Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert's Relationship Timeline

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough arrive for the Mercedes-Benz Academy Awards viewing party on March 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Timothy Norris/FilmMagic Timothy Norris/FilmMagic Derek HoughandHayley Erbertare married! The couple said, “I do,” in Monterey County, California, on August 26, 2023. The pair started dating in 2015 while they were both appearing onDancing With the Stars. The couple kept their relationship quiet for the first few years until they made their Instagram debut in 2017.

Derek Hough and Wife Hayley Erbert Have Date Night at Emmys 2024 Bash, 9 Months After Her Emergency Surgery

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough attend the Walt Disney Company 2024 Emmy Awards Celebration in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2024.Photo:Elyse Jankowski/Variety via Getty Elyse Jankowski/Variety via Getty Derek HoughandHayley Erberthad a glam date night following the 2024Emmy Awards! The pro-dancer couple were dressed to the nines as they stepped out on Sunday, Sept. 15, to attend the Walt Disney Company’s Emmy Awards Celebration at the Music Center in Los Angeles.

Derek Hough Didn't Think He and Wife Hayley Would 'Dance Again' After Her Health Scare as She MakesDWTSReturn (Exclusive)

Haley Erbert and Derek Hough dancing on ‘DWTS’ on Tuesday, Oct. 15.Photo:Disney/Eric McCandless Disney/Eric McCandless Hayley Erbert Hough’sreturn to theDancing with the Starsballroomwas an emotional one — and something her husband,DWTSjudgeDerek Hough, didn’t see as a possibility in the midst of her recovery fromemergency surgery in December 2023. “When they played the package, that’s when I started losing it because I actually haven’t seen a lot of the footage in quite some time because I’ve just been focusing on progressing every single day,” Hayley, 30, tells PEOPLE.

Derek Hough Praises 'Incredible' Wife Hayley Erbert for MakingDancing with the StarsReturn After Emergency Surgery: 'A Miracle'

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough arrive for the Mercedes-Benz Academy Awards viewing party on March 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Timothy Norris/FilmMagic Timothy Norris/FilmMagic Hayley Erbert Houghhas made her ballroom return! 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. Before the pair took the stage together, the audience watchedHough recall the tough daywhere everything changed for him and Erbert Hough.

Derek Hough Recalls Moment That He Learned Wife Hayley Erbert Was 'Essentially Dying' Ahead of HerDWTSReturn

Hayley Erbert Houghis back on the dance floor! In a clip introducing the dancer’s return to theDancing with the Starsballroom ahead of the Oct. 15 “Dedication” themed episode—nearly a year after she underwent an emergency craniectomy — Erbert Hough’s husband,DWTSjudgeDerek Hough, opened up about the day everything changed. He explained that the two were newlyweds,DWTShad just wrapped season 32 and the couple were back on tour together “doing what we loved with the person that we love.