Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbertare one unapologetically happy couple and we can’t get enough of them.
And Hough hasn’t been afraid to share sweet sentiments about his wife, either.
Through every challenge, your strength and grace have been nothing short of inspiring.
You’ve given me purpose, and you’ve changed my life in ways I never thought possible."
Dating rumors hit the headlines in May 2016, but Hough’s sister wasn’t willing to spill.
“I don’t know.
It was really fun,” Hough toldAwards Daily.
“It was hilarious because we were just running around our house in Beauty and the Beast costumes.”
“We came together, we got closer.
We grew as a couple tremendously… we had a great time,” he said.
“I called her my girlfriend at some event and it felt really wrong.
[It was] almost like a cheap word for how our relationship is,” he said.
The pro dancer added that he and Erbert had spoken a lot about their wedding plans over the years.
“We didn’t sit down and say, ‘It’s time.’
She’d be like, ‘Babe, we’re not even engaged yet,'” he said.
The couple’s friends and family were thrilled about the proposal, too.
“We all knew it was gonna happen.
We just were like, ‘Alright, when’s it gonna be?'”
“The feeling of the entire day was just joy, celebration, and love.
And, for me at least, there was such a clear sense of future.
This was really just the beginning for us as a couple,” the groom toldBrides.
Thankfully, she recovered well and the newlyweds came out of the tragedy more in love than ever.
“Our love has just deepened, and it’s gotten stronger and better,” Hough toldE!
“This past year has been a journey filled with so many challenges, blessings, difficulties and triumphs.
“But above all, this year has been a testament to the power of love our love.
Love truly conquers all,” he added.
