- Billie Lourd and her husband, Austen Rydell, have a unique relationship.
- Lourd had a difficult year in 2016 and 2017 after losing both her mother, Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher and her grandmother.
- Rydell, on the other hand, was there to support and love her.
- Lourd and Rydell’s wedding was also spectacular, with the latter incorporating the American Horror Story star’s family into the engagement ring, wedding gown, and overall wedding.
Lourd and Rydell had known each other for years before their relationship blossomed into marriage, with Instagram photos dating back to 2013. They began dating in 2016, had one breakup before reconnecting, and are now married with a son and expecting their second child.
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Before the wedding, Billie Lourd and her husband, Austen Rydell
As previously stated, Lourd and Rydell started dating in 2016 after years of friendship.
Their romance, however, was short-lived, as Lourd later that year began dating her Scream Queens co-star, Taylor Lautner.
Unfortunately, the relationship was only eight months long. Lourd and her boyfriend, Lautner, split in July 2017, according to PEOPLE.
They were reported to be no longer together but still friendly. Their breakup was caused by Lourd’s focus on her work.
However, Lourd reconnected with Rydell after a few months.
In October 2017, they were seen kissing outside a hotel in Palm Springs, fueling rumors that they had rekindled their romance.
After visiting Norway to see the Northern Lights, the couple confirmed their relationship.
They went there so that Lourd could pay tribute to her mother on the anniversary of Fisher’s death.
Rydell’s birthday was celebrated in Japan in April 2018, and Lourd’s birthday was celebrated in Vegas in July 2018 compared to the previous year, the previous year.
In May 2018, they made their first public appearance as a couple at a Christian Dior fashion show.
Their first red carpet-appearance as a couple was in November 2018 at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.
Aside from a couple of photos on social media, the couple kept their dating life out of the spotlight.
Billie Lourd’s engagement and wedding to Austen Rydell
Rydell was the one who announced the couple’s engagement.
On June 26, 2020, he announced the happy news on Instagram, writing that saying yes to his proposal was a no-brainer for Lourd.
Yes, she said!! (She actually said ‘Duhhh,’ but I suppose that’s even better than yes?!? “,” he captioned a series of photos depicting their relationship.
The engagement ring was reportedly the same one that Lourd’s father, Bryan, proposed to Fisher with.
A few months after announcing their engagement, Lourd and Rydell quietly welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell.
In September 2020, Lourd announced the news on Instagram, alongside a photo of his tiny feet.
On July 20, 2021, Lourd and Rydell listed their Los Angeles home after three years of living just off Melrose Boulevard.
The house was put on the market months after it was revealed that Lourd had begun renovating two adjoining properties owned by her late mother and grandmother.
As a result, she established an $18 million estate in which she intended to continue to expand her family with Rydell.
Lourd’s bachelorette party took place in February 2022, nearly two years after their engagement.
On Instagram, the actress posted a series of photos, including one in which she was wearing a white leisure set with feather trim, red heart-shaped sunglasses, and white Minnie Mouse-themed bridal headwear.
Lourd and Rydell married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, one month after her bachelorette party, on March 12, 2022.
Lourd later shared wedding photos, including shots of her wedding gown, which was designed in memory of her late mother.
Vogue obtained information about Lourd’s wedding, wedding gown, and engagement ring.
After interviewing her late mother in 2014, the Ticket to Paradise star first met Rodarte’s designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
She met with the Rodarte design team at the company’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters, where they began work on her dream gown.
Her René Mancini shoes were also similar to Fisher’s.
Bryan, her father, chose them because they “reminded him of the shoes my mother used to wear in the 1990s.”
Her bridal jewelry said the same thing.
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As her “something old,” Lourd wore a pair of vintage Neil Lane diamond studs from her father.
She wore her mother’s favorite ring, a blue fire opal, as her “something blue,” according to Vogue.
In April 2022, the couple went on their honeymoon.
Lourd shared on Instagram cozy sunset photos of the couple hugging and kissing, with rolling hills and rippling water in the background.
They are currently living a very happy married life. Because they are expecting a baby, their family of three will soon become a family of four.
When the actress showed off her baby bump at the world premiere of Ticket To Paradise in London, England, they revealed their pregnancy.
