Who Is Justin Baldoni’s Wife? All About Emily Baldoni

Mar. 15, 2025

Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni attend the after party for the premiere of CBS Films' “Five Feet Apart” on March 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Justin Baldoni’s relationship with his wife, Emily Baldoni, has been admired since the beginning.

TheJane the Virginalum married Emily in 2013. They went public with their relationship when Justin created and shared a25-minute proposal video, which went viral.

For the Wayfarer Foundation board member, he immediately knew that Emily was the woman he had “always dreamed of.”

“I had made the same mistake so many times, searching for something in a package that I thought I would want,” he toldMakers. “When I met Emily, it was unlike all my other experiences. She had like a depth and a grace and this quiet strength that I think I always dreamed of and I just knew.”

Justin and Emily share two children: Maiya Grace andMaxwell Roland-Samuel.

Here’s everything to know about Justin Baldoni’s wife.

She’s from Uppsala, Sweden

Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni.Emily Baldoni Instagram

Emily Baldoni Instagram

Before making the move to the United States, Emily (née Foxler) was born on Aug. 3, 1984, in Uppsala, Sweden. Not much is publicly known about her early life, except that she realized she had apassion for actingin her adolescence.

“I met Emily not long after she moved from Sweden and she had an accent and I thought, ‘Soon as that accent goes away, she’s going to be a leading lady in American movies,’ ” director James Ward Byrkit said in aninterview with Mandatory.com.

“I’m 100% Swedish and now you will probably hear [the accent,]” Emily added. “When people know [I’m Swedish] they’re like, ‘Ah, there it is.’ ”

She is an actress

Justin Baldoni’s wife Emily Baldoni attends the 2nd annual LoveLife fundraiser to support The BuildOn Organization on March 6, 2016 in Venice, California.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Emily’s earliest acting credit dates back to 2005 inThe Elephant’s Roomshort. By 2007, she was featured in one episode ofHow I Met Your Mother.

Her most notable credits include a role in Justin’s 2019 dramaFive Feet Apartand the starring role in Byrkit’s 2013 mysteryCoherence.

Justin’s proposal to her went viral

Justin proposed to Emily in 2013 at Blu Jam Cafe, the site of their first date. Soon enough, video of the moment captured on YouTube went viral due in part to the complexity of the proposal.

Throughout the video, Justin lip-synced to songs, generated a flash mob and proposed.

“I just kept telling myself, ‘This is not a proposal! This is not a proposal! It’s something else,’ ” Emily toldEntertainment Tonight. “He’s the master of surprises. The master.”

She married Justin in 2013

Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni on their wedding day.Justin Baldoni Instagram

Justin Baldoni Instagram

Roughly three months after Justin and Emily’s proposal video went viral, the couple were married in Corona, Calif.

The love was running high during their wedding ceremony, with Justin exchanging a number ofheartfelt words with his wifeshared in a clip posted to Full Frame Cinema’s YouTube channel.

“I want to start off my vows to you with an apology: I’m sorry for all my faults, my shortcomings, my insecurities and my ego and for everything that I’ve ever done or said that’s hurt you and everything that I’ve brought to this relationship that hasn’t been pure,” Justin said. “With that apology also comes a promise. Emily, for the rest of my life, I will cherish you, I will appreciate you, I will listen to you, I will laugh with you [and] I will take care of you.”

In July 2024, the couplecelebrated 11 years of marriage. Justin marked the special day with a post on Instagram, sharing a photo of the couple and a quote from the poet Rumi: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

While speaking to PEOPLE in October 2024, Justin said he and Emily “view marriage as a fortress.” The actor added: “A fortress is something that you build yourself, that protects you from the winds of the world, and then the trials and the tests that come your way.”

They share a daughter and a son

Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni with their kids Maiya and Maxwell.Emily Baldoni Instagram

The couple announced that they were expecting their first child together in a short film titledJustin and Emily: The Surprise. The pregnancy announcement video accumulated more than 3 million views.

On June 27, 2015, Justin and Emily’sdaughter Maiya Gracewas born.

Filmmaking seems to be an integral part of the couple’s way of announcing special news because the parents announced Emily’s second pregnancy on May 19, 2017, inJustin and Emily: The Surprise Part 2via Justin’s Wayfarer Studios YouTube channel.

On Oct. 18, 2017, they welcomed their sonMaxwell Roland-Samuel Baldoni.

“Our little Maxwell Roland-Samuel Baldoni came into this world on Wednesday and showed us that it was possible for our hearts to double in size … again,” they exclusively told PEOPLE.

She helped Justin launch Skid Row Carnival of Love

Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni at the ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ film premiere on December 9, 2019.Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock

Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock

Aside from his numerous acting, producing and directing efforts, Justin founded the annual Skid Row Carnival of Love. The event, which took place each year in January, partnered volunteers with a homeless man or woman who lived near Skid Row as they went through a Carnival-experience together.

“We make food for 6,000 people. All my friends from various film catering services come together and we have a big bbq. At the end of the day, it culminates in a dance party with some of L.A.’s best DJs,” Justin toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2019.

Emily helped Justin launch Carnival of Love, though the annual event was canceled in 2022 due to the pandemic.

Justin hopes his children grow up to be like her

Justin Baldoni’s wife Emily Baldoni and their son Maxwell Roland-Samuel Baldoni.Emily Baldoni Instagram

In a 2019 cover forMinimagazine, Justin showed hisgratitude for Emily’s impacton their two children.

“I hope they grow up and have much more of her than me,” the actor said. However, Justin does hope that they inherit one of his best qualities. “But I hope they have my sense of humor because I’m definitely funnier,” he added.

Emily, too, sang praises for her husband’s parenting approach.

“Justin has an incredible way of bringing magic to the smallest moments,” Emily explained. “The kids’ eyes light up whenever he comes into the room.”

She is very supportive of Justin’s career

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Most recently, she supported her husband at the New York City premiere of his highly-anticipated filmIt Ends With Usin which he stars oppositeBlake Lively.

source: people.com