Chris Evansknew he’d found the one withAlba Baptista.
A source close to theCaptain Americaactor, 42, tells PEOPLE that “it was kind of love at first sight” for Evans,who tied the knot withthe Portuguese actress during a ceremony at a private estate in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
“They got serious very quickly,” says the source, noting that Evans first met Baptista, 26, in Europe. “He kept saying he knew she was the one.”
According to the source,Evans “has been the happiestsince they met,” and she is “everything to him.”
“He has been ready to settle down for a while,” says the source. “He can’t wait to have a family. He was just waiting for the right girl.”
“She is beautiful, smart and just a good person,” the source adds. “She isinvolved in charity workand truly cares about doing good. She is a very positive and happy person. It’s rubbed off on him. It’s the best news that they are married.”
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Chris Evans and Alba Baptista.Chris Evans Instagram
Chris Evans Instagram
Reps for both actors have not responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
PEOPLE previoudly confirmed that the currentSexiest Man Aliveand Baptistahad been dating “for over a yearand it’s serious” in November 2022.
Chris Evans, Alba Baptista.Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ; Andreas Rentz/Getty
Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ; Andreas Rentz/Getty
A source added at the time, “They are in love and Chris has never been happier. His family and friends all adore her.”
Chris Evans at the world premiere ofAvengers: Endgamein Los Angeles on April 22, 2019; Alba Baptista at a Miu Miu fashion show in Paris on March 7, 2023.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Arnold Jerocki/Getty
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Arnold Jerocki/Getty
Hemsworth, 40, Downey, 58, their wives and Renner, 52,were photographed diningand chatting at the Contessa restaurant in the Newbury Boston hotel on Saturday. That night, friends and family celebrated the wedding with a party at Evans’s Boston-area home
Krasinski, 43, and Blunt, 40, were seen returning from the festivities soon after midnight on Saturday, a source told PEOPLE: “They were very happy, joking and smiling.”
In hisSexiest Man Alive interview last year, Evans told PEOPLE he was feeling “very content” with life and was focused on his work-life balance and spending time with his loved ones. Added theKnives Outactor at the time, “That’sabsolutely something I want: wife, kids, building a family.”
source: people.com
