In case you hadn’t heard, Chris Evans and Alba Baptista are newly married—so clearly the time has come to put highlights from their cute and low-key relationship in one place. By which I naturally mean a timeline—starting with when fans realized these two were together thanks to truly unparalleled levels of sleuthing and several pumpkins. Let’s get into it!
Circa 2021
Chris and Alba dating rumors take off when fans notice that Alba is following Chris and several of his family members on Instagram. People speculate that they met in the summer, when Chris was filming The Gray Man and Alba was filming Warrior Nun’s second season. Curious…
January — February, 2022
Fans start piecing things together and figure out that Alba and Chris are dating based on a ski trip. DeuxMoi has a completely genius TikTok breakdown of the early days of detective work, if you’d like to get into the weeds:
October 31, 2022
Chris posts some photos of pumpkins minding their own business. Little does he know these innocent gourds will go on to create chaos on social media:
Why, you ask? Because fans realize these pumpkins are the same ones that Alba’s mother, Elsa Baptista, used as her profile picture a few weeks prior:
November 4, 2022
Mere days after Pumpkin Gate 2022, fans notice that Chris Likes Alba’s recent Instagram post.
November 8, 2022
Chris, newly dubbed Sexiest Man Alive, tells People he wants to get married and have kids:
“That’s absolutely something I want. Wife, kids, building a family. When you read about most of the best artists, whether it’s actors, painters, writers, most of them [admit] it wasn’t the work they made [that they are most proud of], it was about the relationships, the families they created, the love they found, the love they shared. So it’s also something through my long 41 years that also rings true. Those things are the most important. I love the idea of tradition and ceremony, I had a lot of that in my life so the idea of creating that, I can’t think of anything better.”
November 10, 2022
Page Six gets the first exclusive pics of Chris and Alba holding hands, so things have officially leveled up from Pumpkin Official to Pap Official. That same day, People speaks to a source who says Chris and Alba have been doing their thing “for over a year and it’s serious,” adding, “They are in love and Chris has never been happier. His family and friends all adore her.”
January 6, 2023
Chris and Alba go Insta official on his Stories with a video compilation feat. them scaring each other:
January 19, 2023
A source tells Us Weekly that “Chris and Alba have gotten serious” and “this is the most committed anyone can remember him being in a very long time, if not ever.”
They add that Chris and Alba “spend most of their time at his place in Massachusetts and love the quiet life there, surrounded by nature and away from the spotlight. Chris was very open that he wanted to take his time before settling down.”
February 14, 2023
Chris posts a buncha Alba pics on Valentine’s Day—a pretty rare look into their relationship:
May 12, 2023
DeuxMoi reports that a source says Chris and Alba are engaged and getting married this fall in Boston. According to said source, they got engaged in a house they’re building together.
September 9, 2023
Chris and Alba get married! Their wedding is totally secret, probably thanks to the fact that guests had to sign NDAs and forfeit their phones! Updates here:
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.