Justin Baldoni, who shared the screen with Blake Lively in romantic drama “It Ends With Us,” isn’t afraid to show off the love of his life: wife Emily Baldoni.
Along with supporting the stories of survivors of domestic violence, which is a theme of the film released in August 2024, the actor, director and author is often seen sharing moments with his family on social media.
The couple, who have been married for 11 years, share a son and daughter — all of whom are featured in sweet photos and videos. In several shots with Emily Baldoni, Justin Baldoni calls her his “dearest wife,” his “help mate” and his “home.”
Read on to get to know more about Emily Baldoni.
Emily Baldoni hails from Sweden
Emily Baldoni was born on Aug. 3, 1984, in the Scandinavian city of Uppsala, Sweden, just north of the country’s capital of Stockholm.
During a 2024 family vacation to her home country, Justin Baldoni took to social media and shared, “First, I fell in love with a Swede. Then I fell in love with her country.”
She is an actor
Justin and Emily Baldoni not only share a love for each other, but they also share a passion for the entertainment industry.
While he kicked off his career in 2004 with a brief stint on “The Young and the Restless,” Emily Baldoni got her first acting job the following year in the short film “The Elephant’s Room.” Since then, she’s starred in more than a dozen films and appeared in a long line of small-screen dramas including “Bones,” “CSI: Miami,” “Mad Men” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
Her engagement story went viral
When Justin Baldoni popped the question a year and a half of dating his now-wife, he did so in style.
On April 13, 2013, he took his then-girlfriend to Blu Jam Cafe, the restaurant where they had their first date.
“I told her I was running late, had the restaurant opened just for her, and set up hidden cameras all around her,” he wrote in the description of a YouTube video that captured it all. “When she sat down at the table, there was a TV in front of her set to take her on a journey that would lead to the proposal of a lifetime.”
What followed was a wild production that featured Justin Baldoni and his pals decked out in their finest NSYNC whites, lip-synching to the band’s 1997 single “(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You.” They followed that up with takes on Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You,” Abba’s “Dancing Queen” and a flash mob-packed version of Bruno Mars’ “Marry You.”
And that was just the intro to the 27-minute proposal video that received cheers and tears from Emily Baldoni, and more than 14 million views from fans.
She and Justin Baldoni said ‘I do’ in 2013
On July 27, 2013, Justin and Emily Baldoni exchanged vows in a ceremony held in Corona, California.
When Justin Baldoni shared a video on Instagram of his wife trying on her white gown nine years later, he captioned the clip, “I would marry her another 100 times if I could.”
Eleven years later, they are still going strong
In another post on social media, this time following their 11th wedding anniversary, the “Jane the Virgin” actor explained just what makes their marriage work.
“People always ask what the secret is to our marriage,” he wrote. “I don’t always have an answer, but as we celebrated our 11th anniversary last night over a beautiful dinner in Stockholm, one thing we kept coming back to, aside from our shared faith (which for us is the most important thing), was our gratitude for choosing each other. We chose someone who is on a lifelong search for growth, who never stops being curious, who stays accountable, and who never, ever gives up. We both have these same qualities, and while so many things about us are opposite, no matter how far the world tries to pull us apart, each of those things brings us back together like glue.”
He added, “I’m so grateful that I get to choose to wake up every day and love this woman. But after 11 years of marriage, what has made things so sweet, and what has allowed our relationship to get better and better over time is the fact that I don’t just love her… I also like her. Like, a lot.”
She has two kids
Justin and Emily Baldoni share two children together.
They welcomed their daughter, Maiya, in June of 2015 and son, Maxwell, in October of 2017.
Her 40th birthday was met with a loving tribute
In honor of Emily Baldoni’s 40th birthday, Justin Baldoni celebrated his wife with an adoring essay on Instagram.