The following year, Vergara and Manganiello tied the knot in Palm Beach, Florida. There were 400 people in attendance at their wedding, including the actress’s “Modern Family” co-stars, along with an array of other celebs like Reese Witherspoon and Channing Tatum.
They said their vows at the lavish Breakers Resort, where Vergara walked down the aisle in a stunning (custom) Zuhair Murad Couture dress.
The Beginning of Forever
Sofia Vergara and her beau first met back in 2014, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. At the time, the actress was still engaged to Loeb, though after the meeting, photos surfaced of Manganiello’s head turned her way. Do you blame him?
He later admitted to checking her out, adding that he’s definitely not apologizing for it, even though he “totally got busted.” The two even bumped into each other and spoke for a while that evening. But, since she was still taken at the time, it didn’t evolve past friendly conversation that night.
True Love
Later that year, the two started dating, and six months into their relationship, the actor knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sofia. So, what did he do?
He proposed to her on Christmas Eve, of course. The proposal was reportedly incredibly romantic. Manganiello even prepared an entire speech for her in Spanish and said it as he got down on one knee as the sunset in the background.
The Secret to the Perfect Relationship
In mid-2020, Sofia Vergara celebrated her fifth anniversary with husband, Joe Manganiello. In an interview with the "Daily Mail," he revealed the secret to their relationship.
He said he knew right away when they were together that he could trust her and that they were both kind-hearted people capable of putting others first. “I was capable of putting her wishes above mine, and she was capable of doing the same.”
Relationship Goals
Aside from always putting each other’s needs ahead of their own, the couple keeps things interesting between them by laughing – a lot. The actress even revealed to "HOLA! USA" that they made up a little voice that they use when speaking to each other.
She also noted that if anyone outside of the relationship heard them, they’d probably wonder if everything was alright. After they saw that they shared the same sense of humor, they knew they were in it for the long haul. In 2023 the couple decided to try things differently and decided to separate.