Stephen and Ayesha Curry Relatiosnhip Timeline: From Teenage to Forever Love

Stephen and Ayesha Curry Relatiosnhip Timeline: From Teenage to Forever Love

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:23 PM
  • Stephen and Ayesha Curry are married for more than 10 years
  • The couple met when they were teenagers in a church in 2003
  • The NBA superstar and the restaurateur have three children

Stephen and Ayesha Curry met through a church youth group when they were both teenagers. The two would later start a family together, with Curry going on to become one of the best NBA players of all time.

Meanwhile, Ayesha - a Canadian-American - became a successful cookbook author and cooking television personality and at one point, had her own show on Food Network: Ayesha’s Home Kitchen.

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The Curry family. Photos by Stephen Curry (Instagram) and Mike Coppola.
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After getting married over a decade ago, Stephen went on to win four NBA titles, two regular-season MVP crowns and the 2022 NBA Finals MVP along with several other accolades, including being named in the NBA's top 75 players of all time.

Ayesha grabbed the headlines in 2016 when she claimed that the NBA was rigged, after the Golden State Warriors lost Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals. She later expressed remorse for her tweet.

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Ayesha, Stephen Curry: the timeline

Here is the timeline of their relationship, per People:

2003: Stephen and Ayesha meet

The couple met when they were 15 and 14 years old respectively. Ayesha confirmed that many girls were obsessed with Stephen, but she decided he wasn't for her at first, per Essence.

July 20, 2008: Stephen and Ayesha reconnect

Five years later, the chef was in Los Angeles pursuing an acting and modelling career. Coincidentally, the two reconnected when Stephen was attending the ESPYs.

Ayesha had vowed never to marry an athlete since she felt they were arrogant. The couple went on their first date in the same year, before confessing their love to one another.

July 2010: Stephen proposes to Ayesha

Two years later, Stephen proposed on the driveway, blissfully unaware the whole family was watching. Interestingly, they shared their first kiss at the same spot.

July 30, 2011: Stephen and Ayesha get married

Eight years after meeting for the first time, Ayesha and Stephen Curry tied the knot on June 30, 2011 in North Carolina.

September 2021: Stephen and Ayesha renew their vows

10 years after they exchanged their first vows, Stephen and Ayesha renewed their commitment to each other in front of their three children: Riley (born 2012), Ryan (born 2015) and Canon (born 2018).

Curry address Warriors' NBA struggles

Sports Brief earlier reported on the reason Curry writes a Bible verse on his sneakers before taking to the court.

He usually inscribes Philippians 4:13 on his shoes - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Curry explained the verse was a mantra he lived by and which continues to drive him, and believes others should also find what motivates them.

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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.