Who is Valeri Bure's wife? Meet Candace Cameron Bure

Valeri Bure is a retired ice hockey player who spent 10 seasons in the NHL between 1994 and 2005. He was a member of the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars, among others.

In 1994, Valeri Bure met Candace Cameron at one of his hockey games. On June 22, 1996, the duo decided to tie the knot. Candace was 20 years old and Valeri was 22 years old. Candace has shared several throwback photos from their wedding, including one for their 22nd anniversary.

"I love you today even more than I did on our wedding day,"

she wrote:

"Simply because I've known you for 24 years."

Candace carried a bouquet of white roses and wore an off-the-shoulder, lacy ballgown with a layered veil and a dainty necklace on her wedding day.

Since their wedding in 1996, they've welcomed three children and gone into business together in the wine industry.

Valeri Bure and his wife are the proud parents of Natasha Bure, their first child, who was born in 1998. Later, in 2000, Candace gave birth to their first son, Lev Valerievich, and their second son, Maksim Valerievich, was born in 2002.

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Valeri Bure's wife Candace Cameron's career

Candace Cameron Bure was born on April 6, 1976, in Panama City, Los Angeles, California. She is an American actress and television personality. Candace has four siblings, one of whom, her older brother Kirk, inspired her to start acting when they were both children.

She began her career in commercials before moving on to roles on shows such as St. Elsewhere, Growing Pains, and Who's the Boss? In 1987, she landed the role for which she is still best known: DJ Tanner on Full House.

Candace remained a series regular until it ended in 1995. She took a break from acting after her time at Full House to focus on having children and occasionally booking guest spots on various shows. She finished third on the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars with partner Mark Ballas.

Candace announced in 2015 that she would reprise her role as DJ for a Full House spinoff series called Fuller House, which premiered on Netflix in 2016.

Valeri Bure is also a two-time Olympic medalist, having represented Russia with a silver medal in 1998 and a bronze medal in 2002. Valeri retired in 2005 due to back and hip injuries.