Everyone considers them one of the funniest celebrity couples, but few people know how Blake and Ryan met, how many kids they have and the rest of the details of their successful marriage. Let’s figure out what’s the secret behind Hollywood’s most beautiful and meme-able couple
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have been married for 12 years and are considered one of the happiest and strongest couples in Hollywood. They are not involved in any scandals, but they often banter with each other on social media (and fans love it!).
These two first met on the set of “Green Lantern” and realized that they were in love on a double date a year and a half later. The friendship that turned into a romance quickly led to marriage, and now Ryan and Blake are raising four children. “If they break up – I stop believing in love,” – this phrase seems to perfectly describe the Reynolds and Lively couple! Let’s take a look at the timeline of their exemplary relationship.
2010: the dating story of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Ryan and Blake met on the set of “Green Lantern” in 2010, where they played the main roles. At the time, both were unfree: Lively was dating Penn Badgley, a colleague on Gossip Girl, and Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson. Nothing much happened between them, but according to Ryan, he and Blake became good friends.
In October of the same year, Lively broke up with Badgley (and even managed to spin a short romance with DiCaprio), and in December Reynolds and Johansson announced their divorce. It was at this point that Blake and Ryan began a relationship that started to take off in a big way. And yes, even 11 years of age difference didn’t stop them.
The couple’s first date was a double date, but they were with other partners. Ryan later joked in an interview with Entertainment Weekly SiriusXM that it was the most “awkward date of their parties” because sparks were flying between him and Blake.
Lively began to be seen more and more often at the home of her future husband, and before Christmas she visited his parents in Vancouver. Then the couple began to show their feelings publicly – and the rumors of their affair were finally confirmed.
2012: Ryan and Blake’s secret wedding and the story of the ruined dress
As early as September 2012, Reynolds and Lively had a quiet wedding at Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. The ceremony was kept in strict secrecy, only the closest friends and relatives of the couple were invited. Only three years later Blake shared photos from the wedding with Martha Stewart Weddings magazine: she showed the bride’s bouquet, desserts and even a small piece of her dress.
Blake wore a dress by the brand Marchesa embroidered with rose gold threads, while Ryan was in a classic Burberry suit. Lively admitted that she ruined her wedding dress herself: she was listening to a performance by British singer Florence Wales and accidentally burned the fabric with a Bengal fire.
In a 2014 interview with Vogue, Blake revealed: “Later, my dress was hanging on a rack and Ryan said: “Isn’t it beautiful?”. I asked what he was talking about, pointing to the burn. My heart clenched because it was a very sore subject! And he said: “You will always remember that moment with Florence singing and the Bengal lights. It will stay with you forever, right here.” It’s my favorite part of the dress now.”
The newlyweds’ honeymoon was supposed to take place in Africa. They did, until Reynolds got bored in the middle of the trip and suggested they go to their homeland, Canada. Lively liked the idea, even though there was a temperature difference: in Africa it was 30-degree heat, and in Canada it was 40-degree cold! But there’s sure to be a lot to remember
In 2020, the couple admitted they regret getting married. Don’t freak out, no divorce is imminent! The bottom line is that the estate where the wedding took place was built on the site of a slave plantation. “Back then, we just saw the place as a Pinterest picture. Now we see it as being built on a devastating tragedy,” Reynolds shared on Fast Company. They even had another wedding at home, but the guilt never went away.
The couple first appeared as a couple at the Met Gala in May 2014. Blake wore a silk powder dress and Ryan wore a black suit. Both looks are from Gucci Première. They looked so beautiful and harmonious that they instantly became Hollywood’s favorite couple!
2014-2024: all the children of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Ryan and Blake both come from large families: he is the youngest of four sons and she is the youngest of five children. Unsurprisingly, there are quite a few babies in their family too (and all girls)!
In December 2014, the couple had their first daughter, who they named James in honor of Ryan’s father. In September 2016, another daughter, Inez, was born. The couple did not show their children to the public, but appeared as a family at the unveiling of Reynolds’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. James was two years old at the time and Ines was just 2 months old, but it was an event they couldn’t miss!
In October 2019, Reynolds and Lively announced another addition – daughter Betty. “I absolutely love being a daddy of girls! I have three of them and I could never have imagined this in my life. I was born into an all-boys family. I have three older brothers – I’m the youngest of four – so for me having three daughters has been a challenge in a way, but I’m enjoying every second of this adventure,” Reynolds told Youtube channel Access.
And in February 2023 their family increased to six people – the baby Ollin was born. His sex parents still keep secret. And this may not be the last child of Ryan and Lively: they admitted that they would like five or six children.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s mutual banter and jokes
The main secret of such a successful marriage, apparently, in the ability to ironize themselves and their partner. Reynolds and Lively don’t miss a single chance to poke fun at each other on social media – and fans love to watch their funny tiffs, too
What are their meme birthday wishes alone! In 2017, Reynolds congratulated his wife by posting a photo of them together. But joint is a mouthful, because he cropped Lively’s face. The caption to the post is very laconic: “Happy birthday to my beautiful wife.”
Blake appreciated her lover’s joke, and for his birthday she also prepared a cute birthday greeting. She posted a photo of Reynolds with his namesake, Ryan Gosling. “Happy birthday, baby!” – the actress captioned the snapshot, cropping the image of her husband.
Another funny post emerged when fans spotted Blake on the set of crime drama Rhythm Section. Ryan posted a photo of his wife, captioning it with the hashtag #filterless. If anything, Lively played a hard-luck girl trying to get her life together after a tragedy, filling the loneliness with drugs.
Blake, of course, didn’t stay in debt. On Father’s Day she congratulated her husband in a very original way: “From the day our baby girl was born, I felt in my heart that you are probably her father. In general, humor only brings closer, and their happy long marriage confirms it
What do you think, do you think such jokes strengthen relationships?
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