However, after reconnecting at a Detroit Red Wings hockey game weeks later, Shepard, who rose to fame on MTV\u2019s Punk\u2019d, got his future wife\u2019s number and sent her a bold and flirty first text. The rest was history.<\/p>\n
Between then and now, the couple has starred together on screen, hosted an intimate wedding ceremony, and welcomed two children, all while celebrating one another\u2019s successes and supporting each other\u2019s careers.<\/p>\n
Ahead, we break down their complete relationship timeline.<\/p>\n
October 17, 2025: Kristen and Dax celebrate their anniversary.<\/p>\n
To mark their 12th wedding anniversary, Bell shares a sweet photo of her hugging Shepard on Instagram, along with a cheeky caption that reads: \u201cHappy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: \u2018I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I\u2019m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.\u2019\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n
September 21, 2025: Kristen honors Dax\u2019s 21 years of sobriety.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what 21 years of sobriety looks like,\u201d Bell writes in an Instagram post celebrating Shepard and his achievement. \u201cLots of hugging. Hugging everyone and everything. Hugging life.\u201d<\/p>\n
July 15, 2025: Dax celebrates Kristen\u2019s Emmy nomination.<\/p>\n
When Bell receives her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for Nobody Wants This, Shepard lets everyone know the secret to her success: naked yoga.<\/p>\n
He ends up sharing a photo of his wife<\/a> in downward dog and wearing nothing but socks, where he sends his love with a sweet message. The post gets comments from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Nina Dobrev.<\/p>\n January 2, 2025: Dax turns 50!<\/p>\n For Shepard\u2019s big day, Bell re-shares the first image she ever posted of the two of them on Instagram. Pairing it with a wedding photo and lots of other kissing shots, she wishes a \u201chappy birthday to the most affectionate 220 lbs man that ever existed.\u201d His response? \u201cHow dare you make me cry on my big day of turning super old.\u201d<\/p>\n September 13, 2023: They reveal what keeps their relationship so strong.<\/p>\n In an interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, Bell shares some insight into what has helped keep her relationship with Shepard strong.<\/p>\n \u201cCommon goals, seek them out,\u201d she advises. \u201cPeople are like, \u2018Oh, I wouldn\u2019t be able to work with my husband or wife or partner.\u2019 For me, I want another common goal with him. I respect him so much creatively. I have so much trust in him. Of course, I want him to be my director or my scene partner.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Bruinooge – Getty Images<\/p>\n November 7, 2022: Kristen reminisces on her wedding day.<\/p>\n Talking to Today<\/a>, Bell gushes about her 2013 wedding, remembering it as the \u201ceasiest day\u201d of her life. She also reveals that if not for Shepard, she would have worn sweatpants to the Beverly Hills courthouse for their intimate ceremony.<\/p>\n \u201cI came out in sweatpants, and my husband was in a tuxedo, which was so cute, and he was like, \u2018I\u2019ll go pick your outfit out.\u2019 And he picked out a little black jumpsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n August 16, 2022: The couple embark on a family vacation.<\/p>\n Shepard and Bell take their children for a road trip, including a vacation in Swan Valley, Idaho, where they a rehosted by Jimmy Fallon and Molly McNearney.<\/p>\n In photos shared to both of their Instagram accounts, the couple appear to have spent the trip riding horses, climbing waterfalls, swimming, and soaking in sunsets.<\/p>\n In Shepard\u2019s post, he shows off their RV, which took them to Mount Rushmore, a pontoon jungle cruise, and a local Dairy Queen.<\/p>\n July 6, 2022: They debut new matching hair styles.<\/p>\n Shepard reveals that a couple who dyes their hair together, stays together, when he shares an Instagram selfie of him and Bell rocking matching purple tips.<\/p>\n If that wasn\u2019t enough, he captions the post with, \u201cIch bin sehr glucklich! Ich f\u00fchle mich sexuell zu meinem Partner hingezogen,\u201d which translates to, \u201cI am very happy! I\u2019m sexually attracted to my partner.\u201d<\/p>\n January 20, 2021: Kristen opens up about their therapy journey during the pandemic.<\/p>\n In an interview with People<\/a>, Bell reveals that every few years, she and Shepard need a \u201clittle therapy brush-up,\u201d and the pandemic was certainly one of those times. \u201cWe\u2019re Previously, she told the same publication<\/a> that despite a rocky start, the pandemic actually made her fall more in love with her husband: \u201cThe first two weeks were fucking brutal. They were rough. We were driving each other nuts and we were fighting so much,\u201d she admitted. \u201cBut we worked it out like adults. The good thing is even when we\u2019re fighting, we can still laugh at each other and at ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n October 13, 2020: Kristen supports Dax through his relapse.<\/p>\n In a September episode of his Armchair Expert podcast, Shepard opens up about his relapse from sobriety, in which he began abusing prescription medication after an ATV injury.<\/p>\n The following month, Bell joins Ellen DeGeneres for a conversation, in which she speaks on helping Shepard regain sobriety, praising his dedication, honesty, and hard work. \u201cThe thing I love most about Dax is\u2026 that he was able to tell me and tell us and say, \u2018We need a different plan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was, like, \u2018I don\u2019t want to risk this family and I did, so let\u2019s put new things in place to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n February 2019: The couple launches their new baby line, Hello Bello.<\/p>\n After a year of development, Bell and Shepard announce their new line of affordable baby products, sparked by her own experience as parents.<\/p>\n Later, the brand opens a factory in Texas, becoming the first independent American company to see the entire production process through, from design to manufacturing to delivery.<\/p>\n March 24, 2017: Kristen plays Dax\u2019s ex-wife in CHiPS.<\/p>\n In another creative collaboration, Shepard casts his wife as his on-screen ex-wife in his film CHiPS, which also features Bell\u2019s future Nobody Wants This co-star, Adam Brody.<\/p>\n In a conversation with Seth Meyers, she shares her preparation process for the role: \u201cI was breastfeeding at the time. I wanted my character to have an aggressive boob job, like it\u2019s the only thing you can think about when you see someone. So I didn\u2019t pump for a full day. And I said to the kids, \u2018Daddy\u2019s making a movie, go to the fridge, the food truck is closed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Granitz – Getty Images<\/p>\n February 17, 2016: Kristen posts her first Instagram photo.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how to use Instagram but I do like this picture,\u201d Bell writes after downloading the app. For her first-ever post, she shares a kissing selfie with Shepard\u2014which she later reposts for his 50th birthday in 2025.<\/p>\n December 19, 2014: The couple welcomes their second daughter, Delta Bell Shepard.<\/p>\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t look like either Kristen or me, but we\u2019re gonna keep her anyway,\u201d Shepard jokes in a later-deleted Twitter announcement, letting the public know of their exciting news. The couple had previously revealed that they were expecting another child back in June.<\/p>\n A few years later, Bell shares some pregnancy photos from the big day, wishing her daughter a happy birthday. In the sweet caption, she writes, \u201cAfter 36 hours of labor I met a girl I love more than all the molecules in all the world.\u201d<\/p>\n October 17, 2013: The couple gets married!<\/p>\n Saying their vows at the Beverly Hills courthouse<\/a>, Bell and Shepard keep their wedding simple and intimate. \u201cWe get more than enough attention in our everyday lives,\u201d Bell explains to People<\/a>. \u201cI also wear more than enough party dresses.\u201d Later, it\u2019s revealed that the event cost a total of $147.<\/p>\n June 26, 2013: Kristen re-proposes to Dax\u2026 on Twitter.<\/p>\n Previously, the couple had stated that they were waiting to wed until gay marriage was legalized in California, and three years into their engagement, the Supreme Court overturns the state\u2019s Prop 8.<\/p>\n In celebration, Bell re-proposes to Shepard, tweeting \u201c@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove,\u201d to which he enthusiastically responds, \u201cFuck Yes!!!!!!!!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n March 28, 2013: The couple welcomes their first child.<\/p>\n \u201cLincoln Bell Shepard is here,\u201d Shepard writes in a now-deleted tweet, months after announcing they were expecting their first child. \u201cShe has mom\u2019s beauty and dad\u2019s obsession with breasts. Hooray!!!\u201d<\/p>\n In her own cheeky post, Bell jokes, \u201cMy new roommate poops her pants and doesn\u2019t pay rent \u2026 basically Dax pre-sobriety:) welcome baby Lincoln xo.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Granitz – Getty Images<\/p>\n August 22, 2012: The actors share the screen again.<\/p>\n Shepard and Bell star opposite one another again in the 2012 comedy Hit & Run, also written by Shepard.<\/p>\n David Livingston – Getty Images<\/p>\n February 1, 2010: Kristen and Dax announce their engagement at the Grammys.<\/p>\n While they reportedly get engaged during the holidays, the couple make things public at the 2010 Grammys, walking the red carpet together with Bell\u2019s new engagement ring on display.<\/p>\n Steve Granitz – Getty Images<\/p>\n January 29, 2010: Kristen and Dax share the screen for the first time.<\/p>\n The couple make their on-screen debut as a duo in the 2010 romantic comedy When in Rome, which stars Bell as an unlucky-in-love New Yorker who takes a trip to Italy. Fortunately for her, one of her character\u2019s love interests is played by her real-life beau, so the two get to turn filming into an Italian holiday of their own.<\/p>\n Lester Cohen – Getty Images<\/p>\n 2007: Kristen and Dax break up for four days.<\/p>\n Three months into dating, Shepard calls things off<\/a>\u2014for under a week. Fresh out of a nine-year relationship, the actor believes he\u2019s not ready to jump into anything serious just yet.<\/p>\n![\"2025](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7065822cced207b27355a003dcf3f90f.jpeg\"\/)
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