
The perfect match Jennifer LawrenceHer other half was in Cooke MaroneyThey first met through a friend.
The couple began dating in June 2018 after being introduced by mutual friends. Laura Simpson, and it wasn’t long before things escalated.
“Things between them are very serious,” a source exclusively told Us WeeklyJanuary 2019: The actress and the artist gallerist.
The next month Useconfirmed that the couple had been engaged after the Hunger GamesStar was spotted with a large diamond ring.
Lawrence shared her feelings about Maroney’s continued growth with Lawrence in the lead up to their wedding day.
“He’s the greatest human being I’ve ever met. He really is, and he gets better,” the Silver Linings Playbook star said during an episode of “Naked with Catt Sadler” in June 2019.
The X-MenActress revealed that she kept things simple as she began to get to know her future husband.
“I don’t know, I started with the basics, you know, ‘How do I feel? Is he kind? Is he kind?’ … I don’t know. It’s just this is The One, I know that sounds really stupid but he’s just, he’s, you know. He’s the greatest person I’ve ever met, so I feel very honored to become a Maroney,” she gushed at the time.
Lawrence wasn’t thinking about getting engaged to anyone until she met Maroney.
“I definitely wasn’t at a place where I was like, ‘I’m ready to get married,’” she noted. “I just met Cooke and I wanted to marry him. We wanted to marry each other, we wanted to commit fully and he’s my best friend and so I want to legally bind him to me forever.”
Four months later, UseThe couple tied the knot in Rhode Island in small ceremonies. Lawrence preferred to keep their relationship private but she later shared how Maroney was able to spend quality time with her after the coronavirus pandemic.
“I am actually a complete homebody and the laziest person who’s ever lived. Like, Cooke’s biggest joke with me, he’s like, ‘Oh, you want to go directly back to the apartment, babe?’ Or like, ‘Oh no, you have to stay in bed again today,’” the Joy star joked on Dear Media’s “Absolutely Not With Heather McMahan” podcast in October 2020.
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