When it comes to Hollywood couples, there are very few that shine as bright as Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The couple—who have known each other for 15 years—are always making headlines for their films, kids, and friendship with singer Taylor Swift. Below, we dive deep into what helped the two stars get to where they are now and how, over the course of their relationship they not only managed to build their careers but a family as well.
2010: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds meet on the set of ‘Green Lantern’
Lively and Reynolds meet on the set of the 2010 superhero film Green Lantern. At the time, Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson, and Lively was dating her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley. It is widely believed that the two left their respective partners at the time to be with each other.
June 15, 2011: Their first red carpet together
A year after filming wrapped, Lively and Reynolds decided to walk the red carpet together for the Green Lantern premiere, even though Reynolds’s divorce wasn’t finalized yet.
At the time, though, the two claimed they were just going to it as friends and co-stars, not as lovers.
September 9, 2012: Blake and Ryan tie the knot
A little over a year after their first-ever red carpet debut, Lively and Reynolds decided to marry at the Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina—a location that would later put the couple in hot water.
“It’s something we’ll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for,” Reynolds said in 2020. “It’s impossible to reconcile. What we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest. What we saw after was a place built upon devastating tragedy. Years ago, we got married again at home — but shame works in weird ways.”
“ A giant f—— mistake like that can either cause you to shut down, or it can reframe things and move you into action.”
Besides the location, though, many details surrounding the day remain a mystery as the couple decided to keep it private.
May 5, 2014: Their first official appearance as a married couple
A little less than two years after their wedding, Lively and Reynolds decided to make their red carpet-debut as a married couple.
They did so at the 2014 Met Gala and the theme that year was “Charles James: Beyond Fashion.”
Lively and Reynolds have since attended several more Met Galas together.
December 16, 2014: Blake and Ryan welcome their first child
After announcing they were expecting in October 2014, Lively and Reynolds shared that they had welcomed their first child together in January 2015. A year later, Reynolds then took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to wish his daughter a happy birthday, writing, “Happy birthday to my baby girl! Sad I lost my virginity. But thankful I have a daughter.”
This post also confirmed when the couple’s daughter, James, was actually born.
September 2016: Baby number two arrives
At some point in September 2016—the official date remains unclear—Lively and Reynolds welcomed their second child—a daughter named Inez. Lively was 29 at the time, and Reynolds was 39.
December 15, 2016: Ryan gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
December 2016 was a big month for Reynolds because that was when he got inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During the ceremony, Lively and their two kids joined him.
“You are the best thing, the best thing that has ever happened to me—second only to this star …You make everything better, absolutely everything in my life better,” Reynolds said of Lively during his speech. “You’ve made me the father of my dreams when I thought I only had fun uncle potential.”
October 2019: They become a family of five
Four years after welcoming their second child, Lively and Reynolds decided to expand their family once again. Similar to their second child, the couple chose to keep their daughter’s exact birthday a secret, but on October 16 of that year, Reynolds posted a picture on X showcasing his wife and daughter.
The child’s name was later confirmed as Betty by her godmother and close family friend, Taylor Swift, in her 2020 album folklore.
May 2, 2022: Blake and Ryan co-chair the Met Gala
Given their many Met Gala appearances, it makes sense that Lively and Reynolds were named as co-chairs for the 2022 event. The theme was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” and the couple co-hosted it with Broadway mogul Lin-Manuel Miranda, actress Regina King and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
November 17, 2022: Blake Lively praises her husband
During her speech at the American Cinematheque Awards, Lively took the time to praise her husband and his work, saying, “This man, he has contributed so much to the world’s international happiness with his art, his heart, his philanthropy, his humor, his integrity, his unmatched work ethic, his self-deprecating levity, his hard-earned depths in his scripts.”
“And now I am his home, and our girls are his home,” she continued. “And just like that 19-year-old boy, he races home; whether it’s from across the globe or a meeting across the street, he is hard-wired to get home. If he came home from the set not in his wardrobe, we would be very concerned.”
February 12, 2023: The couple welcomes their fourth child
After Lively posted a picture on Instagram without her baby bump, fans began to believe that the couple had welcomed their fourth child together.
They had announced that they were expecting in September 2022, with Reynolds saying in a speech a couple of months after that, “It’s gonna be a fourth child very soon. If it happens tonight while I’m here, I will be looking for a couch to sleep on for a little while.”
“But Blake and my girls, you are quite literally my heart, my hope, my happiness,” he said. “I joke that my family exhausts me, but in reality, you give me more strength than any man could possibly deserve.”
Then, they announced in June 2024 that their newest daughter’s name is Olin.
July 26, 2024: Blake joins Ryan in ‘Deadpool 3’
During Reynolds’s hit film Deadpool & Wolverine, there is a segment where a bunch of Deadpools from other universes emerge from a portal and face the original, and who better to play Lady Deadpool than Lively?
The actress appeared for about five minutes in the film alongside their daughter Inez.
Talk about cute!
August 6, 2024: Ryan supports Blake at the ‘It Ends with Us’ premiere
While walking the red carpet for her film It Ends with Us, Lively was joined by Ryan Reynolds and their close friend Hugh Jackman. Throughout the event, the three could be found smiling, laughing and sharing several secrets.
Since the premiere, Reynolds has continued to support his wife through her legal battle with Justin Baldoni and was reportedly on the set a lot, helping her feel more comfortable and safe.
