It isn’t uncommon for A-listers to fall in love with their co-stars, especially if
they play romantic leads.
Jessica Alba did just that when she fell in love on the set of Fantastic Four, except
not with her leading man, but rather with a handsome hunk from behind the scenes.
Cash Warren and Jessica Alba have had a fantastic fourteen years of marriage and 18 years of
love.
From a secret shotgun wedding to 3 kids to her calling him “a roommate”, to divorce
rumors; we are going to unpack it all.
This couple’s relationship is out of this world!
The pair met on the set of the hit movie franchise where she played Sue Storm and he worked as
a director’s assistant.
But little did they know that this film would be more than just a job for them.
It would be the start of their love story.
From the moment they met the spark was instant.
But they could only pursue a friendship because Cash was in a relationship at the time.
“I was attracted to his spirit and mind before it went to a physical place.
We’re both old people in young people’s bodies,” she said.
Jessica knew when she met him that she was going to know him forever.
He instantly felt like family to her.
“We got each other.
We’re kindred spirits,” she said.
They opened up further about their meeting and their time on set together in a YouTube
video with their daughter, Honor.
The then 10-year-old had a lot of questions, and what better way to answer them than with
millions of people watching?
The parents admitted to their daughter that when they initially met, her dad had “a
legit girlfriend”.
Cash then had to take Polaroid pictures of the actress with different colored eye contacts
to see which one was more realistic for her character.
Alba said that if it wasn’t for the contacts, Warren wouldn’t have been taking photos
of her and they may have never made a connection.
But his response was, “We would've made it.
I would've figured it out.
I was laser-focused, zeroed in on her.”
Alba and Warren dated for the next four years, but it was only one year into their relationship
that the actress said Cash was the right one for her.
“His name is Cash…
He’s not famous, but he might be the one.”
And she was right!
In late 2007, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.
A month later, they were engaged.
Five months later, they were married.
The two secretly tied the knot at a Beverley Hills courthouse when Jessica was 9 months
pregnant.
And they refer to their wedding day as “laughably awkward.”
On the morning of their nuptials, they were lying in bed having a lazy morning and were
excited to meet their daughter in a few weeks.
They then made a decision that would change their lives.
The pair hopped out of bed, got dressed, and drove to the courthouse, even though neither
one of them thought marriage was important.
They felt it was outdated, but the love bug certainly bit them.
They got married with no family or friends around.
It was just them, the courthouse employee as their witness, and their unborn baby.
“But something changed in us that morning.
It wasn’t the dream wedding you deserved, in fact, it was laughably awkward.
Standing under an arch of dusty plastic flowers in the courthouse chapel, we held hands and
said, ‘I Do.’
I remember opening the car door for you, calling you Mrs. Warren for the first time,” Cash
said.
Just a few weeks after their wedding, the couple welcomed their first daughter, Honor
. Three years later, they welcomed baby girl, Haven.
Then on New Year’s Eve in 2017, they welcomed their son, Hayes, to complete their family
of five.
The LA’s Finest actress has admitted that both her daughters were a surprise, but their
son was planned.
She has also opened up about motherhood.
After having her second child she said, "I feel like most of my irrational, overprotective,
and weary new mom behavior evolved into a more laid-back approach with my second child.
I've never been a true 'helicopter parent,' but I've definitely stayed awake for endless
hours doing research on everything I could do wrong."
Warren and Alba both have a quality time rule in their household.
When they are with their kids, they are fully present and keep their phones off because
they want to keep their work time and their time for their kids separate.
“I think that we both have pretty high standards, and we expect a lot out of our kids and we’re
both pretty disciplined in that approach to making sure that they are good kids that are
going to grow up to be good people,” Cash said
This couple seems to have a solid romance that cannot be easily shaken.
But there was a time not too long ago that the world thought this strong couple was heading
for Splitsville They weren’t seen at any events together, and the actress’s regular
posts of her husband died down drastically.
Insider reports were saying that the couple had grown apart and simply just didn’t have
the time for one another anymore, which left them both feeling neglected.
Then Alba attended an LA Rams game without her wedding ring, and the whispers of divorce
got louder.
The pair was finally seen out together at events, and they took a no-kids trip together
to Hawaii.
Their trip seemed to solidify their commitment to their marriage — or was it a last-ditch
effort to save it?
All the rumors that this couple was heading down the path to a multi-billion-dollar divorce
were completely false.
Jessica attended the Rams game with her parents, so she wasn’t there shopping around for
a new husband.
Although, not wearing a ring raised eyebrows, there are many reasonable explanations as
to why.
Maybe, she was getting it cleaned?
Either way, Cash started reappearing on her social media feed.
Jessica also spoke about the reality of marriage and said, “If you’re both deciding every
day that it will work, regardless of the drama or anything that happens.
If you’re both like, ‘I want to figure this out,’ nothing can really break that.”
Besides, Alba and Warren certainly looked like they were doing fine when she announced
they had adopted two new puppies.
It didn’t help the rumors of separation when Alba spoke on Katherine Schwarzenegger
Pratt’s Instagram show about how she struggles to keep the spark alive, especially while
raising three children.
"It's all rosy for two and a half years.
But then after that, you become roommates.
You're just going through the motions.
You have the responsibilities.
It's a lot of, like, checking the boxes, right?"
she said.
Well, we’re not sure if roommates is the best way to describe your spouse, Jess!
But, despite all the rockiness that was probably created by the media, this couple has an amazingly
successful marriage!
Jessica is always sharing the struggles that they have had within their union and the keys
to success that have worked for them.
The secrets to their marriage are very simple - date nights, date nights, more date nights,
and over-communicating.
The twosome like to nip any conflict in the bud before it festers and gets to a point
of no return.
They check in on each other almost daily and over-communicate any grievance they may have
with the other to keep their relationship as healthy and happy as possible.
“I think we have an incredible amount of respect for each other, and we value each
other’s opinion and time, and I feel like we’re in it together, we’re not petty
with each other, and we communicate a lot,” she said.
The L.A.’s Finest star admitted that finding alone time with her husband was challenging
due to their busy schedules and raising their three children.
After they had their first daughter, an outing for the couple alone was needed.
It may not sound romantic, but their lives were so hectic that they decided that every
Wednesday was their night.
They wouldn’t talk about the kids or the to-do lists at home.
They would just focus on each other.
"At different times, there were different things that we needed.
Around the time I had the kids, it was like, 'I need a date night once a week,’.
And he'd be like, 'I need you to be present on the weekends and not work.'
So that’s exactly what we did.”
At first, Warren and Alba were good about doing weekly date nights but with time it
slowed down.
They still have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights blocked out where they don’t do any
kind of work.
They try to balance those nights between alone time for themselves and nights with their
kids.
They thoroughly believe that making time for your relationship is crucial in your daily
routine to keep the romance alive.
This couple sure does keep that spark going when they dote on each other on social media.
Cash made a post praising his wife where he wrote, “I still get butterflies in my stomach
around you.
I still wake up in the middle of the night and smile because you're next to me.
I still laugh at your jokes.
I am still inspired by you.
I'm still in awe of your beauty.
The only thing that's changed since the first day I met you is our age.”
Come on, how cute is that?
Jessica has admitted that she sometimes takes Cash for granted because they have the comfort
of ‘you’re not going anywhere’.
That sometimes means they take the stresses of life out on one another, and it is something
she constantly tries not to do.
But that’s just her being a normal person, right?
It doesn’t change the way she sees her husband and is proud to be his wife.
“I don’t know what I’d do without him there.
Waking up next to you every day feels like home.
And he’s so good with the kids.
We’re really happy,” she said.
Although this couple has certainly seen their fair share of hiccups, it is 18 years of love,
14 years of marriage, and 3 kids later and they always find their way back to each other.
They are still learning, growing, laughing, and loving together.
The pair look forward to a lifetime of pushing each other to be the best versions of themselves
and catching one another when they fall.
They couldn’t have dreamt of a better person than the other to share life with.
The actress has said she definitely doesn’t have all the answers to a happy marriage but
she joked, "If you've figured it out in your relationship, let me know.”
Let us know in the comments what you think of this couple and what you think the key
to a happy marriage is.
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