Inside the Glamorous Lifestyle of Ayesha Curry, Wife of NBA Star Stephen Curry (2024)

StephenandAyeshaCurry have been married for more than a decade, but the couple’s love story dates back to when they were teenagers.

The pair met at church in Charlotte, North Carolina, whenStephen was just 15 and Ayesha was 14.

In a biography about his life titledThe Miraculous Riseof Steph Curry, Stephen’s sister recalled Ayesha making an impression on her brother. “She would find him after church, barely say two words, and, like, walk away,” Sydelrecalled in the book. “That’s how she would flirt with him in a way. He clearly liked it. It left an impression.”

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It would be several more years before Ayesha and Stephen’s conversations evolved. In 2008, they reconnected after bumping into each other in Los Angeles while Stephen was in town for the ESPYs. “I mean, it wasfriend vibes… until I dodged the first kiss,” Ayesha latertold theNew York Post.

Once Ayesha realized that her former childhood pal was interested in something more than friendship, everything fell into place. The coupletied the knoton July 30, 2011, andwelcomed their first child, daughter Riley, the following year.

Since then, their family has grown by three more with the arrival ofdaughter Ryanin 2015,son Canonin 2018 and sonCaiusin 2024.

Read on to relive Stephen and Ayesha’s sweet journey.

2003: Stephen and Ayesha meet

Stephen and Ayesha first crossed paths when they were 15 and 14 years old. “We were just kids,” Ayeshapreviously told PEOPLE. “He was the cute boy at church that all of the girls were obsessed with, so I made a generalization that maybe he wasn’t for me.”

“I don’t remember the exact first day I saw her,” Stephen countered, joking, “There was no wind blowing in her face with a backlight.”

July 20, 2008: Stephen and Ayesha reconnect

By 2008, a teenage Ayesha had moved to Los Angeles to model and act. It was there that shereconnected with her future spouse, who was in town to attend the ESPYs (the athlete took home an award for Breakout Athlete that year). “I didn’t know what the ESPYs were,” Ayesha told PEOPLE.

In fact, she had a “no athletes” policy when it came to dating. “My parents found this paper from my high school theater class where you had to write down what you wanted in a significant other,” she said. “At the bottom, it said, ‘No athletes because they’re arrogant.’ “

2008: Stephen and Ayesha go on their first date

The pair’s first date took place on Hollywood Boulevard. “I picked him up in my ’98 Astro van,” the restaurateur recalledonJimmy Kimmel Livein June 2019. “He had on 3XL shorts, so that’s a sign of the times. It was our first official date.”

When asked what they did together, Ayesha replied, “We did Madame Tussauds. Listen, we were 18 and 19, so if that, like, clarifies anything. And we got chai tea lattes.”

She latertold PEOPLEthat Stephen’s demeanor impressed her on their date, “He was so funny and silly. The absolute opposite of what I thought he was going to be.”

Ayesha also laterrecounted the pair’s first kissto theNew York Post. “He was mid-conversation and came flying at my face like a thief in the night,” she recalled. “So I was, like, ‘No.’ Then I thought, ‘Oh, I didn’t know this is what was happening.’ “

2008: Ayesha tells Stephen she loves him for the first time

At some point along the way, the tables turned, and Ayesha found herself pursuing Stephen.”I told him I loved him first and he said, ‘I feel like I love you too, but I don’t want to say it unless I’m sure because I just want to be sure that when I say it, I really mean it,'” she said during aninterview with PEOPLE. “I got in my car and drove home crying.”

Though Ayesha wound up having to wait a few months to hear those three little words, Stephen made sure to make them memorable. “We were watching a movieand he turned to my ear, and he said, ‘I love you,’ ” she recalled. “Mind you, my parents were sitting right there. His parents were sitting right there. Our siblings were sitting right there. I was trying to sit and watch the movie, but I was freaking out. It was so special because I knew he meant it.”

July 2010: Stephen proposes to Ayesha

Stephen recalledsetting the scene for his proposaltoParentsin 2016. “The plan was to act like we were going to a family cookout,” he said. “So we pulled up to the house and I stopped in the middle of the driveway, got down on my knee and went into my spiel. Little did I know the whole family was looking out the window.”

Ayesha also spoke to theCharlotte Observerabout the sweet moment. “He asked me if I knew where we were standing. It was [in the driveway of my parents house] the spot where we had our first kiss,” she said. “He pulled me close and started saying all these sweet things and then dropped down on one knee. I was in a state of shock.”

July 30, 2011: Stephen and Ayesha get married

The teenage sweethearts tied the knot on June 30, 2011, in a North Carolina ceremony at the Ballantyne Resort, withapproximately 400of their nearest and dearest in attendance. The bride wore a strapless gown with a full skirt and an intricate floral embellishment just below the waist.

July 19, 2012: Stephen and Ayesha welcome their first child

ESPN reported in July 2012 that the couple’sfamily had expanded by onewith the birth of their first daughter, Riley Elizabeth.

July 10, 2015: Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry welcome their second baby girl

Three years later, their family grew even more with the addition of their second baby, Ryan Carson. Stephenposted a photoof Ayesha holding the baby girl several days after her birth. “I’m wayyyyy up. I feel Blessed!” he captioned the shot. “Healthy baby and@ayeshacurryis all I prayed for.#prouddaddy”

June 3, 2017: Ayesha posts a “thirst trap” featuring a shirtless Stephen

Ayesha Curry shared a photo of her husband at the beachstanding shirtlessand showing off his muscles. “Candid and all mine,” she wroteon the snap. “Thank you, Lord. Appreciate what God blesses you with, ladies.”

July 30, 2017: Ayesha tells Stephen she loves him “so darn much”

For their 6th wedding anniversary, Ayeshareminded her spouse just how much she loved him. “Happy 6th wedding anniversary, my love!” she wroteon Instagram. “I don’t know where the time has gone. It definitely feels like just yesterday, except we have two babies and lack of sleep to show for it! Not to mention a ton of bomb memories. I love you so darn much that there’s not much I can say here because it won’t nearly amount to how I feel.”

Stephen, in turn, called Ayesahis “everything.” “My woman, my life!” he captioned a sweet video of the pair making goofy faces in the car.

February 2, 2018: Ayesha Curry announces that she and Stephen Curry are expecting their third baby

Ayesha announced her third pregnancy in February 2018 when she posted a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt that read, “Preggers.”

“Heyyy, how did this happen?” she jokedon Instagramof her cheekyannouncement, adding, “Curry, party of five. Feeling very blessed … and very sick. Yippie!”

July 2, 2018: Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry welcome a baby boy