Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Photo:Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage
Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage
Mariska HargitayandPeter Hermannshare a love thatspans two decades.
Look back on the longtime duo’s love story with some of their sweetest throwback photos from their early days of power-coupledom.
01of 08Spotted on SetMariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Evan Agostini/GettyMariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann initially caught each other’s eyes when Hermann appeared on season 3 ofLaw & Order: SVU. Though she was in character as Detective Olivia Benson, Hargitay couldn’t help but take an interest in the guest star, as she later recalled onThe Drew Barrymore Showin 2022.“Who is that Clark Gable, Superman guy that I need to marry today?” the actress remembered thinking when she first saw Hermann on set in 2002.
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Spotted on Set
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Evan Agostini/Getty
Evan Agostini/Getty
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann initially caught each other’s eyes when Hermann appeared on season 3 ofLaw & Order: SVU. Though she was in character as Detective Olivia Benson, Hargitay couldn’t help but take an interest in the guest star, as she later recalled onThe Drew Barrymore Showin 2022.
“Who is that Clark Gable, Superman guy that I need to marry today?” the actress remembered thinking when she first saw Hermann on set in 2002.
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Heartfelt Start
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.SGranitz/WireImage
SGranitz/WireImage
Once they were acquainted, Hermann made a move to take their relationship off set and invited Hargitay to attend church with him. Reminiscing ontheir first datewith PEOPLE in 2019, the actress says their connection was immediate and electric.
03of 08Lover’s IntuitionMariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Ken Levine/WireImageShe was certain their chemistry would last after their emotional first date and shared her instinct with a close friend afterwards: “I told her, ‘This is it. This is the man I’m going to marry,’ ” Hargitay recalled when she and Hermann appeared on the cover of PEOPLE tocelebrate their 15th anniversaryin 2019.
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Lover’s Intuition
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Ken Levine/WireImage
Ken Levine/WireImage
She was certain their chemistry would last after their emotional first date and shared her instinct with a close friend afterwards: “I told her, ‘This is it. This is the man I’m going to marry,’ ” Hargitay recalled when she and Hermann appeared on the cover of PEOPLE tocelebrate their 15th anniversaryin 2019.
04of 08Night to RememberMariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.James Devaney/WireImageThe California-born beauty and her beautied the knotin 2004 with a ceremony held in Santa Barbara. Wedding planner Yifat Oren called their nuptials “enchanting” and “really magical,” per PEOPLE’s reporting at the time.“They’re mad about each other,” Oren said. “And they’re hilariously funny together.”
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Night to Remember
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.James Devaney/WireImage
James Devaney/WireImage
The California-born beauty and her beautied the knotin 2004 with a ceremony held in Santa Barbara. Wedding planner Yifat Oren called their nuptials “enchanting” and “really magical,” per PEOPLE’s reporting at the time.
“They’re mad about each other,” Oren said. “And they’re hilariously funny together.”
05of 08Marrying RightPeter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay.Gregory Pace/FilmMagic“I waited andmarried the right oneand it’s better than I thought it was," Hargitay reflected in conversation with PEOPLE. “Because sometimes you take a snapshot and you go, ‘I can’t believe this is my life.’ "
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Marrying Right
Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay.Gregory Pace/FilmMagic
“I waited andmarried the right oneand it’s better than I thought it was,” Hargitay reflected in conversation with PEOPLE. “Because sometimes you take a snapshot and you go, ‘I can’t believe this is my life.’ "
06of 08’Too Good to Be True’Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImageYears later, when the Golden Globe winner received a star on theHollywood Walk of Famein 2013, she echoed that same sentiment in her speech. After praisingtheir three children, she thanked her husband: “To Peter, you’re too good to be true.”
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‘Too Good to Be True’
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
Years later, when the Golden Globe winner received a star on theHollywood Walk of Famein 2013, she echoed that same sentiment in her speech. After praisingtheir three children, she thanked her husband: “To Peter, you’re too good to be true.”
07of 08Love and LaughterMariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.L. Busacca/WireImageThe key to their long-standing love? Constanthumor and happiness.“I never thought I would have this much laughter in my life,” Hermann told PEOPLE in 2019. TheYoungerstar added, “Not just actual laughter, but also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter — of joy.”
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Love and Laughter
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.L. Busacca/WireImage
L. Busacca/WireImage
The key to their long-standing love? Constanthumor and happiness.
“I never thought I would have this much laughter in my life,” Hermann told PEOPLE in 2019. TheYoungerstar added, “Not just actual laughter, but also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter — of joy.”
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A Full House
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Harold Cook/FilmMagic
Harold Cook/FilmMagic
source: people.com
