Margaret Qualley is ecstatic to have “found [her] person” in husband Jack Antonoff.
The two first started dating in 2021 and officially became man and wife in 2023. Now, they are thriving as one of Hollywood’s buzziest couples.
As Qualley said of their relationship in Harper’s Bazaar’s October 2023 cover story: “It’s real. It’s amazing. It’s the best feeling in the world. I’m so excited and so at ease all at once.”
Ahead, we break down everything to know about the couple’s relationship, from the moment they first sparked dating rumors to their star-studded wedding day and Qualley’s starring role in one of Antonoff’s music videos.
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They spark dating rumors
August 2021
Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley first spark dating rumors when paparazzi capture photos of them kissing in Brooklyn.
They confirm their romance
March 11, 2022
Antonoff and Qualley make their relationship official with a low-key appearance at the AFI Awards Luncheon in Los Angeles.
They go to the Grammys
April 3, 2022
The couple attend the 64th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, where Antonoff wins two Grammys: Best Alternative Music Album and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
Engagement rumors begin
May 2022
Fans begin to suspect that Qualley and Antonoff are engaged when the actor attends the Cannes Film Festival with a diamond ring on her ring finger.
Though the two don’t publicly comment on the rumors, a source for People confirms the engagement on May 30.
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Lana Del Rey reveals she wrote a song for Margaret
February 14, 2023
Del Rey, a close friend and collaborator of Antonoff’s, reveals that the single “Margaret” from her upcoming album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, is dedicated to Qualley.
“September 2022 was the very last song I wrote. It’s a song called ‘Margaret,’ about Jack Antonoff’s fiancée,” she tells Billie Eilish in a conversation for Interview. “I was like, ‘You know what? I want to write a song for him.’ It lands right in the middle of the album.”
They get married
August 19, 2023
The couple get hitched in an elegant New Jersey ceremony attended by A-lister friends like Taylor Swift, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum, Lana Del Rey, and Cara Delevingne, People reports. Paparazzi photos from the affair show Qualley arriving at her reception in a custom white Chanel halterneck gown, which she pairs with dainty white Mary Jane ballet flats. Meanwhile, Antonoff wears a classic black tux with a skinny black tie and a white dress shirt.
Margaret says being with Jack is “the best feeling in the world.”
September 21, 2023
For Harper’s Bazaar’s October 2023 cover story, Qualley opens up about her relationship with Antonoff.
“I am so happy that I found my person,” she says. “And it’s real. It’s amazing. It’s the best feeling in the world. I’m so excited and so at ease all at once.”
Qualley reveals that, after closing Virginie Viard’s Fall 2021 couture show for Chanel in a wedding dress, she sent pictures of herself in the bridal look to the music producer. “I had this huge crush on him, and it was just like, ‘What do you think?’ ” she says. Later, the two visited a friend who had just welcomed a baby. Qualley recalls: “I’m holding the baby and I’m just like, ‘What do you think?’ ”
Jack recalls his wedding day
December 21, 2023
In a guest appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the music producer talks about the nerves he felt on the day of his New Jersey wedding to Qualley.
“Someone told me that when you die and when you get married is the only time everyone you love is in a room,” Antonoff tells Meyers. “And I was like, ‘Oh, that is just a thing someone says, and I perform for a living, so I don’t mind if the attention is on me.’ And then as soon as it started, my whole body became wet.”
He continues, “It was really beautiful. I’m looking for jokes, but it was just really beautiful.”
Antonoff also opens up about the impact Qualley has had on his perspective on relationships, an effect he refers to as “this crazy emotional twist.”
“We all have this armor that we wear. Like, ‘Oh I’m bad at relationships’ or ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that.’ And then, if you come to a point in your life where that just wasn’t true, you have to do so much unpacking of that,” he explains. “That’s a funny thing.”
Margaret stars in Jack’s band’s new music video
January 17, 2024
Qualley stars in the music video for Bleachers’ new single, “Tiny Moves.” The video features Qualley dancing in a white wrap slipdress with the skyline of New York City at nighttime looming in the background.
They attend the 2024 VMAs
September 11, 2024
The couple attends the MTV Video Music Awards together in New York. They walk the red carpet arm in arm, and Qualley stuns in a feathered Chanel Haute Couture gown. Both Qualley and Antonoff are nominated for awards—Qualley for Best Choreography and Best Direction for the Bleachers’ “Tiny Moves” music video, which she stars in, and Antonoff for his own band as well as his collaboration with Taylor Swift. Inside the event, the couple is photographed dancing and standing next to Swift.
Margaret shares a sweet proposal story
September 15, 2024
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Qualley discusses her relationship with Antonoff and says she knew she’d marry him the day they met. She also shares their sweet proposal story, “I was so excited that I tackled him and he cut his knee, and I flipped over a chair, but it was cute.”
On the topic of having children someday, Qualley says, “I’d be thrilled with two. I want one, and then I want the other one to have a friend. My brother and sister are my best friends, so I can’t imagine not having that.”
They make the award show season rounds
February 2025
Qualley and Antonoff have a busy award show season. First, they attend the Pre-Grammy Gala on February 1. Qualley opts for a Chanel little black dress, while Antonoff wears a gray suit and a trucker hat.
The following night, the couple walks the red carpet at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Inside the event, they’re photographed with everyone from Billie Eilish to Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift.
On February 7, they step out for the Critics Choice Awards. Although Antonoff skips the red carpet, the couple is photographed together inside the event.
Rounding out award show season, Qualley and Antonoff attend the 2025 Oscars, where they share several sweet moments on the red carpet.
After the show, Qualley delivers an outfit change in a plunging red mini dress for Vanity Fair’s annual afterparty.
They attend the 2025 Grammys
February 1, 2026
The couple attends the 2026 Grammy Awards together. Though they skip the red carpet, they’re photographed together inside the event. Qualley also shares some behind-the-scenes content on her Instagram, including photobooth pictures at the event with Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter.
Margaret talks about her relationship with Jack in a new interview
February 12, 2026
Qualley discusses her marriage to Antonoff in a new interview with Vanity Fair. “I’ve always been very love-oriented. I’ve always been looking for my person, and I met Jack,” she shares.
She also credits her husband with helping her lean more into her femininity and sensuality, saying, “Jack helps me for sure, because he makes me feel more confident to explore all the parts of myself.”
After the interview, she sends a follow-up text to the journalist that adds, “I love my husband, my family. I love dancing and horses. I love the moon. Happy crying is the best. I love listening to Tara Brach and books on tape. And anything Jack writes.”
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