Hilary Duff Marks 4th Anniversary Of Engagement To Husband Matthew Koma

Hilary Duff made the most of 'Throwback Thursday' to remember a sweet memory from four years ago with her husband, Matthew Koma. 

In a recent post, the 35-year-old did not hold back her affection and adoration for the singer-songwriter as she remembered the day he popped the significant question years ago. The doting wife garnered the attention of her social media community by sharing a snapshot, posted initially by her man, showcasing the couple's engagement announcement and the stunning engagement ring adorning her finger.

To celebrate that particular time, the "Human Nature" actress reposted a pic to her Instagram Story of herself and the record producer, announcing their engagement and showing off the gigantic sparkler he slipped into her ring finger.

The "How I Met Your Father" star on her Instagram Story confirmed that she would walk down this path of love if it presented a chance again when she wrote, "I would say yes again and again."

Thinking back to the lovebirds' fairytale engagement allows for revisiting the timeline of their relationship. PEOPLE reported that the future lover who raises two daughters — Banks, 4, and Mae, 2, and Duff's 11-year-old son, Luca, from her previous marriage to former NHL player Mike Comrie — met in 2013 while working on Duff's 2015 album "Breathe In. Breathe Out."

Although the "Lizzie McGuire" alum said there wasn't an instant spark when they took the meeting, she then described how their camaraderie blossomed during the creative process, saying:

"And then we started talking about music, things started sparking, and he was being funny enough, not flirtatious, but funny enough to where we started creating a banter and a nice friendship right off the bat."

In 2017, the couple was spotted having fun kissing during their Costa Rica getaway and at the SAG Awards pre-party, where they made their first red carpet-debut. The pair also went through a series of ups and downs before recognizing they wanted to be together. 

After this, the "A Cinderella Story" actress and her beau welcomed their first child together, daughter Banks Violet, on October 25, 2918. The couple delightedly announced their impending parenthood in June 2018, with a photo capturing a tender moment of Koma lovingly kissing the expecting mom.

"Guess what, guys! @matthewkoma and I made a little princess of our own, and we couldn't be more excited!!!!!!?????," Duff wrote alongside the snapshot. Months after welcoming their first baby together, Duff and Koma got engaged, and by December, they were married.

Per reports, "The Perfect Man" actress wore a dress by Jenny Packham and walked down the aisle holding her and Koma's daughter, Banks. "The ceremony started at sunset, and they married inside the house. When the ceremony was over, guests cheered. The reception was in a white tent in the backyard," a source added.

The sweethearts' family grew even more during the COVID-19 pandemic when they announced they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter Mae James was born on March 24, 2021, completing their beautiful family of five.

Although the mother-of-three has since expanded her career into music and television projects, she first gained recognition when she took on the character role in the Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire."

The Blast reported that while chatting with Josh Peck and Ben Differ on their podcast, "Good Guys," the "Sparks" singer talked about wanting to break free from the Disney character that made her famous and explained how she could re-emerge as her person.

The "Elixir" author noted that for a long time: "people were just like 'Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie.' And still, now to this day, it doesn't bother me anymore, but it did for a while; I just desperately needed to be my person."

After that, Duff decided to go into music because she felt it was a great way to make her get recognized for her talents and abilities. She said, "I think that I thought music was gonna be a good way to introduce myself, reintroduce myself, and it was."

However, the "Devoted" author revealed that music was not an easy road, as it took her five years to navigate and mold herself into the person she wanted to be without outside influences. In her words:

"I remember being on tour and having mothers come up to me and be like, 'Never change! Whatever you do, just never, never, never change!'"