But two years later, as her husband spent more and more time with Amy, she filed for divorce four days after Vince's 40th birthday.
Finding love letters written between the pair was the clincher.
Amy, who began her career as a gospel singer, tied the knot with TNN television host and singer Gary Chapman in 1982. She is mom to an 11-year-old son and two daughters, 10 and 7.
As with the Gills, Amy's marriage lasted almost 17 years. She got divorced last June.
Although Vince and Amy both insist they were never intimate with each other until their marriages ended, their bitter ex-spouses say otherwise. Janis blamed Amy for ruining her marriage, and Gary blamed Gill.
Associated Press/March 11, 2000Singers Grant, Gill Get Married
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Singers Amy Grant and Vince Gill were married in a ceremony complete with bagpipe players.
The couple - he one of the biggest stars in country music and she a Christian singer who found crossover pop success - were married Friday in Williamson County south of Nashville.
"They were just very relaxed and happy and pleased," said Erin Morris, Gill's spokeswoman.
About 100 family and close friends attended the ceremony and about 450 were at the reception at Grant's Nashville home, Morris said.
Grant, 39, was divorced from Christian singer Gary Chapman in June. Gill, 42, was divorced from singer Janis Gill in 1997.
Entertainment Wire March 11, 2000Vince Gill and Amy Grant Wed
NASHVILLE--Country singer Vince Gill and Christian/pop artist Amy Grant were wed yesterday at a private ceremony held just outside Nashville. The service, which took place outdoors, was attended by close family and friends and officiated by their pastor, Mack Hannah. Violinist Ruth McGinnis and guitarist Tom Hemby performed hymns preceding the ceremony and "Ashokan Farewell" during the event. Following the exchange of vows, The Nashville Pipe & Drum bagpipers marched over a nearby rise playing "Highland Cathedral" and "How Great Thou Art."
The bride wore a full-length, cream-colored dress, with matching cape by designer Jane Booke, and matching ballet slippers. The groom wore a formal black Calvin Klein suit. During the ceremony Grant was barefoot.
The services were followed by a reception at Grant's Nashville home. The more than 400 attendees included Gill's daughter Jenny (17), his mother and sister, Grant's parents and three sisters, Grant's children Sarah (7), Millie (10) and Matt (12), Nashville music industry figures and the legendary Chet Atkins.
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