At a Glance
- Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham wed on January 12, 2019, and now parent four children.
- The couple posted a playful Instagram reel on Monday, January 12, spelling “years” with their bodies to honor their seventh anniversary.
- They toasted the milestone with a daytime date at Pinyon Coastal Mediterranean in Scottsdale, Arizona, joined by their three-month-old daughter, Livvy.
- Why it matters: Fans watched the pair’s televised engagement and now follow their growing family, making each anniversary a shared celebration.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham turned their seventh wedding anniversary into a light-hearted Instagram moment, filming themselves shaping letters that spelled “years” in the Arizona desert. The former Bachelor, 44, and his wife, 34, uploaded the joint reel on Monday, January 12, adding on-screen text that simply read “7 years.”
“Last year floating down the seine this year we are doing this lol. Get you one that can do both. Love you @laurenluyendyk happy 7th anniversary!” Luyendyk captioned the clip.
Later that day the pair slipped away for what Luyendyk dubbed “a day date” at Pinyon Coastal Mediterranean in Scottsdale. Nights, he noted, are “pretty hard right now” with a newborn in the house. Seated on the patio with baby Livvy, the couple clinked champagne glasses while Burnham’s parents footed the bill and arranged a restaurant sign that read, “Happy Anniversary! With Love, Mom and Dad.”
“So cool!” Luyendyk wrote across the photo of the sign. “Happy anniversary bb, love you so much!” he added in a follow-up slide.
Burnham reciprocated the affection in her own Instagram Stories on Tuesday, January 13, sharing a toast photo captioned, “In all seriousness, not much I didn’t share here & there, but yesterday we celebrated our 7 year anniversary 🥰 literally couldn’t love you more @ariejr ❤️ my partner in everything, my best friend.”
From TV Proposal to Four Kids
The timeline that brought them here started in 2018 when Luyendyk proposed during The Bachelor: After the Final Rose. Ten months later the duo exchanged vows in Maui on January 12, 2019. Their family has since doubled:
- Daughter Alessi – age 6
- Twins Senna and Lux – age 4
- Daughter Livvy – born September 18, 2024
With four children under seven, the couple has traded late-night dinners for daytime escapes, a shift Luyendyk candidly acknowledged in his Stories.
A Scottsdale Day-Date
Pinyon Coastal Mediterranean, known for coastal-inspired small plates and Arizona-sourced produce, provided the backdrop for their mid-day celebration. The restaurant’s patio allowed the parents to keep Livvy close while still savoring a rare moment alone.
Burnham’s parents surprised the couple by:
- Securing the check
- Pre-ordering the anniversary sign that greeted the pair at their table
- Sending the gesture incognito so the reveal felt spontaneous
Luyendyk’s post of the sign garnered heart-emojis from fans who have followed the family since their reality-TV days.
Social Media Style
The anniversary reel continued the playful tone the pair have cultivated online. Rather than staging a formal photo shoot, they:
- Lay in desert sand to create the letter “Y”
- Stood back-to-back to outline the “E”
- Bent sideways to shape the “A”
- Repeated the process for “R” and “S”
- Edited the clips together so the letters spelled “years”
On-screen text finalized the message with a simple “7” before the completed word.
Keeping Fans in the Loop
Ethan R. Coleman reported for News Of Losangeles that the couple’s followers have come to expect candid updates, from pregnancy announcements to toddler tantrums. Monday’s posts fit that mold, balancing curated affection with behind-the-scenes reality-like sipping champagne one-handed while holding a sleeping infant.
Sources told News Of Losangeles the pair plan to keep future family milestones similarly low-key, prioritizing time with their children over lavish trips. For now, a Scottsdale patio, a surprise sign, and a desert video suffice for marking seven years of marriage.
