Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans’ Relationship Timeline: From Taking Shots to Marriage and More
Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans’ romance started with a meet-cute worthy of a rom-com they usually made followers swoon for years till their 2022 break up.
The “Peter Pan” singer discovered her man by way of music — after cohosting an award present in his native Australia in 2016. Tequila photographs after a profitable present is what in the end sealed the deal for the pair and on their marriage ceremony day in December 2017, the couple toasted with tequila alongside their company in Mexico.
The duo’s romance hasn’t been with out its hiccups, nonetheless, with Ballerini beforehand joking that Evans burned the pancakes whereas asking her to marry him in December 2016.
“Loving him has been the best reward of my life. And now I get to do it for all times,” she wrote by way of Instagram on the time after trolling the “Love Is Actual” crooner for his kitchen proposal.
When Evans launched his Issues That We Drink To album in October 2018, he revealed that plenty of the songs paid homage to his relationship with the “Half of My Hometown” singer.
“It’s my story. It’s forsaking every little thing and everybody to chase down a Nation Music dream on the opposite facet of the world. It’s the thrill of the unknown, its the enjoyable, it’s the loneliness & it’s the wrestle,” he wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “Its dropping somebody and discovering the energy to maintain your head up and make them proud. It’s assembly a lady, falling hopelessly, and marrying the love of your life.”
The “Gap within the Bottle” songstress later revealed that she had an “instantaneous connection” with Evans, which performed a component of their whirlwind romance.
“I’ve at all times beloved the concept of relationships and love and all that, however I wasn’t certain I wished to do the wedding factor,” Ballerini advised Entry Hollywood in August 2020. “My mother and father acquired divorced so I used to be type of at all times actually conscious of that. As quickly as I met him, he was simply cautious with the best way that I really like. And I at all times felt very secure loving him.”
Three years into their marriage, Evans gushed over his spouse by way of Instagram. “Finest 3 years of my life. Luckiest man on the earth. Completely happy Anniversary child,” he wrote alongside a comfortable couple snap in December 2020.
Almost one 12 months later, the “Day Drunk” crooner praised Ballerini for bringing out the “artist and poet” in him in celebration of her birthday in September 2021. The “I Stop Consuming” singer then returned the favor by stating a candy gesture her husband did on her special occasion.
“It’s the operating by way of a restaurant with a dozen roses at the moment for me 😍,” she replied.
Lower than one 12 months later, nonetheless, information broke that Ballerini filed for divorce.
“Mates, I’ve at all times tried my greatest to share my life with you in an actual and susceptible approach, whereas additionally defending layers of my private life as they unfold. That is now public document so I wished you to listen to from me instantly that I’m going by way of a divorce,” the “Heartfirst” singer wrote by way of Instagram Tales. “This deeply tough determination is the results of a journey of affection, progress, and energy that in the end has come to an finish. It’s laborious to search out the phrases right here … however I really feel extraordinarily grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and looking forward to the following seasons.”
Scroll all the way down to relive Ballerini and Evans’ sweetest relationship moments:
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March 2016
The musicians met cohosting Australia’s Country Music Channel Awards. The pair’s romance began after Ballerini asked Evans to take a shot once the show ended, which led to their first kiss the same night.
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December 2016
The duo got engaged on Christmas day, less than one year after they started dating.
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December 2017
Nearly one year after their romantic proposal, the couple said “I do” in front of family and friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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August 2018
“Today, my guy’s song is the number one song in country music. I’ll spare you the sap, but to watch his journey with this song the last few years has made my heart explode from happiness,” the Tennessee native wrote via Instagram after Evans’ “Kiss Somebody” soar to the top of the charts. “You did it, babe. #KissSomebody #Actuallyjustkissme.”
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October 2018
The twosome collaborated on Evans’ “Dance With Me” after the Australian singer previously sang backup vocals on his wife’s Unapologetically album.
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June 2019
The power couple hit the CMT Awards together in coordinated white outfits.
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October 2020
“During this whole process, Morgan and I always kind of said we’re never gonna write together because, I don’t know, we just respect each other so much as songwriters,” Ballerini exclusively told Us Weekly of rerecording her self-titled album as an acoustic record amid the COVID-19 crisis. “I was worried that I’d get in the room and be like, ‘Oh, it’s weird that I’m writing a love song about you, with you.’ Like, I just thought I’d be so in my head about it. But we ended up starting to write together the last few months and it’s been so much fun.”
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October 2020
“Yesterday we moved out of our first place together. Almost 3 years of marriage in there. So many great memories,” Evans wrote via Instagram in honor of the couple’s move from an apartment in downtown Nashville into their first home in the suburbs. “Grateful for everyone! We look mega sleepy in the photo, cause we took it at 5am as we left for the airport, but it had to be done. Onto the next adventure.”
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December 2020
“In our third year of marriage we were quarantined … and we got better at Mario Kart, communicating, making dinner, and being best friends,” Ballerini wrote via Instagram. “Happy anniversary.”
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December 2020
“Blurry, merry, and very chilly. Sending love to you and your families this Christmas and wishing you a feeling of joy and magic that we all desperately need this season,” the “Miss Me More” singer wrote alongside an Instagram photo with her husband on Christmas. “And may your dogs not always look at you with disapproving judgmental glares…”
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January 2021
The lovebirds went to the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee to “reset” after the ups and downs of 2020.
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April 2021
The “Dibs” singer shared a series of cozy photos with Evans in honor of his 36th birthday, calling him “my guy.” The snaps included the couple jet skiing, boating, eating popcorn at the movies and enjoying ice cream.
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August 2021
Evans wore a shirt with his wife’s face on it to kick off the Jonas Brothers’ Remember This tour, which featured Ballerini as the special guest, in Las Vegas. “So glad I got to see the first weekend of her tour, the show is out of control great and I can’t wait to see a bunch more!!!” he captioned a cheeky photo with his love.
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September 2021
“You can’t take the country (or the glitter) outta my girl 🤠,” the “We Dream” crooner captioned a snap of the pair wearing matching cowboy hats in Connecticut just days after Ballerini’s 28th birthday.
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October 2021
The pair goofed off on a trip to Virginia Beach, Virginia, riding around the beach town on a peddle cab.
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March 2022
Ballerini slayed the ACM Awards red carpet in a Saint Laurent black gown while her husband donned a matching black suit. The Tennessee native later took the stage with Dolly Parton for a duet.
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April 2022
The “Peter Pan” songstress gushed over her husband ahead of the CMT Music Awards, which she cohosted with Anthony Mackie and Kane Brown. During an appearance on E! News’ Daily Pop, Ballerini revealed that Evans is always by her side — or backstage — when she emcees an event.
“When I’m wearing that many hats [he has to be there]. He’s very steady, he’s very calm, and I’m like the Energizer bunny,” the Tennessee native explained. “I’m like always like, ‘Ah, what’s next?’ He’s very good at keeping me steady. Especially on a night like Monday, it’s gonna be needed.”
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April 2022
After testing positive for COVID-19 days prior to cohosting the CMT Music Awards, Ballerini helped run the show from her and Evans’ home. While Evans didn’t appear on camera during the show, he did pose for photos with his wife on their makeshift red carpet, which was located on their driveway.
“My kinda carpet ✌️ @cmt #cmtawards,” the Aussie singer captioned a series of photos via social media, including one of him drinking a hard kombucha while wearing shorts and a T-shirt on the pink carpet. Evans didn’t put on shoes for the snaps, as opposed to Ballerini who wore a white Michael Kors suit.
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July 2022
“We don’t [write together],” Ballerini shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! about working solo on her music. “You know, because we do the same thing all the time so we already bring it home. Imagine, like, them coming home and you’re, like, ‘Hey, like this hook? You want to write it?’ It’s just too much.”
She added: “We both show each other everything. We’re pretty brutal. So I can only show him something if I’m like, ‘I know I love this, so even if he thinks it sucks, I’m still going to hang my hat on it.’ But I think you have to have that with anyone in your inner circle. You need that brutal honesty to you know, to know if it’s good or not.”
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August 2022
Ballerini filed for divorce after nearly five years of marriage, asking her fans for support. “With very active schedules coming up, please be mindful that we are both fragile, actively healing, and showing up the best we can,” she wrote via Instagram Stories.