Chip and Joanna Gaines Mark Their 22nd Wedding Anniversary with Dance Lessons: 'Here's to Learning New Things the Older We Get'
Chip and Joanna Gaines are dancing their way through two decades of wedded bliss!
The home improvement experts marked their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday, May 31, with a post on Instagram that showed them taking dance lessons.
"❤️ T W E N T Y T W O Y E A R S ❤️. We've loved turning our date nights into dance nights," Joanna, 47, wrote in her caption.
"We are going to need quite a few more lessons but this is so much fun! Thanks for you patience, @dancewaco 😉," she continued, tagging the dance studio where she and Chip, 50, are improving their skills.
Concluding her post, Joanna added, "Happy Anniversary — Here's to learning new things the older we get! @chipgaines ❤️."
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The couple met in the waiting room of Joanna's dad's auto shop in Waco, Texas, back in 2001.
They dated for a year before Chip proposed in 2002. In 2003, the pair said "I do" at the historic Earle-Harrison House in Waco.
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Throughout the years, Chip and Joanna expanded their Magnolia empire, which now includes a quarterly journal, a TV network, multiple retail stores, a real estate company, rental properties, a restaurant and more.
They are also the proud parents to five children: sons Drake, 20, Duke, 17, and Crew, 6, plus daughters Ella, 18, and Emmie, 15.
Chip and Joanna's anniversary takes place a month after the mother of five celebrated her 47th birthday on April 19.
Chip marked the occasion at the time with a sweet Instagram tribute. "My. Best. Friend. Happy birthday, Joey.. I love you!!" he wrote in the caption of his post, sharing a sweet photograph of himself and Joanna on a nature walk. In the comments section, Joanna replied with three red heart emojis.
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Back in November 2024, Chip celebrated his milestone 50th birthday. A month later, Joanna shared an Instagram Reel of her husband's surprise party to mark the occasion.
"We finally got the super 8 vintage film back from Chip's surprise party in November—F I F T Y Y E A R S ! — what a life you've lived, what a night we had celebrating you," she wrote in the caption of her post.
Joanna added, "I'm the luckiest girl in the world. How grateful I am to journey through this life with you @chipgaines. Here's to 50 more!"
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