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Almost 20 years and counting! Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron‘s chance meeting at a 2002 event in Australia led to a lifetime of happiness for the pair.

Looking back at their first encounter at the “very pretentious party” years later, the comedian admitted that he knew immediately that the actress was The One for him.

“I knew instantly. I don’t know if she did. It’s taken her about 20 years to know,” Cohen told The New York Times in October 2020.

Two years after sparking romance rumors, the couple got engaged, but Fisher admitted that she preferred to keep her relationship with Cohen as under the radar as possible.

“I’m not really comfortable talking about my private life and Sacha and I are probably very similar in that we hide our feelings behind humor,” the Confessions of a Shopaholic actress shared with the Daily Mail in August 2008.

As they prepared for their nuptials, Fisher ended up making the decision to convert to Judaism in honor of her then-fiancé.

“I will definitely have a Jewish wedding just to be with Sacha. I would do anything — move into any religion — to be united in marriage with him,” she explained to the Evening Standard ahead of their 2011 ceremony.

For Fisher, the crucial part was all about having their loved ones at the event.

“It [was] very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with my family and friends. And when you are in the public eye, to keep that private and to make it happen without it being really visible is really difficult,” she admitted to Allure in January 2009.

Prior to getting married though, the couple welcomed their first daughter, Olivia, in 2007.

After getting married in March 2011, the twosome welcomed their second daughter, Elula, several months later. The Now You See Me star and the Borat actor continued to focus on making sure their growing family had the privacy they wanted.

“Motherhood is my favorite topic but I never talk about it publicly. As much as I love what I am doing, and I am so fortunate to have the opportunities that I have had, my responsibility is to my family,” Fisher told Us Weekly in March 2011 about adjusting to life as a parent.

As Fisher and Cohen’s marriage blossomed with the addition of their two daughters, the Scooby-Doo star admitted that it took work to stay together year after year.

“Choosing to be together every day is incredibly romantic. I love marriage. I think it’s a wonderful institution and it’s the most important decision you make,” she told Australia’s Sunday Telegraph in October 2012. “Life is filled with highs and lows, and you have a best friend to share it with you. It’s amazing. It’s like winning the lottery, having a good partner.”

Even though the duo had their individual hectic work schedules, Fisher explained that they would always choose family before anything else.

“Family is 100 percent my top priority. So I’m much more comfortable doing supporting roles right now. And often,” the Arrested Development alum detailed to The Telegraph in July 2013.

Two years later, Cohen and Fisher welcomed their son, Montgomery, into the family.

Scroll down to relive Cohen and Fisher’s relatable romance:

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2002

The duo met at a party in Sydney, Australia.

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2004

Cohen and Fisher got engaged in 2004.

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October 2007

The pair welcomed their first daughter, Olivia.

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August 2010

The pair welcomed their second daughter, Elula.

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March 2011

The duo tied the knot in a private ceremony in Paris.

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March 2015

Us broke the news that the Australian actress was expecting in October 2014. They welcomed their first son, Montgomery, in April 2015.

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2016

The pair worked on their first movie together, The Brothers Grimsby, in 2016.

“He’s such a perfectionist. He’ll do everything and anything to get the best joke possible into the movie, so it was definitely inspirational. He’s so funny on set and it was a lot of fun,” Fisher gushed about Cohen at the time.

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October 2017

In a rare interview, Fisher acknowledged that her decision to keep her life private has only added to the intrigue.

“It feels like now it’s an interesting news point that I don’t want to talk about it. Yet when I started out, it was interesting that people wanted to talk about their private life. No one could believe it,” Fisher told Today in October 2017. “Everyone was like ‘Oh,  my God. Can you believe she is talking about her private life, whoever it was.’ Nowadays, we are used to everyone sharing everything that I’ve become an interesting news story for keeping a secret.”

Although many think Fisher prefers her privacy, she clarified that she does get many visitors due to her faith.

“But I do have an open-door policy and people come over all of the time. I do big Shabbat dinners. Everybody gets access to my family time once a week,” she noted.

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September 2018

“Married to one of the GQ Men of the year, unfortunately not John Legend,” Fisher joked via Instagram in September 2018.

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February 2019

While sharing an Instagram selfie of the couple, the actress captioned the post, “Happy Valentines Day to my husband. Sorry I had to crop you out of this snap but honestly this is such a great photo of me.”

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December 2019

“So proud of the Hubs @sachabaroncohen getting a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a limited series,” the author wrote alongside a video of her husband working out via Instagram. “He worked so hard transforming for his role in The Spy – not just getting rid of his dad-bod (see video) but learning three dialects, including Syrian and living in Casablanca, mainly in character for 4 months while shooting. This honor is shared with Eli Cohen‘s family, thank you for letting him bring the story to screen and to the HFPA .” 

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October 2020

Fisher celebrated her husband by gushing about him in a sweet Instagram post, writing, “Happy Birthday boo . You have had an amazing year as an activist, actor, father and husband. Thank you for trying as hard as you can to make the world a better place ”

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November 2020

After making the move to Australia as a family, the Tag star reflected on feeling “so safe” again.

“I’m the happiest when I’m home,” Fisher told Stellar magazine. “I miss it when I’m not here. I don’t feel any pressure when I’m in Australia. I don’t have to say or do or be anything. I mean, I don’t even have to wear shoes.

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December 2020

The Definitely, Maybe star revealed that Cohen’s advice changed the trajectory of her career.

“Sacha was the reason I got into comedy. I was actually auditioning for a lot of dramatic roles and having no success at all,” she told The Examiner. “I was losing confidence in my abilities when he recommended that I do comedy. He felt I was really funny, so when someone as funny as him recommends that, I listened and actually auditioned for Wedding Crashers, which ended up being my big break.”

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February 2021

“So proud of hubby for tying the record of the most Golden Globe nominations in a single year – best supporting actor, best comedy actor, best comedy.. What a great birthday present. Thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press,” Fisher congratulated Cohen via Instagram in February 2021.

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February 2021

After Cohen’s film, Borat: Subsequent Movie Film, received two Golden Globe awards, the comedian thanked his wife during the virtual show.

“Thank you to my incredibly patient wife Isla, who has put up with all my madness,” he mentioned at the time.

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March 2021

“These two solid bronze Golden Globes make my hubby the first actor to win twice for playing the same character ,” Fisher shared via Instagram in March 2021.

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April 2021

Ahead of an awards night out, the Nocturnal Animals actress posted a cute selfie with her husband via Instagram.

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