Bert shared his dreams with Margaret about forming a successful Vaudeville dance team. Soon after they met, they fell in love and were married on April 27, 1915. Margaret changed her name to Betty, and they formed the act of Bert and Betty Wheeler. Soon after they were married, they began appearing in short song and dance Vaudeville acts and became popular with audiences.
They appeared in vaudeville houses across the country until 1926 when Betty dropped a bombshell. She announced to Bert that she was in love with Clarence Stroud and wanted a divorce. Bert was crushed. They divorced the same year, and Betty went on to marry Clarence Stroud and joined his act, "The Stroud Twins."
Years later Stroud said that Betty regretted leaving Bert. In 1954, Bert met with a very ill Betty, whom he hadn’t seen in 30 years. Bert gave Betty all the money he made from a show, and after all those years they were able to make peace with one another and become friends. Betty died the same year.