16 Sweet Facts About Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Relationship

They're silly, they're loving, they're gorgeous — really, what's not to love about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds [1]? The couple is one of the most adored in Hollywood, and whether they're on the red carpet or joking with each other on social media, fans can't help but collectively "aww" or claim "relationship goals" with just about every public move the two actors make. But how did they get together [2]? When did they get married? What's their secret to making it all work? Read on for 16 facts about this adorable duo.

Blake and Ryan met while filming Green Lantern. It was 2010 and both were in relationships — Ryan was married to Scarlett Johansson and Blake was with her Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley — but after filming wrapped, the actors stayed close. "We were buddies," Ryan has said of their relationship at the time.
They realised they had feelings for each other while out with other people. After both of their previous relationships ended, Blake and Ryan met up for a double date — with two totally different people — and realised there was something more there. "She was on a date with another guy, and I was on a date with another girl," Ryan said on Entertainment Weekly's Sirius XM show. "That was the most awkward date [from their perspective] probably, because we were just like fireworks coming across."
The two apparently fell in love over food. While out celebrating Ryan's 40th birthday, Blake Instagrammed a photo from the restaurant O Ya. The caption revealed, "We fell in love at your restaurant in Boston. We stay in love at your restaurant in NY."

Blake and Ryan met while filming Green Lantern. It was 2010 and both were in relationships — Ryan was married to Scarlett Johansson [3] and Blake was with her Gossip Girl [4] costar Penn Badgley [5] — but after filming wrapped, the actors stayed close [6]. "We were buddies," Ryan has said of their relationship at the time.
They realised they had feelings for each other while out with other people. After both of their previous relationships ended, Blake and Ryan met up for a double date [7] — with two totally different people — and realised there was something more there. "She was on a date with another guy, and I was on a date with another girl," Ryan said on Entertainment Weekly's Sirius XM show. "That was the most awkward date [from their perspective] probably, because we were just like fireworks coming across."
The two apparently fell in love over food. While out celebrating Ryan's 40th birthday [8], Blake Instagrammed a photo from the restaurant O Ya. The caption revealed, "We fell in love at your restaurant in Boston. We stay in love at your restaurant in NY."

At some point, dancing in Tribeca was involved. "We were hanging out at this little restaurant in Tribeca that's open really late, and this song came on and I was just like, 'Want to dance?'" Ryan told GQ about the moment he realised he and Blake were actually happening. "No one was in there, so it was just totally empty. And it was just one of those moments where halfway through the dance, it was like, 'Oh, I think I just crossed a line.'"
They got married in secret. On Sept. 9, 2012, Blake and Ryan said "I do" in a private ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston, SC. Martha Stewart had a hand in the planning, and while the only photos released from that day mostly include décor and delicious food, we do know Florence Welch performed and Blake accidentally burned part of her Marchesa dress with sparklers.
Both Blake and Ryan want a big family. From the beginning of their marriage, the couple has talked about having lots of kids. Back in 2013, Ryan told Details, "We both come from big families — my parents did four, Blake's did five. A lot of people say it's crazy, but we'll only know when we're there, you know? We'll walk through that fire pretty happily, I think." Blake echoed this statement to Marie Claire, saying, "If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would."

At some point, dancing in Tribeca was involved. "We were hanging out at this little restaurant in Tribeca that's open really late, and this song came on and I was just like, 'Want to dance?'" Ryan told GQ about the moment he realised he and Blake were actually happening [9]. "No one was in there, so it was just totally empty. And it was just one of those moments where halfway through the dance, it was like, 'Oh, I think I just crossed a line.'"
They got married in secret. On Sept. 9, 2012, Blake and Ryan said "I do" in a private ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston, SC [10]. Martha Stewart [11] had a hand in the planning, and while the only photos released from that day mostly include décor and delicious food, we do know Florence Welch performed and Blake accidentally burned part of her Marchesa dress [12] with sparklers.
Both Blake and Ryan want a big family. From the beginning of their marriage, the couple has talked about having lots of kids [13]. Back in 2013, Ryan told Details, "We both come from big families — my parents did four, Blake's did five. A lot of people say it's crazy, but we'll only know when we're there, you know? We'll walk through that fire pretty happily, I think." Blake echoed this statement [14] to Marie Claire, saying, "If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would."

On Dec. 16, 2014, their first daughter, James, was born. She was named after Ryan's father. The couple later welcomed a second daughter, Inez — "with a z," as Blake later confirmed to the media — in 2016. The family of four made their first red carpet appearance together when Ryan received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Blake apparently drove Ryan to the hospital once when she was giving birth. And Ryan played "Let's Get It On" (as a joke) while Blake was in labor with their first child — which she didn't find very funny in the moment.
They're pretty obsessed with their kids. Aside from the proud parents occasionally sharing adorable anecdotes in interviews (like having to explain anniversaries and talking about how Inez loves steak), Ryan often tweets funny scenarios involving his children. Plus, who can forget how excited they were to hear their daughter's voice at a Taylor Swift concert? (James is featured at the beginning of the song "Gorgeous.")

On Dec. 16, 2014, their first daughter, James, was born. She was named after Ryan's father. The couple later welcomed a second daughter, Inez — "with a z, [15]" as Blake later confirmed to the media — in 2016. The family of four made their first red carpet appearance together when Ryan received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [16].
Blake apparently drove Ryan to the hospital once when she was giving birth. And Ryan played "Let's Get It On" [17] (as a joke) while Blake was in labor with their first child — which she didn't find very funny in the moment.
They're pretty obsessed with their kids. Aside from the proud parents occasionally sharing adorable anecdotes in interviews (like having to explain anniversaries [18] and talking about how Inez loves steak [19]), Ryan often tweets funny scenarios involving his children [20]. Plus, who can forget how excited they were to hear their daughter's voice at a Taylor Swift concert [21]? (James is featured at the beginning of the song "Gorgeous.")

Trolling each other on social media is just part of their relationship. Whether they're cropping each other out of birthday posts or joking about the secrets they're keeping from each other, some of our favourite moments between the couple have happened in the comments section.
But they are romantics at heart. Blake told Vogue that she once gifted her husband a collection of short stories written by loved ones, while Ryan once tracked down Blake's favourite teacher and got him to record a special message for her. One time, Ryan even smuggled apple pie out of Canada for his wife!
And HGTV fans! More specifically, the two actors love Fixer Upper.

Trolling each other on social media is just part of their relationship. Whether they're cropping each other out of birthday posts or joking about the secrets they're keeping from each other, some of our favourite moments between the couple have happened in the comments section [22].
But they are romantics at heart. Blake told Vogue that she once gifted her husband a collection of short stories [23] written by loved ones, while Ryan once tracked down Blake's favourite teacher and got him to record a special message for her. One time, Ryan even smuggled apple pie [24] out of Canada for his wife!
And HGTV fans! More specifically, the two actors love Fixer Upper [25].

Blake and Ryan are pros at finding the humour in breakup rumours. Like most famous couples, these two have had to deal with divorce rumours, but they can at least joke around about it. When a publication claimed the pair was struggling to spend quality time together, Ryan tweeted that he wished that were the case. "I could use a little 'me time,'" he joked. He then responded to a headline about that tweet — which included a picture of himself and Blake alongside Ryan's mother — saying, "We're never splitting. She'll always be my mum. No matter how much jazz-cabbage she smokes with her rollerblading friends."
In reality, Blake has said Ryan is a good husband. "He's always good to me," she revealed to Us Weekly. "That's like a jerky thing to say because you want to be able to complain about your husband and be that person, but he takes pretty good care of me."
They claim the secret to their relationship is not working at the same time. While both Blake and Ryan are both successful in their careers, they make sure their work schedules don't overlap. "My husband and I don't work at the same time, so we all go together as a family," Blake revealed to People. "If we're away as a family, it's never more than for a day. We stay together."
But it's also their friendship that makes this relationship so strong. No matter what, these two are friends first — which is apparent to anyone who has spotted them giggling together on the red carpet. Blake even told Marie Claire, "I knew he would always be my best friend for my whole life. That was the biggest thing to me. I'd never known anything like the friendship that I had with him. I could like him as much as I loved him." Aww, you guys!

Blake and Ryan are pros at finding the humour in breakup rumours. Like most famous couples, these two have had to deal with divorce rumours, but they can at least joke around about it. When a publication claimed the pair was struggling to spend quality time together, Ryan tweeted that he wished that were the case [26]. "I could use a little 'me time,'" he joked. He then responded to a headline about that tweet — which included a picture of himself and Blake alongside Ryan's mother [27] — saying, "We're never splitting. She'll always be my mum. No matter how much jazz-cabbage she smokes with her rollerblading friends."
In reality, Blake has said Ryan is a good husband. "He's always good to me [28]," she revealed to Us Weekly. "That's like a jerky thing to say because you want to be able to complain about your husband and be that person, but he takes pretty good care of me."
They claim the secret to their relationship is not working at the same time. While both Blake and Ryan are both successful in their careers, they make sure their work schedules don't overlap [29]. "My husband and I don't work at the same time, so we all go together as a family," Blake revealed to People. "If we're away as a family, it's never more than for a day. We stay together."
But it's also their friendship that makes this relationship so strong. No matter what, these two are friends first [30] — which is apparent to anyone who has spotted them giggling together on the red carpet. Blake even told Marie Claire, "I knew he would always be my best friend for my whole life. That was the biggest thing to me. I'd never known anything like the friendship that I had with him. I could like him as much as I loved him." Aww, you guys!

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16 Sweet Facts About Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Relationship