Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari: A Whirlwind Romance
Josh Duhamel and former Miss World America Audra Mari tied the knot in September 2022 after three years of dating. Their romance has been a whirlwind of love and happiness, from their low-key beginnings to their dreamy wedding and the announcement of their first child. Let's take a closer look at their love story and relive the beautiful moments that led to their union.
The Low-Key Love Story
After a high-profile marriage and subsequent divorce from Fergie, Josh Duhamel sparked a low-key romance with now-wife Audra Mari.
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Everyone told me that after you get married you feel different,' Mari exclusively gushed to We in September 2022, shortly after exchanging vows with the Safe Haven star. 'To be honest, I never really believed them and I thought it would feel the same way it's felt being with Joshua for the last three years. But it's much different! I feel secure.'
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Duhamel and the former pageant queen wed at Olivet Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota, in September 2022, surrounded by their friends and family. Their ceremony came less than one year after the Love, Simon star proposed to Mari with a message in a bottle.
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Duhamel and the beauty queen were first linked in October 2019 after they were spotted kissing at an airport in Toronto. News of the Duhamel's budding romance came one year after his split from Eiza Gonzalez, whom he dated in 2018 for less than a year. He was previously married to the Black Eyed Peas singer, with whom he shares son Axl, from 2009 to 2017.
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After a string of high-profile relationships, Duhamel opened up about living a low-key life with his new love.
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The Relationship Timeline
October 2019: The lovebirds were first linked after they were spotted holding hands and sharing a sweet smooch at a Toronto airport.
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January 2020: The When in Rome star seemingly confirmed his relationship with his fellow North Dakota native on The Dan Patrick Show. When the actor called in to 'talk football,' he revealed that he would be attending a Minnesota Vikings game later that day with Mari and some of their family members. 'My dad, my girl and her dad are all going,' he said.
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May 2021: Mari took to social media to post a handful of Polaroids from her niece's birthday bash. She tagged Duhamel in a sweet selfie taken at the party.
Josh Duhamel Decided To Propose To Fiancee Audra Marie At The Last Minute
January 2022: The pair announced their engagement after two years together. 'It's on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!! @audramari,' Duhamel captioned an Instagram post alongside a picture of the twosome holding up a piece of paper that read, 'Audra Diane Mari, Will you marry me?'
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January 2022: Less than a month after he got down on one knee, the Thing About Pam alum opened up about the spontaneous moment, exclusively telling Us that he 'didn't have anything planned,' but he 'coordinated with [the hotel concierge]' last minute to 'make sure that bottle was floating up to shore as we were walking out.'
Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari Timeline
February 2022: Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Duhamel revealed that he knew Mari was The One 'pretty early on' in their relationship.
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The New Chapter
September 2022: The lovebirds tied the knot at Olivet Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota. Photos obtained by Page Six at the time showed the couple posing in a vintage red convertible. The bride donned a white dress with princess sleeves and the groom wore a three-piece tux.
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September 2022: Mari exclusively told Us about the elation she felt after saying 'I do.' 'Everyone told me that after you get married you feel different,' Mari gushed about the pair's nuptials. 'To be honest, I never really believed them and I thought it would feel the same way it's felt being with Joshua for the last three years. But it's much different! I feel secure.'
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September 2022: Duhamel gushed about his wife while walking the red carpet during the Los Angeles premiere of his film Bandit. 'I'm lucky. I'm very, very lucky,' the Safe Haven star told Entertainment Tonight about newlywed life, adding that the most 'memorable moment' of the couple's wedding day was 'seeing her [in the wedding gown].'
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October 2022: The couple poked fun at their 21-year age gap during Halloween, dressing up as Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall. (Marshall, then 84, married Smith, then 26, in 1994 one year before his death.)
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September 2023: After celebrating one year of marriage, Duhamel and Mari announced that they are expecting their first child together.
January 2024: The couple welcomed their first baby together, son Shepherd Lawrence, on January 11.
