Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies Turned a Whirlwind Romance Into 13 Years of Lasting Love

Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies have both acquired fervent fandoms, albeit at different times and in different mediums; she's the '90s sweetheart of She's All That, and he's Elijah Mikaelson, the original vampire who first stole hearts (in some cases, literally) on The Vampire Diaries, then The Originals. But did you know these two are married and, even more surprisingly, have stayed that way for over 12 years? That's a huge accomplishment in Hollywood, but if you look at the following pictures of the low-key couple from the beginning of their relationship to now, you'll see why: they're crazy in love. Follow along to see the evolution of Rachael and Daniel's relationship from their whirlwind courtship in 2003 to their enviable, long-lasting love now.

2003: They Meet — and Fall in Love Fast
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2003: They Meet — and Fall in Love Fast

Daniel and Rachael met in 2003, four years after Rachael's teen movie juggernaut She's All That launched her into pop culture stardom. Rachael told Hallmark that they met in a bar in LA. "I was checking him out, for sure," she said of the night they met.

2004: They're Engaged!
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2004: They're Engaged!

After dating for about five months, Daniel proposed. "When he asked me to marry him I said yes and I didn't even think about it," Rachael said about the proposal.

2004: Wedding Bells
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2004: Wedding Bells

Rachael and Daniel married on Aug. 8, 2004. Their wedding was just a couple months after one of Daniel's first breakthrough roles, as John Jameson, Mary Jane's fiancé in Spider-Man 2.

2012: Creative Collaboration
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2012: Creative Collaboration

In 2012, the couple celebrated a creative milestone they achieved together: the release of Daniel's film on Showtime, Broken Kingdom, which he directed and she starred in.

2013: The Birth of Their First Child
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2013: The Birth of Their First Child

In September 2013, after nine years of marriage, the pair welcomed daughter Charlotte Easton Gillies. "It's a girl," Daniel tweeted at the time. "The tiny new empress of my everything. She's immaculate. We're delirious." As for waiting almost a decade to have a child, Rachael told People it had to do with their short courtship."We got married incredibly fast. We got engaged after dating for maybe five months and we got married a couple of months after that. There was just so much more both of us wanted to do. We wanted to travel and accomplish a lot more in our professional lives."

2014: 10th Wedding Anniversary
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2014: 10th Wedding Anniversary

In August 2014, the couple marked their 10-year milestone (a huge feat in Hollywood).

2015: 3 Becomes 4
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2015: 3 Becomes 4

In 2015, the gorgeous couple had their second child, a son, named Theodore Vigo Sullivan Gillies. After his birth, Rachael credited her "supportive husband" who helps out with the kids.

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2017: Enduring Love

On their way to celebrating their 14th anniversary, Daniel still gushed over Rachael's beauty, telling ET, "This is going to sound like the creepiest thing of all time, but when I was first married her I remember just watching her sleep and thinking that is the most beautiful person and I would just watch her for a while." Creepy . . . or maybe just the secret to a long-lasting relationship?