Every true romantic loves hearing the “how we met” story. It’s those little serendipitous moments that can make even the most cynical person believe in love at first sight.
So in order to help your small (or large) heart grow three sizes this day — check out these celebrity couples that are sure to make you swoon after hearing how they fell in love.
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Emily Blunt and John Krasinksi met while dining at a restaurant.
John was there dining with a mutual friend Justin Theroux . When he spotted Emily from across the room, John quickly abandoned Justin and left to go and introduce himself to her.
Goldie Hawn met Kurt Russell while filming ‘Swing Shift’ in 1983.
Kurt and Goldie first met all the way back in 1966 on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band . Years later, while filming Swing Shift in 1983, they began to date.
Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom owe their relationship to Fred Armisen.
Most people will no doubt know that Fred and Andy were co-stars on SNL , Armisen also happened to be close pals with Joanna’s label head. They arranged a meeting and five years later they were wed.
Neil Patrick Harris met his husband David Burtka while the two were passing on the street.
At first, Neil thought that David and his friend Kate were dating. After he congratulated his friend on securing such an attractive mate, Kate quickly informed Neil that David wasn’t interested in what she had to offer.
Stanley Tucci met his wife Felicity Blunt at his co-star Emma Blunt’s wedding.
Emma and Stanley became good friends while filming The Devil Wears Prada . Stanley was introduced to Felicity once the dinner and reception started and have been madly in love ever since.
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox met while filming a horror movie together.
A horror movie is probably the last place you’d expect to find a budding romance, but love tends to find you when you’re not looking for it. To make matters even more scandalous — Megan was still married to her ex-husband Brian Austen Green at the time.
Hugh Jackman met wife Debbora-Lee Furness on the set of his first big acting break.
The TV series was called Correlli and Debbora was the star. When Hugh realized he was developing a crush , he didn’t talk to Deborra for a week. She ended up confronting him and revealed that she too felt the same.
Matt Damon met Luciana Barroso at the bar she was working at.
Matt was in town to shoot a movie when he strolled into the bar Luciana was working at one Saturday night. After ducking behind the bar to avoid being recognized , he and Luciana locked eyes. She quickly put him to work making drinks and the rest is history.
Ryan Reynolds met Blake Lively on the set of the much maligned ‘Green Lantern’.
In the beginning, Ryan and Blake were just friends since both were still in relationships with other people. A year later, they decided to go on a double date and sparks flew.
Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams were a match made in social media heaven.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live , Sarah explained that she used to watch Wells when he was on The Bachelorette . They began tweeting back and forth and eventually — he slid into her DMs.
Lisa Vanderpumjp met Ken Todd while working at a club.
Lisa was there to drop her brother off at work and wound up serving drinks in the club to lend a hand. Once Ken walked through the door, he and Lisa quickly connected with one another. They were married three months later.
George Takei met his husband Brad Altman at a runner’s club.
“He was the best runner in the club,” Takei told Oprah Winfrey . “And also great-looking. So I went up to him and I asked him to train me for my first marathon.”
Gwen Stefani met Blake Shelton while the two were acting as judges on ‘The Voice’.
They started out as friends since both Blake and Gwen were married to other people at the time. After their respective marriages ended, they began dating one another and were married earlier this year.
Tamera Mowry was set up with her husband Adam Housely by their economics professor at Pepperdine University.
Tamera’s husband was a former student and friend of her prof. While he was visiting, Adam pointed out a picture of Tamera on the wall and asked his friend to introduce him.
Reese Witherspoon met her husband Jim Toth attending a party at a mutual friend’s house.
Reese was being hit on by a very abrasive and very drunk friend of her future husband’s. Right when things began to get heated, Jim intervened and apologized to Reese for his drunk friend.
