Maks paid a loving tribute to his wife on Instagram. “This was one of the most exciting days of my life! Everything felt very festive…
Maks paid a loving tribute to his wife on Instagram.
“This was one of the most exciting days of my life! Everything felt very festive,” Maks wrote in the caption of a video of their courthouse wedding. “I couldn’t take my eyes off my future wife the whole ride to the City Hall and it was is (sic) if New York City herself was marrying us.”
The star ballroom dancer went on to add that he couldn’t believe that they’d been married for one year and that he was so happy that she had chosen him. He ended the post by proclaiming his love for her and wishing her a happy anniversary.
Maks and Peta have one child together, an eight-month-old son named Shai Aleksander Chmerkovskiy.
Peta confessed that it was not “love at first sight” for her because, at the time, she thought her future husband was arrogant. Maks quipped that her first impression of him must have been a “defense mechanism.”
“I think she was in love with me at first sight and just doesn’t want to admit it,” he said.
Before we did it in front of 300???????????????? .. This was one of the most exciting days of my life! Everything felt very festive, I couldn’t take my eyes off my future wife the whole ride to the City Hall and it was is if New York City herself was marrying us????.. I can’t believe it’s been a year. I still can’t believe you chose me. I can’t believe I get to live this dream with you by my side for the rest of my life and I promise to earn every second of your love.. I love you @petamurgatroyd ❤️ Happy anniversary baby. . #FavoritePersonEver
A post shared by @ maksimc on Jul 8,2018 at 12:36pm PDT
Peta added that as time went on she learned that he wasn’t arrogant at all and saw that he was very helpful to the rest of the cast on the production. A friendship blossomed from there.
Maks admitted that he “dodged a bullet” during that time because his future wife could have fallen in love with someone else and left him to lick his wounds all alone.
But that didn’t happen.
“She’s my best friend,” Maks said in praise of the mother of his child. “She makes me a better man.”
Peta’s most recent Instagram post was made on the Fourth of July but it shares a heartwarming sentiment about the value of living in a free country. The photo she posted is of her, Maks and their adorable son.
Happy Independence Day to all ???????? To put it simply….it’s not about the raging parties…. it’s about the reason we’re all living in this beautiful country, war free, with every opportunity life has to offer. We’re all different and some of us come from far away places, but we’re all here and should do our best to give back… to America’s fallen heroes, thank you.
A post shared by Peta Murgatroyd (@petamurgatroyd) on Jul 4,2018 at 5:52pm PDT
After the courthouse wedding, Maks and Peta had a more formal ceremony on July 8,2017 at Oheka Castle in New York, Us Weekly reports. The bride wore a Karen Sabag Couture ball gown and heels with a stunning tiara and veil. For his nuptials, Maksim wore a Tom Ford suit with a white jacket and black dress pants.
C H E R S???? Throwback to this amazing day and huge thanks to @the_macallan for providing some of their best whiskey!
A post shared by @ maksimc on Jul 21,2017 at 9:09am PDT
