Catherine O’Hara She remembers the unforgettable wedding gift she received from the director Tim Burton.

During her appearance on the October 30 episode Julia Louis-Dreyfus‘ podcast Julia Gets Smarter, Home Alone The 70-year-old star revealed that Burton, 66, treated her and her husband Bo Welch After they got married in 1992, they had a rare experience in Italy.

“Tim gave us an amazing wedding gift; a private tour of the Vatican,” O’Hara said. O’Hara said, prompting 63-year-old Louis-Dreyfus to respond: “Yes, only Tim Burton would give such a gift.” HE”

“Someone (Burton) had given the gift and he was so touched that he passed it on, which was a really wonderful and generous act,” O’Hara continued. “So this lovely priest or cardinal took us around all over the Vatican and he was so crazy.”

Tour guides took them “everywhere,” she recalled, “including the Pope’s closet, I swear.”

“He took us into the elevator that took the Pope to St. Peter’s Basilica, to his mortuary. He took us to this beautiful little private museum where all the gifts that had been given to the Vatican from around the world were packed in glass cases,” O’Hara said. “And she let us open the box, take out the crowns, and pretend to put them in my husband’s backpack.”

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The actress also told Louis-Dreyfus that she has Burton to thank for finally pushing her husband to ask her out while the three were on the set of 1988’s. insect juice. Burton directed the film and O’Hara played the role of Delia Deetz. Welch, 72, worked behind the scenes as a production designer.

“Tim Burton asked her out on a date. Because I was grumbling to Tim that this guy talks to me every day and never asks me out,” O’Hara told Louis-Dreyfus. “So Tim said, ‘Let me see what I can do.’ He talked to her, and Bo reluctantly asked me out. And now we’re still married, thank God.”

In August, Schitt Creek The star tells PEOPLE that the day Welch asked her out on a date was her favorite part of filming insect juice. He finally remembered taking action while shooting the exteriors of the iconic building. insect juice House in Vermont.

“Bo came up to me that day and said, ‘Our chapter is going to a swap meet. Do you want to come too?’ he said.

O’Hara and Welch married on April 25, 1992, and welcomed two children together. Matthew and Luke. The duo recently experienced a complete turning point in both their relationship and career as they walked the red carpet together at the premiere of the long-awaited sequel. Bug Juice Bug Juice At the Venice Film Festival on August 28.

Earlier this year, O’Hara shared how she and Welch managed to get through some “tough times” in their marriage.

“We both really wanted to work on it and stay married,” she told PEOPLE, adding that laughter also helped keep their bond strong. “And laughing. Respecting each other and talking, but that’s where laughter comes from.”

“People always say communicate, right?” he added. “Tell them how you feel.”