Murray and Rowling were introduced by a mutual friend in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2000.
Dr. Neil Murray has been described as an adult version of Harry Potter. He has short, dark hair, and wears round spectacles.
Joanne Rowling and Dr. Neil Murray were married on December 26, 2001, in the library at their home in Perthshire, Scotland. It was a private 20-minute ceremony. Rowling wore a cream couture outfit.
Among the 15 guests at the wedding were Rowling's father Peter and stepmother Janet, and Murray's father and mother, Ernest and Barbara.
The three bridesmaids were her daughter Jessica, Rowling's sister Dianne, and Murray's sister Lorna.
To keep the ceremony a secret, they hired caterers from Edinburgh, and a minister, J.S. Richardson of St. Columbia's Episcopal Church in Edinburgh.
Earlier plans to marry on a trip to the Galapagos Islands were cancelled after news leaks appeared in the press.