Everything to Know About Russell Wilson and Ciara’s Relationship

Russell Wilson and Ciara both dominate their respective industries: He’s a star quarterback who won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013—while she’s an award-winning pop star who has released eight studio albums. After first crossing paths in 2015, the two quickly fell in love—and got engaged the following year. And nine years after their secret destination wedding in 2016, they’re still going strong as a couple, as well as in their individual professional and personal pursuits.

Read on for a complete timeline of the A-list couple’s whirlwind relationship.

March 26, 2015: First Meeting

After ending her engagement to rapper Future, Ciara met Russell for the first time at a University of Wisconsin basketball game on March 26, 2015. Even though he had already made plans with friends, the football star asked the singer to dinner, which she agreed to. “I completely forgot about the 10:30 [p.m.] dinner,” he recalled on Instagram Live. “Next thing I knew, it was 12:00 [a.m.], 12:30 [a.m.], and I was sold on you.”

April 28, 2015: Appearing at the White House

A month later, on April 28, 2015, Russell and Ciara made their public debut as a couple at a White House State Dinner.

March 11, 2016: Russell Proposes to Ciara

Just a year after first meeting, the couple became engaged. Russell proposed to the singer while vacationing in the Seychelles. “She said Yes!!! Since Day 1 I knew you were the one. No Greater feeling,” the NFL player wrote on Instagram. Ciara’s engagement ring features a round, brilliant-cut diamond flanked by trapezoid and pear-shaped diamonds on either side.

July 6, 2016: Wedding in England

After a four-month-long engagement, Russell and Ciara secretly wed on July 6, 2016, at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.

For her nuptials, Ciara wore a stunning long-sleeved Roberto Cavalli ball gown adorned in lace. Her veil also included a sentimental touch: Russell’s initials.

Ciara’s son, Future, served as ring bearer while the wedding party was clad in all-black attire. Of course, the over-the-top celebration was full of A-list guests, including La La Anthony and Kelly Rowland.

October 5, 2016: Expecting a Baby

On Ciara’s 31st birthday, the singer revealed some exciting news on Instagram: She was pregnant! While Ciara was already mom to son Future, whom she shares with her ex-fiancé of the same name, the pregnancy marked her first child with Russell. She wrote on Instagram, “On this special Birthday I received an abundance of love from friends and family.. and I’m excited to Finally share one of the Greatest Gifts of All that God could give…”

April 28, 2017: Sienna Princess Wilson Is Born

Ciara and Russell welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sienna Princess Wilson, on April 28, 2017.

June 1, 2018: Business Partners

In what would be the first of a few joint business ventures, the new parents partnered with the Portland Diamond Project to help bring a major league baseball team to the Oregon city.

July 2018: Belated Honeymoon in South Africa

The couple spent their second wedding anniversary on a belated honeymoon in South Africa.

April 29, 2019: Another Business Venture

In April of 2019, Ciara and Russell announced another joint business venture: Why Not You Productions. In the pursuit, the acclaimed singer and Super Bowl-winning quarterback hoped “to impact lives. That’s what we want to do at the end of the day—even from the kids space. We just want to tell stories that connect with the world and to the emotions,” per The Hollywood Reporter.

August 13, 2019: Owners of the Seattle Sounders

The couple’s business endeavors didn’t end with their production company. In August 2019, the duo became part of the ownership group for the Seattle Sounders, a soccer team. Russell announced the news on social media: “@ciara and I are fired up to announce we are Team Owners of the Seattle @SoundersFC one of the best soccer franchises in the world! We can’t wait for our kids to grow up loving Soccer! Family is everything!”

January 30, 2020: Expecting Another Baby

While vacationing in Turks and Caicos at the end of January 2020, Russell and Ciara turned to Instagram to announce that they were expanding their family. “Number 3,” they captioned their posts—alongside an image of the singer’s growing baby bump.

April 14, 2020: It’s a Boy!

With the help of their two children, the couple launched confetti into the sky to reveal the gender of their upcoming baby. To young Future’s delight, Ciara was expecting a boy.

July 23, 2020: Win Harrison Wilson Is Born

On July 23, 2020, Ciara gave birth to her third child (her second with Russell). The couple named their young son Win Harrison Wilson. A day after his birth, Ciara posted a sweet video of her serenading the newborn with “Happy Birthday” moments after he arrived into the world.

February 11, 2021: Opening Up About Their Marriage

As GQ cover stars in 2021, Ciara and Russell Wilson revealed intimate details about their relationship. For starters, Ciara finds fatherhood an incredibly alluring characteristic of her husband, saying, “The father in him is by far one of the things that makes him the most sexy to me. Hot. To me it’s hot.” Russell also explained what it’s like being a stepfather to Ciara’s eldest son Future. “And so I think the greatest thing that I’ve ever learned in life is probably in that relationship with Future, because the reality of being a stepparent is that biologically they’re not necessarily yours, but the reality is that you have to love them as if they are,” he said. “They’re your own blood in a way. You get to love them that way. And I think every kid deserves that and needs that and yearns for that.”

August 7, 2023: Another Baby on the Way

On August 7, 2023, Ciara took to Instagram to announce that she and Russell were expecting their third baby together. The “Level Up” singer posted a black-and-white video of herself dancing and posing by the pool before exposing a silhouette of her pregnant belly. “You look at me like that again, we make another kid… You my heart I’m your rib” 🥰😘❤️,” she captioned the clip.

December 11, 2023: A Growing Family

On December 11, 2023, Ciara revealed on Instagram that she gave birth to a baby girl, Amora Princess Wilson. The singer uploaded a photo of her newborn daughter wearing a black onesie and a matching hat engraved with “Amora.” “Amora Princess Wilson 9lbs 1oz We Love You so much!” the singer wrote in the social media caption.

March 13, 2025: They Celebrate DK Metcalf and Normani’s Engagement

In addition to dominating both the NFL and the music industry, Ciara and Russell also appear to have a talent for matchmaking. On March 13, 2025, after Normani and DK Metcalf announced their engagement, the two celebrated the news with them. “@Russell Wilson and I knew when we introed y’all 3yrs ago.. Love was truly in the air!” Ciara wrote in the caption of a TikTok. “Now y’all gon be booed up forever!! This is the best news! @DK Metcalf @Normani we love y’all so much!”

July 2025: They Help Donovan Mitchell Propose to Coco Jones

In July 2025, Russell played a role in Donovan Mitchell’s proposal to Coco Jones, marking the couple’s involvement in yet another high-profile celebrity engagement. “Thanks for allowing us to plan this with you Spida with @west2eastluxe,” the quarterback wrote on his Instagram story. It’s though that the duo, who met at Michael Rubin’s “White Party” on July 4, 2023, was likely introduced by Ciara and Russell.