Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Dated for 1 Year Before Their Wedding
Hollywood is full of adorable couples, but few of them can stand the test of time. It’s difficult when careers pull people in different directions, especially if they are trying to raise a family. There are a few golden couples out there who manage to stay in love and raise children while starring in movies—and they make it look easy.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are one of those couples. They’ve been together for 10 years, and have three beautiful children. They regularly light up the red carpet, have fun-filled family outings, and provide unwavering support for each other. They really seem to have it all figured out.
Lively and Reynolds met on the set of ‘Green Lantern’
When asked how they met, Reynolds told Elle jokingly, “I met Blake in the darkest crease of the anus of the universe called Green Lantern…” He went on to explain that they became friends, and about a year and a half later, went out on a double date. Except they weren’t there with each other–they were each dating someone else.
Eventually, they started sharing rides to Boston, and soon after that Reynolds says he was “begging” her to sleep with him. Once they actually started dating, the relationship moved very quickly, and they were moving in with each other soon after. In September 2012, they were married on a plantation in South Carolina.
Their family has grown quite a bit over the years
Lively and Reynolds spent the first two years of their marriage enjoying each other’s company every chance they got. US Weekly recalls an interview with Marie Claire in which Lively boasted “We’ve never gone a week without seeing each other.” She called Reynolds her best friend and said she’d love to have a litter of kids.
A few months after that interview, Lively gave birth to their first daughter, James. James came a little early, in January of 2015, but everyone was happy and healthy. The couple loved parenthood, and in September 2016, they had their next child: a daughter named Inez. In 2019, Lively and Reynolds welcomed their third daughter, Betty, making for a very busy household.
They’re now experts at juggling their successful careers and a hectic life at home
Despite having three children, being together for 10 years, and having busy schedules, Lively and Reynolds are still going strong and enjoying their marriage. EOnline recapped an interview with Access, in which Reynolds shared how important it is to spend a lot of time with his family. “We don’t split up like I shoot movies and my wife shoots movies and we go travel all over the place and we just all go together. I think that’s been the best part of it is that we really don’t spend a lot of time apart. I get to spend a lot of time with my girls.”
The real secret to their successful marriage seems to be the fact that they genuinely like each other, and they are always there for each other, even through the toughest times. Both of them helped the other through the loss of their father — Reynolds’ dad died in 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lively’s dad passed earlier this year. Reynolds’ says Lively actually helped him mend his damaged relationship with his father before he died, for which he was very grateful.
The pair just hit the red carpet for the first time in years this past summer. They were celebrating the premiere of Reynolds’ smash hit, Free Guy. Reynolds even credits the success of his latest film to his wife, saying that it wouldn’t have been the same without her creativity and emotional support.
