Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's 17-year marriage – see their love story in photos

Ivanka and Jared first met at a business lunch set up by a mutual friend in 2007; when sparks flew between them, they began dating.  

"[Our friend] very innocently set us up thinking that our only interest in one another would be transactional," Ivanka told Vogue. "Whenever we see them we're like, 'The best deal we ever made!'"

The pair briefly split in 2008 due to their religious differences, but rekindled their romance after spending a day on Rupert Murdoch's yacht.

"In addition to being arrestingly beautiful, which I knew before we met, she was warm, funny, and brilliant," Jared wrote of his wife in his memoir, Breaking History. "She has a big heart and a tremendous zest for exploring new things."

Ivanka and Jared tied the knot at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey in October 2009, after she converted to Judaism. 

They were wed in front of a whopping 500 guests, including her father, Donald Trump.

The duo became parents in 2011 when they welcomed their first child, Arabella, in July. Their son, Joseph, followed in October 2013, and their youngest, Theodore, arrived in March 2016.

Ivanka and Jared were heavily involved in Donald Trump's first term in the White House, with the mother of three serving as a Senior Advisor and the Director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship. 

Meanwhile, her husband was a Senior Advisor and head of the White House Office of American Innovation.

Ivanka supported Jared through two bouts of thyroid cancer: once in 2019 while working in the White House, and again in 2022 when he had surgery on the organ.

Ivanka chose to step away from politics in 2022 after moving her family to Miami, and was not involved in Donald's presidential campaign.

"I love my father very much. This time around I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family," she explained. "I do not plan to be involved in politics."

"While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena. I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people, and I will always be proud of many of our Administration's accomplishments."

Their family life in Miami is far removed from the world of politics, as Ivanka explained on the Him & Her Show podcast.

"We don't have anyone who lives in with us, so I get them up, I make them breakfast," she said. "Jared makes pancakes – really great pancakes – every other morning."

"We're like The Fast and The Furious. I get my kids up, and we have half an hour to get them all up, for them to get dressed, for them to come down, for them to have breakfast – which we're making before I drive them to the bus."

The blonde beauty paid tribute to her husband on his 45^th birthday in 2026, sharing on social media that she was "endlessly grateful" to have him in her life. "Happy 45th birthday, Jared!" she began. "Grateful to celebrate surrounded by the people who know and love you best."

"You lead with thoughtfulness, vision, and heart, and you show up for your family with the same consistency, love and intention you bring to everything else," Ivanka continued.

"Our children are learning from you what commitment looks like, what safety feels like, and how quiet, consistent devotion compounds over time. That is your legacy above anything else. I feel endlessly grateful to build a life beside you."