So what was it like for Joanna to fall in love with Chip?
Let’s take a look inside Joanna’s relationship with Chip.
“He had such a sincere smile,” she said of their initial encounter.
“We ended up sitting outside and talking for 30 minutes.
The next day he called the shop and asked me out.
Very romantic,” she said.
“I was wondering if he was just a bit crazy,” Joanna wrote, as noted byPeople.
But clearly there was some magic between the two of them, because a second date happened.
Joanna toldPopSugarthat it was Chip’s ability to make her laugh that ultimately won her over.
“I couldn’t believe how kind Chip was he had kind eyes,” Joanna said.
“I knew he was the one because I knew I could trust him.”
In her book, “The Magnolia Story,” she later recalled what the proposal meant to her.
“I just about melted,” she said of the experience.
He told theBaylor University Alumni Magazinethat after investing in his first real estate project, he was hooked.
“I became very excited about investing in rental property and flipping property.”
So what did that mean for Joanna Gaines?
Basically, it meant that as soon as she married her husband, they went into business together.
“Chip did all the construction.”
And if there’s a rule, he’s going to break it," she said.
“He’s good at the big picture, and he’s good at risk.
I like the details,” she said.
“He empowers me to be confident,” she shared.
“You know what’s interesting about a magnolia tree?
If you’ve got the waterworks, you’re certainly not alone.
“We love magnolia trees.
It really embodies our company.
It’s basically become our mascot,” Chip said.
“So every project we do, we love to plant a magnolia gem.”
“Get a mediator, get a designer … and allow yourself room to make mistakes.”
How does Joanna approach parenting with her husband, Chip?
As if Chip and Joanna Gaines didn’t have enough on their plate, the pair share five children.
They probably won’t appreciate this until they’re about 40 years old.
It’s a balance of both,” Joanna shared.
What made Jo so firm in her decision?
“It wasn’t a ‘perfect’ diamond, but it was perfect for me,” she wrote.
“To me, my ring is part of our story.”
It’s that quiet kindness that’s challenged me, our children and everyone here at Magnolia.
We all need more of that in our lives."
As if we didn’t already love these two with our whole hearts!
It seems that these two are peas in a pod.
These two are just getting started.
