Emily Blunt and John Krasinski: A Timeline of Their Loving Relationship

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski: A Timeline of Their Loving Relationship

In it for the long haul! Hollywood is full of enviable high-profile romances, but none can compare to the relationship between Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. Blunt and Krasinski began dating in 2008 after meeting through a mutual pal. During a 2011 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Office alum revealed that it was love at first sight for him. “It was one of those things where I wasn’t really looking for a relationship and I was thinking I’m going to take my time in L.A.,” he explained at the time. “Then I met her and I was so nervous. I was like, ‘Oh God, I think I'm going to fall in love with her.’ As I shook her hand I went, ‘I like you.’ It’s one of those things where as soon as you meet someone you kind of know.” [jwplayer Ej3aOuQN-zhNYySv2] The Devil Wears Prada actress has also gushed about how her now-husband has impacted her. “Meeting John really changed my life,” she told InStyle in 2013. “When I feel the support that I have from him, I feel invincible. There’s someone behind you on your good days and someone in front of you on your bad days.” The couple were engaged by August 2009 and tied the knot in Italy the following summer. They welcomed daughter Hazel in 2014 and daughter Violet in 2016. Scroll down to see Blunt and Krasinski’s romance over the years.

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November 2008

The pair met via a mutual friend at a restaurant in 2008. “It’s kind of a sad, lame story,” Blunt recalled on Late Night With Seth Meyers in 2018. “I was in a restaurant, he was in the restaurant. I was sitting with a mutual friend … and my friend Gray goes, 'Oh my god, that's my friend John,' and that was it. He was sitting with our friend Justin Theroux, and he abandoned Justin and came over to us. He just stood there and made me laugh. I kind of [knew right away.]"

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August 2009

After less than a year of dating, Krasinski proposed to the London native in Los Angeles. Though the Jack Ryan actor described the proposal as “casual,” it led to many tears from both the happy couple and their friends and family. "I was nervous and the whole nine yards,” Krasinski told Access Hollywood at the 2009 Emmy Awards.

“She did cry after. I cried and we cried and then everyone around us was crying. Then, I think people weren't really sure what was going on, but they were crying because we were crying. But it was great. At the end of the day she said yes which is great. It's a big part of this whole thing."

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January 2010

Blunt adoringly embraced the Leatherheads actor at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood.

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May 2010

Blunt and Krasinski held hands during a romantic stroll on the beach in East Hampton, New York. The actor was in town shooting Something Borrowed with Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin.

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July 2010

The pair tied the knot in a private ceremony held at George Clooney’s estate in Lake Como, Italy. Blunt wore a Marchesa wedding gown.

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August 2010

Blunt accompanied The Office star to the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. "Being able to laugh with another person is such an amazing gift," Krasinski once told USA Today of his approach to love. "I think it can make things extremely fun, but it's the only way to get through the bad times."

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December 2010

The happy couple horsed around before boarding a plane out of LAX Airport.

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September 2011

The duo got all dolled up for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A.

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January 2012

The actors lovingly posed for photos at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in L.A. "I had always heard, 'Never date an actress -- it's too competitive, too dramatic. But we're so lucky to have each other," Krasinski once told Parade. "For many reasons, Emily is perfect for me."

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February 2012

The spouses shared a midday meal at Comme Ca in West Hollywood. "She's a wonderful girl," Krasinski told Us at the time. 

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February 2012

On the eve of Blunt's 29th birthday, the couple hit up the Vanity Fair and Ermengildo Zegna dinner hosted by Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna in support of Oxfam America and the Green Carpet Challenge in L.A.

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December 2011

The Devil Wears Prada actress and her man walked hand-in-hand at the Kennedy Center Honors reception in Washington, D.C. "So many people say, 'You know when you know,' and it's true," Krasinski once told Access Hollywood of Blunt. "It's all true."

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February 26, 2012

Quirktastic! The goofy couple had no problem hamming it up for the cameras at Jimmy Kimmel Live's "After the Academy Awards" special immediately following the Oscars.

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May 2012

What photographers? At the Met Gala in 2012, Krasinski and his Calvin Klein-wearing bride seemed more interested in each other than the cameras.

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July 2012

Disney duo! Krasinski and Blunt pose at the Cars Land attraction at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California.

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September 2012

Looking sharp … and at each other! The A-List couple couldn't keep their eyes off one another at the Looper premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. Blunt wore a cleavage-baring bandage dress while her beau looked suave in a tailored grey suit.

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November 2012

Repeat the punchline! The Five-Year Engagement actress was all laughs at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City as her husband grinned with his arm around her waist.

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December 2012

Mundane day out? Think again! Though they'd been married more than two years by this point, Krasinski and Blunt looked like newlyweds while running errands in Beverly Hills. The Detroit actor was spotted with his arm around his smiling wife, kissing her on the head and holding her tight as they walked around.

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January 2013

Only one chair required! Emily Blunt abandoned her seat at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards in favor of sitting on her hubby's lap.

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January 2013

Before posing together at the Golden Globes in early 2013, the couple looked deeply in love with one another, gazing into each other's eyes and grinning.

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May 2013

Can't stop smiling! Though the theme at the 2013 Met Gala was "Punk: Chaos to Couture," Blunt, in a black Carolina Herrera gown, struggled to keep a straight face while posing with her comical hubby.

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November 2013

Bump on the beach! The first photos of the pregnant star surfaced while she was on vacation with her shirtless hubby and their actor pal Bradley Cooper. Though she donned a cover up most of the trip, the fearless star was also spotted showing off her bump in a bikini.

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December 2013

No, you are! The pregnant Edge of Tomorrow actress playfully pointed at her husband while strolling around Los Angeles.

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January 2014

Glowing and gorgeous! Blunt continued to show off her bump while out and about with Krasinski. "We're both from big families, so I think it's something we want," the Mary Poppins Returns actress told Manhattan magazine in 2012.

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February 2014

The couple welcomed their first child, Hazel. "Wanted to let the news out directly," Krasinksi tweeted. "Emily and I are so incredibly happy to welcome our daughter Hazel into the world today! Happy bday!"

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January 2015

Krasinski gave his wife a big hug after she won Best Actress in an Action Movie for Edge of Tomorrow at the 2015 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles.

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July 2016

Krasinski announced that Blunt gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Violet. “What better way to celebrate the 4th… than to announce our 4th family member!!!!” he tweeted.

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August 2016

The actor, who worked out twice a day for five weeks for his role in 13 Hours, candidly opened up about his sex life. “Totally selfishly, [sex] is so much better for me being jacked because you feel so much more confident and you see yourself as this much more sexual person, which is really fun,” he told Elle at the time. “The truth is, [Emily] really is that person who would like my any way. But I don’t think she’s going to kick the eight-pack abs out of bed.”

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January 2017

The lovebirds only had eyes for each other on the red carpet at the 2017 SAG Awards in L.A.

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April 2018

The couple costarred as a married couple in the horror film A Quiet Place, which Krasinski directed. Us Weekly’s review of the blockbuster called it “terrifying” and “unpredictable,” noting that “there’s no escape until the credits roll.”

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January 2019

Blunt wrapped her arm around Krasinski as they hit the red carpet for the BAFTA Tea Party in Los Angeles.

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January 2019

Krasinski held his wife and trophy close in the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards’ pressroom. Earlier that night, he walked away with the award for Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie for A Quiet Place and he paid tribute to Blunt in his acceptance speech. “I got to make a movie about a love story, and a love letter to my kids, and I got to do it with the love of my life by my side,” he said. “So, I’m pretty sure it doesn't get much better than that!”

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February 2019

Blunt and Krasinski posed close together while attending a special screening for Fighting With My Family.

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February 2019

The loving couple hit the 71st Annual Writers Guild Awards in matching tuxedos, completely pulling off the look.

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September 2019

In a sweet Instagram pic, Krasinski and Blunt were shown walking hand in hand while on the set of the upcoming A Quiet Place sequel. “Well... that’s a wrap on #PartII,” he wrote. “See you on March 20th!”

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July 2019

The couple celebrated nine years of marriage while filming A Quiet Place Part II, with Krasinski back in the director’s chair.

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February 2020

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar U.K., Blunt opened up about how the couple wound up living together. “I’d just bought a place in London and was going to live there with my sister. I didn’t ever see it as a move to the U.S., but gradually more and more of my stuff just accumulated at his house, and then suddenly I was living in L.A.,” she explained. “I think it’s the best way to do it – just to sneak-attack them, rather than turn up with trunks.”

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March 2020

The Sicario actress revealed her biggest regret from the couple’s wedding day. “I got a bad spray tan and I would probably change that,” she shared on The Late Late Show With James Corden. “I look at the pictures and it just has an orange hue that is unnatural to normal skin color.”

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March 2020

Krasinski joked about how the couple’s marriage was tested while shooting a particular scene for A Quiet Place Part II. “There’s a scene where I put her in a car and — if you saw it in the trailer—she’s driving up the street,” he explained on Live With Kelly & Ryan. “All that is completely, totally real.”

The IF director continued, “I realized as I was explaining to her all the things that are going to happen, like, ‘You’re gonna hit this pedestrian and then these cars are gonna cut you off. And then a bus is gonna come at you at 40 mph.’ That’s all happening to her. And I realized, ‘Oh, my God. I just put my marriage on the line. I might end my marriage in this shot.’”

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March 2020

During a joint appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Blunt joked that their celebrity couple name is “Krunt,” which is a combo of both of their surnames. “There was Bluntinski, but it just seemed long and long-winded, so Krunt felt efficient,” she said. 

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April 2020

Blunt supported Krasinski by appearing on an episode of his Some Good News YouTube series, where they surprised a young Hamilton fan with a virtual performance from the original cast.

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May 2021

During an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Krasinski revealed that Blunt had to cut him off after he became “addicted” to popcorn during the COVID-19 quarantine.

“My kids had microwave movie popcorn for something, and they loved it, and then just slowly the time started getting earlier and earlier. And at, like, 9 a.m. at breakfast, I was like, ‘Does anybody want popcorn?'” he said in May 2021. “And Emily was like, ‘You gotta cool it on the popcorn! You got to stop microwaving popcorn at 9 a.m.'”

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July 2021

Shortly after celebrating their 11th anniversary, Blunt shared her secret to long-lasting wedded bliss.

 "Just love," the Jane Austen Book Club actress told E! News on July 16, 2021. "You've got to keep loving and loving, and just listening."

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October 2021

During an episode of iHeartMedia’s "River Cafe Table 4" podcast, Blunt revealed that she made Ina Garten’s famous “engagement chicken” recipe for her beau before they got engaged.

"I guess I just made something that I knew he would love … a roast chicken, who doesn't love roast chicken?" the Jungle Cruise actress explained. The recipe apparently has a great success rate of bringing couples down the aisle, as Garten noted in November 2017 how its “magical powers” also fared well for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

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December 2022

"I wouldn't be anywhere in my life without her," the Office alum told Parade. "On a daily basis, but certainly career-wise, as a dad, she pushes me to be better every single day at everything I do. I look forward to the next day cause I know it'll be better than the one before."

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February 2023

The Quiet Place costars walked the red carpet together at the 2023 SAG Awards. Krasinski donned a pinstripe suit while the Into the Woods actress stunned in a formfitting dress with floral embroidery.