Emma Stone has found her happily ever after.
In September 2020, Page Six confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor had married comedian
Dave McCary after three years together.
And while these two like to keep their relationship low-key, we're dishing what we know about
their happy romance.
While Dave McCary might be an industry player just like his wife, he has taken on a behind-the-scenes
role in comedy — including writer, director, producer, and editor.
He kickstarted his career by founding the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor with his
longtime friends; current Saturday Night Live stars Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.
McCary also roamed the hallowed halls of 30 Rock as a writer and director for SNL from
2014 to 2019, earning multiple Emmy nominations.
Then in 2017, he made his directorial debut with Brigsby Bear.
McCary also directed and executive produced Julio Torres' HBO special My Favorite Shapes,
in 2019.
"I mean, there's not a lot of stuff like this out there."
Like his comedy work, McCary is also a hit with fans.
A source told People in 2017,
"Dave has this core of kindness and sweetness.
He's tall and fit, confident and funny.
[…] He's just a great, cute, talented guy."
While she's been tackling more serious subjects in her films these days, longtime fans know
that Emma Stone built her career using her comedy chops, starring in Superbad, Easy A
and Zombieland.
"I mean, if you love someone, you shoot them in the face.
[laughs]."
As a child, Stone even took improv classes to help her cope with crippling anxiety and
panic attacks.
She told Rolling Stone,
"You have to be present in improv and that's the antithesis of anxiety."
"Thank you.
That's our show."
It makes sense, then, that Stone reportedly first met McCary on the set of Saturday Night
Live in December 2016, acting in a sketch that McCary directed called "Wells for Boys."
But their romance didn't make headlines until almost a year later, when a source told People
the pair had been quietly dating for months.
"So many great memories in this place, but probably the one that sticks with me is this
fling that I had with a guy on the show back then."
Beyond their professional lives, this couple likes to lay low.
Stone doesn't even have a public social media presence, telling Elle,
"I think [social media] wouldn't be a positive thing for me.
Anything that really bothers me that people could comment on is something I'm already
worried about.
[And] nobody really gives a s--- at the end of the day except for me."
Given her desire to keep her personal life private, it makes sense that the A-lister
would seek a partner who wasn't in it for the fame.
A source told People,
"[Dave has] never wanted to be famous himself.
He's wanted to showcase his funny friends.
[…] I could definitely see how that would be appealing to someone like Emma."
McCary announced the pair's engagement with an Instagram post in December 2019.
A source told Grazia ,
"The proposal wasn't over-the-top by any means, but Dave was very romantic and had a beautiful
speech prepared."
But while diamonds may be a girl's best friend, McCary passed on the traditional rock when
choosing his lady's engagement ring.
As a source told Entertainment Tonight that he found the pearl and diamond bauble from
celeb-favorite jeweler, Catbird.
And even though Stone is an A-lister, her ring gets an A for affordability.
Shortly after the engagement news broke, her ring remained available online for just over
$4,700.
The unique sparkler seems a stellar choice for the down-to-Earth star.
Stone and McCary planned to marry in mid-March 2020, in a private ceremony.
But, as we're all well aware, the coronavirus pandemic changed many people's lives.
At the time, an insider told Page Six that the couple had postponed their wedding without
setting a new date.
But less than two months after reportedly cancelling the ceremony, Stone's ring finger
suggested she had tied the knot after all.
In May 2020, she appeared in a virtual chat for the Child Mind Institute, with a doctor
and Reese Witherspoon, where fans noticed a new, gold band on Stone's ring finger.
"If you marry an anxious man, you're going to have to know me the rest of my life.
You're doubling down."
"Thankfully, I didn't do that."
Four months later, in September 2020, the sound of virtual wedding bells rang throughout
the internet when photos surfaced of Stone and McCary on a walk in L.A. — both rocking
matching gold wedding bands.
That same month, Page Six confirmed the two had made it official, with a source telling
In Touch that the two had a, quote, "simple and perfect" ceremony, and adding,
"[They] plan on having a downsized wedding and reception for their friends and family
once this is all over."
Stone certainly made the most of her twenties, starring in several hit movies, coupling up
with Andrew Garfield, and topping it all off by nabbing the Academy Award for Best Actress
for La La Land.
But as she approached the big 3-0 , she started looking for stability, telling Elle,
"It's weird how much turning 30 crystallizes your life.
Instead of just living the dreams that I had in my youth […] what do I actually want
as an adult?"
Claiming she originally had zero interest in ever getting married or having children,
she added,
"And then I got older and I was like, I really want to get married, I really want to have
kids."
While it appears she's found her Prince Charming, in early January 2021, E! News confirmed the
couple is indeed expecting their first child together.
Sounds like all her dreams are coming true.
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