Seven Years Later: Wells Adams Still Can't Believe Sarah Hyland Said Yes

Sometimes the best love stories start with a slide into the DMs. Seven years ago this month, Wells Adams took a shot in the dark and reached out to Sarah Hyland on Instagram. She thought he was funny. He was a fan of her show. One unexpected message evolved into a proposal on a sun-soaked beach in July 2019, and eventually, a full wedding surrounded by her Modern Family castmates in August 2022. On July 7, Adams marked their engagement anniversary with a post that perfectly captures the bewilderment of a guy who still can’t quite believe his luck: I asked this woman to marry me 7 years ago today. Best decision I’ve ever made. Still can’t believe she said yes.

It’s easy to understand the sentiment. What started as a casual DM has turned into a partnership that weathered real obstacles. When the pair moved in together in 2018, they were riding that initial rush—everything felt perfect. By September, Adams was already calling her“The One.”But the real test came later, when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone their wedding twice. Adams has been open about the stakes involved: Hyland is immunocompromised as a kidney transplant recipient, which meant they had to be far more cautious than most couples their age during lockdowns and uncertainty.

That they eventually made it down the aisle, surrounded by loved ones and Sofia Vergara taking Instagram photos, speaks to something deeper than the initial spark of a flirty message. It speaks to commitment through complications, to showing up when things get hard. Adams has said he knew from their first night together that he wanted to marry her—but knowing and actually *doing* are two different things. Seven years later, as he reflected on that beachfront moment when he got down on one knee, the real miracle isn’t that she said yes. It’s that they both kept choosing to say yes, over and over again, through every curveball life threw their way.

That’s the kind of love story that doesn’t get old.