Elizabeth Banks is celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary with a big new ring.
The actress, 49, posted an Instagram Story on Wednesday to commemorate her two decades of marriage to Max Handelman, whom she married in 2003. In the photo, she showed off her latest piece of jewellery, a peacock sapphire surrounded by gorgeous small diamonds on a diamond band.”The 20th anniversary ring,” she captioned the stunning image.
The Pitch Perfect alum also shared two Instagram posts in honour of the milestone, both featuring black and white photos from her wedding day. The first shows Banks smiling as she holds Handelman’s hand, followed by another image of the couple now.
“20. Years. Married. Made a life together. Built a business. Made a family. Still crazy about each other. We’re doing great @maxhandelman,” she wrote in a sweet message to her husband.Elizabeth Banks says their 27-year relationship is the ‘thing I’m most proud of’: We ‘grew together’The second post shows Banks holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand and her sportswriter husband’s hand in the other as the pair walk down the aisle after saying ‘I do’.
“Time flies when you’re building an amazing life together. 20 years. Proudest achievement,” she wrote. “Feels like yesterday. Love to everyone who celebrated with us. Couldn’t do it without you.”Fans and friends took to the comments section to congratulate the couple. One wrote: “Happy anniversary, here’s to 20 plus more years. Xx”.
Another commented: “Congratulations and big, big love!
Others wrote: “Omg amazing!!! Love u guys,” and “Look at these kids! Happy anniversary!!! Love you!”
Although it’s their 20th wedding anniversary, Banks and Handelman, 50, have been together for 30 years and have two children together, Felix, 12, and Magnus Mitchell, 10.
The actress and Handelman welcomed their two sons through surrogacy because of what she calls her “broken womb”. In a 2019 cover story for Net-a-Porter’s Porter Edit, Banks said she’s glad reproductive issues are becoming less taboo for women to talk about.
“I definitely think I’m still being judged for what I did and that people don’t understand my choices, but I don’t feel like I owe anyone an explanation,” she explained at the time. “And if my story helps people feel less alone on their journey, then I’m grateful for that.”In the same interview, Banks said her marriage was “the thing I’m most proud of”.
“I think people grow together or they grow apart. We definitely grew together. We made choices all the time that kept us close,” she added. Elizabeth Banks says she believes getting older is a privilege: ‘You want to age, trust me’Banks also admitted she’s “a little traditional when it comes to marriage. I think there are people who go into marriage thinking, ‘If it doesn’t work out, I’ll get a divorce.’ That’s not me. You’re going to have bad moments. You’ve made a commitment. Do you value it or don’t you?”
The couple also own Brownstone Productions, which produced all three Pitch Perfect movies and Charlie’s Angels, among other films.
