It's kind of a big deal when a celebrity couple steps out together as an item for the first time, because a media frenzy is pretty much guaranteed. To celebrate all the duos that put their love on display, we're taking a look back at the first time these couples went public — whether it was at a red carpet or at a party where they knew they'd be seen together. Warning: you're about to feel a lot of nostalgia (especially for those couples who aren't together anymore [1]).
Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow in 1995
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in 1991
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski in 2009
Fergie and Josh Duhamel in 2010
Salma Hayek and Edward Norton in 1999
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris in 2009
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2000
Owen Wilson and Sheryl Crow in 1999
Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence in 2012
Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres in 1997
Chris Pratt and Emily VanCamp in 2004
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in 1993
Tara Reid and Carson Daly in 2000
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears in 2000
Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt in 1991
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in 2014
Jamie Dornan and Keira Knightley in 2004
Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde in 2012
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon in 1988
Tom Cruise and Penélope Cruz in 2001
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in 1997
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy in 1996
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi in 2004
Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger in 2006
Chris Evans and Jessica Biel in 2001
Minnie Driver and Matt Damon in 1997
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom in 2009
Matthew McConaughey and Penélope Cruz in 2005
Leonardo DiCaprio and Gisele Bündchen in 2005
Paula Patton and Robin Thicke in 2002
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 2004
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber in 2009
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2006
Joel Madden and Nicole Richie in 2007
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson in 1999
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen in 2002
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban in 2007
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady in 2008
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in 1987
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus in 2010
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in 2009
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in 2011
Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend in 2007
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford in 1990
Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in 2004
Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton in 2000
Victoria Beckham and David Beckham in 1999
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck in 2007
Kate Bosworth and Orlando Bloom in 2004
Beyoncé and Jay Z in 2002
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in 2012
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in 2014
Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp in 1990
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in 2006
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani in 1997
Sienna Miller and Jude Law in 2004
Matt Damon and Winona Ryder in 2000
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in 1985
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in 2011
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in 2005
Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal in 2003
Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray in 2004
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise in 2005
Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz in 1988
Jason Schwartzman and Zooey Deschanel in 2003
Iman and David Bowie in 1991
Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker in 1987
Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt in 1998
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2002
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley in 2008
Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon in 1998
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher in 2003
Jennifer Westfeldt and Jon Hamm in 2002
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt in 1999
Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann (With Maude Apatow!) in 2005
Amy Poehler and Will Arnett in 2004
Johnny Depp and Kate Moss in 1989
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz in 2011
Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson in 2003
Courteney Cox and David Arquette in 1996
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson in 2010
Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds in 2003
Chris Klein and Katie Holmes in 2000
Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller in 2001
Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett in 2004
Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in 1990
Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson in 1996
Emily Blunt and Michael Bublé in 2006
Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna in 1997
Kanye West and Amber Rose in 2009
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins in 1994
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer in 2009
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks in 1986
Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998