Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried’s Relationship Timeline

A lasting happy ending isn’t common in Bachelor Nation these days, but a few OG couples were true endgame – like The Bachelorette season 9 pair Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried.

The pair walked down the aisle two years after their engagement was broadcast on the show in 2013 and have since created a beautiful family.

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2024 was a big year for Desiree and Chris as they celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary in January and announced they were expecting baby No. 3 five months later.

“Something’s brewing … & it’s not my coffee,” the former Bachelorette captioned her May 2024 Instagram video. “Baby #3 coming this November.”

The expecting parents welcomed sons Asher in 2016 and Zander three years later.

2013

Desiree and Chris found their forever while taking a chance on love on national television.

During the finale, runner-up Brooks Forester shocked fans, and Desiree, when he walked away from their relationship and self-eliminated. However, she didn’t let her broken heart with Brooks taint what she had with Chris.

“I feel like I was blindsided by my feelings for Brooks, that I couldn’t see that the one thing I always needed was right in front of me,” Desire told her soon-to-be fiancé moments before his proposal. “You have been by my side from the very beginning…I thank you every day for never giving up. And you mean the absolute world to me. I love you. I love you so much.”

2016

Desiree and Chris were eager to start a family after enjoying the newlywed phase of their marriage.

Asher was welcomed into the world on October 19 and his birth was announced the following day via Instagram.

“He already has us wrapped around his precious little fingers! We are overjoyed to welcome the newest addition to our family, Asher Wrigley Siegfried,” Desiree captioned the post alongside a photo of her son holding her hand.

She concluded the announcement, “Thanks to everyone for all of the love and support throughout Asher’s pregnancy! It really means a lot and we look forward to sharing this new chapter with you all.”

2019

Baby No. 2, Zander Cruz Siegfried, joined the family in January, Us Weekly confirmed at the time.

“Both mother and son are healthy and happy,” Desiree’s rep told the outlet.

Later that year, Desiree exclusively opened up about her postpartum journey with Life & Style.

“It’s been really great to be able to connect with other women who just have had babies, especially first-time moms, when you aren’t expecting to have these roller coaster emotions and feel like there’s other women who feel the same way,” she admitted. “So it’s been good.”

2024

Growing family! Desiree gave Bachelor Nation a major life update and shocked fans when she announced her third pregnancy at 38 years old.

Bachelor Nation alums congratulated the momma bear in the comments section of her Instagram announcement, including Rachel Recchia, Ashley Iaconetti, Trista Sutter and Raven Gates Gottschalk.