Justin Baldoni Recalls His 27-Minute Long Proposal Video to Wife Emily: ‘My First Movie, Actually’

Mar. 15, 2025

Emily Baldoni and Justin Baldoni.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

Justin Baldonistill remembers his nearly 30-minute marriage proposal to his wifeEmily Baldoni.While visitingLive with Kelly and Markon Tuesday, Dec. 10, to promote the Netflix release ofIt Ends with Us, the actor and filmmaker, 40, complimented the show hosts — who are married in real life — before discussing the beginning of his own marriage.As Justin sat down for his interview, he calledKelly RipaandMark Consuelos“adorable,” explaining that their union is inspiring.Justin Baldoni on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’.LiveKellyandMark/YoutubeRipa, 54, and Consuelos, who have been married since 1996, noted that Justin and Emily have also been together for a long time, andcelebrated 11 years of marriagein July.“In Hollywood, that’s like, 70 years or something,” he added of their 11-year marriage.While on the topic of Emily, Ripa thought it would be a great time to show viewers how Justin popped the question.“So you went viral when you got engaged. There was a social media post of your engagement. Apparently you’re lip syncing,” Ripa added before rolling a shortened version of the 27-minute proposal.Justin and Emily: The Proposal.Wayfarer Studios/YoutubeThough the televised version started with a hilarious clip of Justin dressed in white, tossing feathers while singing in a pretend boy band — reminiscent of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” music video —the actual versionstarted out a bit more toned down.Justin explains in the original clip that he set up hidden cameras in Blu Jam Cafe on April 13, 2013, the restaurant where they had their first date.He’d told Emily he was running late, but rented out the restaurant for a special occasion.As she sat down, his pre-filmed proposal began to play. In the bottom of his camera shot was a real-time video of her reactions.Emily Baldoni and Justin Baldoni, December 2024.Raymond Hall/GC ImagesThe video, which included a mini movie of a secret agent telling Justin to meet Emily at Blu Jam Cafe, also showed a montage of their happiest moments before he made it to the restaurant to propose in person.After the shortened version played onLive, Consuelos, 53, asked Justin if he knew the guys in the music video scenes. TheJane the Virginstar happily said the men were some of his best friends.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was a 27-minute long proposal video. It was my first movie, actually,” Justin said.“It was a big joke. The whole idea was that I failed at all these proposals because I was proposing in a way that I wanted versus the way she wanted,” he explained.“Which is something that I’ve learned in marriage, as I’m sure you guys have learned: how to love somebody in the way that they want to be loved versus the way we wanted to be loved. So that was the whole journey of the proposal.“It Ends With Usis now available to stream on Netflix.

Justin Baldonistill remembers his nearly 30-minute marriage proposal to his wifeEmily Baldoni.

While visitingLive with Kelly and Markon Tuesday, Dec. 10, to promote the Netflix release ofIt Ends with Us, the actor and filmmaker, 40, complimented the show hosts — who are married in real life — before discussing the beginning of his own marriage.

As Justin sat down for his interview, he calledKelly RipaandMark Consuelos“adorable,” explaining that their union is inspiring.

Justin Baldoni on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’.LiveKellyandMark/Youtube

LiveKellyandMark/Youtube

Ripa, 54, and Consuelos, who have been married since 1996, noted that Justin and Emily have also been together for a long time, andcelebrated 11 years of marriagein July.

“In Hollywood, that’s like, 70 years or something,” he added of their 11-year marriage.

While on the topic of Emily, Ripa thought it would be a great time to show viewers how Justin popped the question.

“So you went viral when you got engaged. There was a social media post of your engagement. Apparently you’re lip syncing,” Ripa added before rolling a shortened version of the 27-minute proposal.

Justin and Emily: The Proposal.Wayfarer Studios/Youtube

Wayfarer Studios/Youtube

Though the televised version started with a hilarious clip of Justin dressed in white, tossing feathers while singing in a pretend boy band — reminiscent of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” music video —the actual versionstarted out a bit more toned down.

Justin explains in the original clip that he set up hidden cameras in Blu Jam Cafe on April 13, 2013, the restaurant where they had their first date.

He’d told Emily he was running late, but rented out the restaurant for a special occasion.

As she sat down, his pre-filmed proposal began to play. In the bottom of his camera shot was a real-time video of her reactions.

Emily Baldoni and Justin Baldoni, December 2024.Raymond Hall/GC Images

Raymond Hall/GC Images

The video, which included a mini movie of a secret agent telling Justin to meet Emily at Blu Jam Cafe, also showed a montage of their happiest moments before he made it to the restaurant to propose in person.

After the shortened version played onLive, Consuelos, 53, asked Justin if he knew the guys in the music video scenes. TheJane the Virginstar happily said the men were some of his best friends.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“It was a 27-minute long proposal video. It was my first movie, actually,” Justin said.

“It was a big joke. The whole idea was that I failed at all these proposals because I was proposing in a way that I wanted versus the way she wanted,” he explained.

“Which is something that I’ve learned in marriage, as I’m sure you guys have learned: how to love somebody in the way that they want to be loved versus the way we wanted to be loved. So that was the whole journey of the proposal.”

It Ends With Usis now available to stream on Netflix.

source: people.com