Dun-Dun: It's Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann's Full Relationship Timeline
Attention Law & Order: SVU conspiracy theorists! I am sorry but no, Mariska Hargitay is not in a relationship with her co-star Chris Meloni. They're friends! It's not going to happen! In fact, Mariksa is married to an entirely different person, Peter Hermann. Here's a photo for proof:
But if you need further evidence that Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson are an on-screen only vibe, here's a timeline of Mariska and her husband Peter's actual relationship:
Circa 2001
Law & Order: SUV airs its third season and we meet a shiny new character: defense attorney Trevor Langan. Who happens to be played by Peter Hermann. And yep, this is how he and Mariska meet!
February 13, 2003
Behold, the first photo of Mariska and Peter as a couple. It is extremely cute:
Mariska actually chatted about seeing Peter for the first time on set during The Drew Barrymore Show, saying she thought to herself, "Who is that Clark Gable, superman guy that I need to marry today?"
She also told People that their first date was at a church, where she started weeping from feels. "We went to church together, and it was like getting hit with a lightning bolt," she said. "I just started sobbing. Peter thought I was crying because I was so moved by the service. No, it was because I was just overwhelmed, realizing he was the one."
Meanwhile, Peter told the outlet he knew Mariska was the one on her birthday. “It was Mariska’s birthday, 40th birthday. And I actually saw Mariska with all of the people that she loved around her. It was like seeing this person who was now in the soil, that she was just dying to be planted in it. Right? Which was this abundance of people and this abundance of love and I thought, ‘I want to be part of that soil.’ And that was the moment when I had not just parted the soil, but to be a lot of the soil."
Kinda a complicated metaphor but let's just go with it!
March 23, 2003
The couple attends an Academy Awards viewing party and truly cannot keep their hands off each other.
June 22, 2004
This pic is taken just a few months ahead of their wedding. I want what they have, etc.
August 28, 2004
Mariska and Peter get married in Santa Barbara! She wears a blush-colored Carolina Herrera gown and fresh gardenias in her hair, and apparently the vibes at the wedding are simply "enchanting." Here's a throwback pic:
September 21, 2004
And here they are keeping things sexy at the Law & Order premiere party, just a month after their wedding:
January 29, 2006
Mariska and Peter are expecting their first child, and show off Mariska's baby bump on the red carpet.
June 28, 2006
Mariska and Peter welcome their first child, August.
April 2011
Flash-forward through several years of cuteness, and they adopt a baby girl named Amaya Josephine.
October 2011
Just six months after Amaya's arrival, Mariska and Peter adopt a baby boy named Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann. A source tells Us Weekly, "Their hearts were so opened by the [first] adoption. So they couldn't imagine NOT taking the opportunity to bring another baby into the family."
November 13, 2011
Mariska and Peter bring their son August to a red carpet appearance, and he is iconic. Big-time Prince Louis energy.
November 8, 2013
Mariska gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and brings her entire adorable family to celebrate:
August 26, 2017
Fast-forward another few years of romance, and these two are still visibly obsessed with each other:
September 18, 2017
They're also one of those couples who work together but don't drive each other completely bananas:
February 24, 2018
Here's everyone enjoying a casual family basketball game:
November 27, 2020
Mariska reveals who she's grateful for on Thanksgiving and it's, you guessed it, this dude:
February 21, 2021
Chris Meloni gives his two cents about Mariska and Peter, telling People, "This is the Peter story, from my perspective. He's on the show as a guest actor, and I'm looking at her, looking at him, and I'm seeing how she's acting, right? I know her, and I'm like, 'Oh boy. Here we go.' And she's just, 'Tee-hee, tee-hee, I don't even care about him or anything like that.' I just thought, 'Oh my God, it's like I'm back in high school, or even grade school.' Sure enough, they start dating."
Chris also goes ahead and reveals that Mariska and Peter almost broke up, saying, "After they'd been dating a long time, she came in one day and she was crushed. She goes, 'Peter and I had a really deep, long conversation. We cried, and I just don't think it's going to work.' And she's sobbing, and the whole time, the [thought] bubble in my head was just: 'You'll be married within five months.' That's all I was thinking. I knew. I knew."
August 29, 2021
Can you believe they've been married 17 years at this point?!
October 31, 2021
It's called winning Halloween.
June 20, 2022
Mariska and Peter take a cute couples trip to Italy.
December 24, 2022
And yes, their Christmas was cuter than the rest of ours.
That brings us up to date (sorry to cut things short RIGHT when you got invested in these two) but stay tuned for updates.
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