Popsugar Celebrity Austin Butler Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens Relationship Timeline A Timeline of the Fairy Tale That Is Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler’s Relationship 19 September 2019 by Jessica Harrington Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler have been together for quite some time — like seven-plus years of time — and are still going very, very strong. Ever since rumours started stirring that the young Disney stars were dating back in 2011, they've pretty much been inseparable (despite other Hollywood romances crashing and burning). Through monumental career moments — like Austin's casting as Elvis Presley in the new biopic — and magical getaways, their romance is never-ending. And to be honest, we can't think of a better pairing than these two Halloween-obsessed, festival-loving free spirits. In an effort to discover their secret to a relationship that lasts forever, let's go back in time and look at their fairy tale love story, shall we? 1 Early 2005: Vanessa and Austin Meet on the Set of High School Musical Image Source: Getty / Ferdaus Shamim Your memory isn't serving you wrong — Austin was not in the film. The two met while Vanessa was still dating Zac Efron. 1 / 22 2 September 2011: Vanessa and Austin Are Spotted in Public Together Image Source: Getty / GONZALO/Bauer-Griffin This is after Vanessa's split from Zac in December of 2010. The rumours start flying. 2 / 22 3 September 2012: Vanessa and Austin Kiss at a Knicks Game Image Source: Getty / Noel Vasquez Zac who? We're instantly obsessed. 3 / 22 4 December 2013: Austin Pops Up on Vanessa’s Instagram For the First Time View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Dec 20, 2013 at 10:25am PST The event is Vanessa's 25th birthday. It's a group shot, but still, we stan. 4 / 22 5 August 2014: Vanessa Wishes Austin Happy Birthday on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Aug 18, 2014 at 10:31am PDT The news is officially official. 5 / 22 6 July 2015: The Pair Go on Holiday to Africa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Jul 31, 2015 at 10:57am PDT Lions are present. The photos are everything. 6 / 22 7 August 2015: Austin Posts His First Photo of Vanessa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Austin Butler (@austinbutler) on Aug 22, 2015 at 7:31pm PDT There's no caption but that's OK. You can just feel the love. 7 / 22 8 January 2016: Vanessa Stars as Rizzo in Grease Live Image Source: Getty / JB Lacroix This also happens to be the time when Vanessa loses her dad to cancer and Austin is there to support her the whole way through. 8 / 22 9 February 2016: Vanessa and Austin Spark Outrage With Their Trip to Sedona Dreams View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Feb 14, 2016 at 1:12pm PST They carved their names into a rock and got in some pretty big trouble. 9 / 22 10 May 2016: Vanessa and Austin Are Major Hair Goals View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on May 18, 2016 at 6:19pm PDT Have you ever seen anything more beautiful? The answer is no. 10 / 22 11 March 2017: Vanessa and Austin Go Long Distance Image Source: Getty / Jason LaVeris Austin is busy filming The Shannara Chronicles in New Zealand. 11 / 22 12 October 2017: Austin Shares Vanessa’s Love For Halloween View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Oct 30, 2017 at 6:32am PDT Anyone who knows Vanessa knows Halloween is very, very important to her. 12 / 22 13 December 2017: Happy Holidays! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Dec 13, 2017 at 5:13am PST The couple and Darla (Vanessa's dog) prepare for the festive season together. 13 / 22 14 February 2018: The Couple Celebrates Their 6th Valentine’s Day View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Feb 14, 2018 at 5:46am PST Can you feel the sparks? Because we can. 14 / 22 15 July 2018: Austin Appears in His First Broadway Show View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Jul 3, 2018 at 1:44pm PDT Vanessa is just smitten by his side, supporting him in the production of Iceman Cometh. 15 / 22 16 July 2018: The Lovebirds Go on Holiday Again View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Jul 8, 2018 at 7:20pm PDT This time to Amanyara, Turks & Caicos Islands. 16 / 22 17 August 2018: They Rock Yet Another Red Carpet Premiere Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin They walk the red carpet for Vanessa's new movie Dog Days. 17 / 22 18 December 2018: Vanessa Celebrates Her 30th Birthday View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Dec 14, 2018 at 5:28pm PST A boat is involved. The entire event looks absolutely fabulous. 18 / 22 19 February 2019: The Couple Celebrates 7 Years Together View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Feb 14, 2019 at 1:55pm PST And we can't help but wish the white dress was a wedding gown. 19 / 22 20 July 2019: Austin Is Cast as Elvis Presley in a New Biopic Image Source: Getty / Matt Winkelmeyer Vanessa congratulates her beau and shows her support on Instagram. 20 / 22 21 July 2019: Vanessa and Austin Turn Heads at the Premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin The couple wore matching all-black ensembles and we just about died. 21 / 22 22 August 2019: It’s Austin’s 28th Birthday View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Aug 17, 2019 at 7:09am PDT Vanessa posts a tribute on Instagram to her "best friend." Have you ever seen anything more wholesome? 22 / 22 Austin ButlerCelebrity CouplesVanessa Hudgens