When Billy Joel met his wife Alexis Roderick, she was in the middle of a career on Wall Street. The native New Yorker was working as a risk manager at the investment banking company Morgan Stanley. The two met at a restaurant, and while Joel was smitten, Roderick was less than impressed. "I may have gotten a little fresh," the singer admitted to The New Yorker.

It took a couple of months, but eventually the two began a romance. With Joel's encouragement, Roderick retired from her financial career after she moved in with the five-time Grammy winner. The couple dated for six years before inviting family and friends to their annual Fourth of July party, where they surprised guests by exchanging vows.  

When she's not busy with her daughters, Roderick loves to ride horses, and is a member of the United States Equestrian Federation. She's a former competitor in the world of riding, and Joel is reported to have purchased a five-acre ranch in Florida for his wife.