Trista, 53, marked their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 6, with a nostalgic Instagram post<\/a> featuring a slideshow of photos from each of their 22 years together.<\/p>\n “22 pictures for 22 years (well, really 23 pictures because I wanted the song to last longer!). “No matter the ups and downs, I wouldn\u2019t want to do life with anyone else,” Trista continued. “I love you with everything,\u00a0@ryansutter\u00a0and can\u2019t wait to celebrate 22 more. Happy anniversary.”<\/p>\n The photos showcase the couple’s love story, from cozy dinner dates and beach vacations to Trista’s pregnancies.<\/p>\n Trista, then Trista Rehn, led the first-ever season of\u00a0The Bachelorette<\/a>,\u00a0where she fell in love with Ryan, 51. She had previously been the runner-up on season 1 of\u00a0The Bachelor<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the show’s season finale in February 2003, Ryan proposed to Trista, and they got married<\/a> months later in December.<\/p>\n The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!<\/a><\/p>\n Trista Sutter\/Instagram<\/p>\n Trista and Ryan Sutter in 2011<\/p>\n Trista and Ryan went on to welcome two children<\/a> together: son Maxwell, born in 2007, and daughter Blakeley, born in 2009.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n The pair have returned to reality television numerous times over the years. Between them both, they’ve made appearances on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Dancing with the Stars\u00a0and\u00a0Fear Factor, to name a few series.<\/p>\n Eric McCandless\/Disney via Getty<\/p>\n Ryan and Trista Sutter with their kids in 2024<\/p>\n Trista and Ryan opened up about their marriage \u2014 namely their sex life \u2014 during a recent apperance on the Amy & T.J.\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n Looking at how things have changed for them after two decades married, Trista said, \u201cNow versus then? Well, I mean, 21 years later, and two teenagers who walk in your room looking for Q-tips or whatever, you know, without knocking. It is, a bit more …\u201d before her husband chimed in, \u201cIt’s less spontaneous.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think that we do a really good job,\u201d Ryan continued of making the pair’s relationship work. \u201cAnd honestly, I think that’s a part of why we’ve lasted so long. We’ve maintained that part of our life, despite having kids or everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd sometimes the kids part makes it more fun,\u201d he added. \u201cLike you have to be a little bit more creative with things or quick or whatever. And so, there are advantages to that. But, I feel like I really push that end of things. And so if it weren’t for me, I’m not sure it’d be as good as it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n
22 years of love, friendship, compromise, trust, forgiveness, laughter, safety, peace, adventure, passion, joy and so much more,” she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n![\"Trista](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2c6b6ecf2998ce681c7df640817bf6d5.jpeg\"\/)
<\/p>\n![\"Eric](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9b45cea5b1b5ade114ed8786336de758.jpeg\"\/)
<\/p>\n