She's not going to be singing thank u, next, for much longer... Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez have tied the knot in a private ceremony, a representative for the pop star confirmed to People yesterday.
"They got married," the spokesperson revealed. "It was tiny and intimate — less than 20 people. The room was so happy and full of love. The couple and both families couldn't be happier."
TMZ added that the ceremony took place at the couple's home in Montecito, California. "Both Ari and Dalton love Montecito. They spend a lot of time there," the publication said. "It seems only natural that they would get married at Ari's beautiful and historic house."
Of course, Ariana and Dalton's wedding took place only 16 months after the pair met — making this quite the whirlwind romance! So, in honour of their nuptials, we take a look back at their relationship, from their first public Instagram posts to their engagement announcement...
February 2020 — Ariana is spotted with a mystery man
On February 11th, 2020, the singer, 27, was seen making out with a mystery man.
Per TMZ, Ari was seen at Bar Louie in Northridge, California and "rolled into the gastropub around 1 a.m. with a crew of friends". She then proceeded to sit in a booth with the fella and had a good old smooching sesh. Cute!
Turns out, that mystery fella would go on to become her husband.
March 2020 — They're dating!
Just one month later, a source told People that Ariana had been dating her mystery man — aka 25-year-old, luxury real estate agent, Dalton Gomez — since January.
A second insider then claimed that the pair, as well as a few friends, have been living together amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Ariana is staying at home with friends," a source told the magazine. "She is very serious about self-distancing and has been with the same group of people for days. One of the people she is with right now is Dalton — they have been hanging out for a couple of months. Ariana doesn’t want to do another public relationship so she is trying to keep this one quiet, but she seems very happy with Dalton."
Later, another source added to US that "Ariana sees something different in Dalton that she has never seen before in guys she has previously dated. He is the type of guy she has been looking for. He’s very protective of her, will go out of his way for her and does little things that are chivalrous."
The insider also revealed that the pair met after Ari's team hired the Aaron Kirman Group employee to help her find a house just before the pandemic hit.
"When she saw him, she immediately thought he was cute and very good-looking, and she asked her team to set up an in-person meeting with him," the source continued. "Ariana fell very hard for Dalton shortly after they met."
May 2020 — It's (kinda) official...
Dalton makes his first public debut in Ariana's and Justin Bieber's Stuck With U music video — at the height of lockdown.
The couple looked so adorable as they slow danced — check out the vid below...
June 2020 — It's Instagram official!
Ariana took to Instagram to share some photos of her time in lockdown, and hidden in the "photo dump" is a sweet picture of her and her new beau.
Posted on June 26th, just before her 27th birthday, they look so loved up!
June 2020 — Ari's birthday
More photos on Instagram show the Side By Side singer receiving a kiss from Dalton at her Midsommar themed 27th birthday party on June 26th.
Ariana wore a floral crown and cape to celebrate her big day with friends and family, including Dalton, her mum, Joan Grande, dad, Ed Butera, and brother, Frankie Grande, per Just Jared.
August 2020 — Ariana marks Dalton's birthday
Ariana celebrated Dalton's birthday by taking to Instagram to write: "hbd to my baby my best friend my fav part of all the days :) i love u [sic]."
She shared a series of cute photos and videos of the pair together, as well as a hilarious meme.
October 2020 — 34+35
After Ariana released the single 34+35, which is incredibly explicit in nature, her stans had a great time coming up with meme content related to her sex life.
Steamy stuff indeed...
December 2020 — They're engaged!
The pop star took to Instagram on December 20th to reveal that she's engaged, and to show off the ring of course.
"Forever n then some [sic]," she cryptically captioned the photograph.
A source at the time told US Weekly: "Ariana has really enjoyed getting to know and falling in love with Dalton out of the spotlight, something she didn't get to do in her past relationships. They are so in love and committed to spend the rest of their lives together."
Per E! News, Dalton worked with the jeweller Jack Solow to create the perfect engagement ring for Ariana. It featured an oval-shaped diamond, set next to a pearl. Gorgeous!
December 2020 — Christmas at the Grande's
Ariana and Dalton spent December 25th at Ari's family home, and shared some very sweet snaps on social media.
She captioned the photo dump "merry :) [sic]".
April 2021 — A rare snap of the couple
Ariana took to Instagram to post a rare snap of just the two of them, snuggling by a fireplace. "!!! my heart my person !!! thank u so much for being u [sic]," she wrote. Too cute!
April 2021 — Wedding planning reportedly commences
The tabloids start reporting on Ari and Dalton's purported wedding plans at this time. A source tells US Weekly: "Ariana and Dalton’s wedding will happen early summer. They have been looking at venues in a few different cities but are most likely choosing California."
An insider at the time also said that the couple wanted a "small and intimate affair" and that "nothing will officially happen until it's safe" — in reference to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
E! News added: "[Ariana] has been very respectful and tries not to share a lot about their relationship but it comes with the territory when you are dating a celeb. [They] are very madly in love. Dalton treats Ariana like a queen and they have a lot of fun together."
May 2021 — Ariana and Dalton marry!
And we're back in the present! TMZ were the first to break the news that the pair tied the knot over the weekend.
The publication detailed that there was no real "ceremony" and that she and Dalton said their "I dos" in an informal manner.
Neither Ariana nor Dalton have taken to social media (as of yet) to break the news, but we bet a photo dump is incoming...
Feature image credit: Alamy
