had a birthday party, all girls, and everyone said, ‘You know, you have to start dating, Ali.’ And I said, ‘You know what, I live in L.A., it’s either agents or actors — I’m not interested…. And one of them said, ‘You should go out with my old boyfriend, George Stephanopoulos.’ And I said, ‘No, thank you.'”

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Eventually, Wentworth agreed to the meet-cute, thinking that, if nothing else, a date with the former White House Communications Director would be “a good dinner party story.”

Wentworth didn’t even bother to shower before the date, arriving in a black suit with unshaven legs. “I came in, we sat down, we both ordered the crab salad. And, I’m telling you, by the end of lunch, [it was] done,” she shared. “We were engaged two months later. Married six months later.”