Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Married Life Hilarie Burton Morgan Marks 15 Years Since Her First Date with Husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan "It’s been a very long date,” Hilarie Burton Morgan said on the 15-year anniversary of their first date By Marina Watts Marina Watts Marina Watts is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Bustle, The US Sun, Newsweek and OK! Magazine. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 27, 2024 05:53PM EDT Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan attend the AMC Networks 2024 Upfront at Chelsea Factory on April 10, 2024 in New York City. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are celebrating their longtime love! On Monday, May 27, the One Tree Hill alum shared a selfie with the Watchmen actor and their family, marking 15 years since their first date. “Fifteen years ago, @jeffreydeanmorgan asked me to come out Memorial Day weekend and visit him in New Mexico so he could take me on a date before I left the States to live in the apartment I’d rented in Paris,” Hilarie, 41, captioned the selfie on Instagram. “It’s been a very long date,” she cheekily added. In the comments section, Jeffrey, 58, responded: “You forgot awesome. Long and real awesome. Xxx.” Hilarie Burton Morgan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and their kids. Hilarie Burton Morgan/Instagram Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan's 2 Kids: All About Augustus and George The couple met in May 2009, when they were introduced by Jeffrey's former Supernatural costar,Jensen Ackles. During an episode of the couple's weekly video-chat-based show on AMC, Friday Night in with the Morgans, the two reminisced about how Ackles invited Jeffrey to join him and Hilarie for drinks in Los Angeles one night. "You pulled up in your Harley, and we were sitting there in the front window, and Hilarie sees this guy get off a bike in slow-motion and take his helmet off and throw his hair [around]," Ackles recalled, before chuckling, "It was all very surreal. You walked in, the two of you locked eyes, and that was pretty much the rest of the evening." The two have been together ever since, welcoming son Augustus "Gus" in March 2010 and daughter George in 2018. After a decade of dating, the pair secretly tied the knot on Oct. 5, 2019, in an intimate ceremony in New York surrounded by friends, family and their two kids. "We had built this life together," Hilarie told PEOPLE shortly after their nuptials. "We'd had kids together. I think there comes a point where you just don't want to go another day by being inauthentic about it." Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan attend the "The Walking Dead: Dead City" Premiere. Rob Kim/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Jeffrey Dean Morgan Says He Was 'Nervous as Hell' About Wife Hilarie Burton's 'Walking Dead' Part Over the years, the actors have been lucky enough to work together in the sci-fi television series Extant in 2015 and again in 2021 on The Walking Dead. They also support each other on the red carpet, most recently stepping out in April for the AMC Networks upfront in N.Y.C. "Thanks for the hot date @jeffreydeanmorgan! Always always always proud of you," Hilarie wrote on Instagram about The Walking Dead star after their red carpet appearance. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. When they’re not acting, the duo own a farm in Rhinebeck, New York and launched a spirit line in 2022.