Throughout their many years together, August and Grazzini have blossomed both as actors and as a couple.
They’ve proclaimed their commitment to each other by getting engaged.
They’ve even welcomed a baby into the world.
Read on to learn what makes thisreal-life Hallmark Channel couple’sbond even more magical than a holiday special.
In reality, they crossed paths in a much more modern fashion: A dating app brought them together.
Hallmark stars they’re just like us.
“We met on Tinder,” she confessed.
August, for one, never foresaw a virtual courtship in her future until Grazzini came along.
“It’s so crazy,” she said in a 2020 interview withAfterBuzz TV.
“I believed I would never meet someone that way.
The real-life Hallmark Channel partnersspent three months flirting and bonding digitally before finally setting up an in-person date.
When they came face-to-face at long last, their chemistry was nothing short of electric.
Hopeless romantics take note: true love can still flourish in the digital age.
Their first date was eight hours long
Sometimes it takes a while for true love to bloom.
Not so withHallmark moviepower couple Marco Grazzini and Alvina August.
The two clicked so quickly that their first date ended up being a day-long hangout.
“And then we had three more that same week the next day, and the next day.
And they just got longer and longer.
I just couldn’t spend any time away from him.”
“We had so much to talk about.
It was so easy,” she said.
“We were both only children, so there were a lot of similarities there.”
He’s such a good guy.”
She first dipped her toes into acting by auditioning for “The Lion King” musical.
In April 2014, Grazzini posted a gorgeous close-up of August toInstagram.
His caption was simple: “#marcograzziniphotography #headshots #portrait.”
In July 2014, hepostedanother headshot of August, this time paired with a more heartfelt message.
“And to me!
Both have starred as romantic leads in Hallmark and holiday films.
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When Grazzini appeared on SyFy’s “Killjoys,” August hyped him up with an Instagrampost.
“Watching bae @themarcograzzini play a hunky douchebag,” she captioned an image of Grazzini in character.
Grazzini is just as effusive about August on social media.
Their excitement about each other’s television appearances is enough to melt any fan’s heart.
“There is nowhere else I would rather be.
Ok, let’s find some time to plan a wedding soon.”
“Reminds me of Christmases growing up in Zimbabwe.
Thanks to my lumberjack Canadian hunk & handyman @themarcograzzini,” she wrote.
“Here’s to creating new holiday traditions.”
In 2022, Grazziniposteda pic of himself and August enjoying a boat ride together.
Their social media shows them hopping from continent to continent, always side by side.
In 2019, August posted a goofyInstagramvlog depicting Grazzini in front of a temple in Cambodia.
Both parties are evidently having a ball.
Anotherpostby Alvina portrays her and Grazzini posing cheerfully with three Asian elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
There ARE ways to interact with these amazing beasts that don’t involve exploiting them.
Thank you @elephantnaturepark for the work you do rehabilitating abused elephants.”
In the caption, she got real about the roller coaster ride that is pregnancy.
“Thank you all for the overwhelming show of love for our little llama, she wrote.
“Yes, baby is doing well.
Grazzini responded with a silly comment: “Baby will get dancing genes from you at least!”
“I’m a big fan of comedy,” he said.
“I look for it in every script and appreciate it when I’m watching it.
As an audience member, I love to laugh.
I’d like to make other people laugh, in real life or on the job.
And […] Mike does have a great sense of humor, as does Virgin River.”
In her caption, she lauded his sense of humor as well as his attentiveness as a parent.
“#girldad.”
“No we don’t share birthdays,” he added for clarification moments later.
“Just zombie new parent late posting.”
