Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans left fans blindsided on Monday (Aug. 29) when they announced that they're getting divorced after nearly five years of marriage.

Prior to their split, there were no public indications that the couple's marriage was under duress: Though they posted photos together relatively infrequently throughout their relationship, they often attended red carpets together and spoke about the lessons they'd learned over the course of their marriage.

Ballerini shared the news of thei split with fans on her social media, saying that "This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end." She also expressed gratitude to Evans for their time together, and hope about the future.

As the country music community continues to reel from Ballerini and Evans' divorce news, let's take a look back at their relationship timeline, and all the most memorable moments from the two country stars' life together.

March 10, 2016: The pair meet while co-hosting Australia's Country Music Channel Awards, in Evans' native country of Australia. Sparks flew during the afterparty, when Evans offered Ballerini a celebratory shot. "I remember taking that shot and putting it down and looking at him like, 'Oh … he's super hot.' Later that night he leaned over and asked if he could kiss me, like a proper gentleman, and I said yes," Ballerini subsequently told People.

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December 25, 2016: After Ballerini and Evans met, they embarked on a whirlwind courtship and got engaged on Christmas Day, less than a year after they started dating. According to Ballerini's social media post announcing their engagement, Evans' proposal came "nine months and 13 days" after the awards show where they first met, "while I was burning pancakes."

Evans told People Style that the custom engagement ring he used to propose to Ballerini — made in Nashville — was "classic and beautiful, like her."

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December 2, 2017: Nearly a year after getting engaged, Ballerini and Evans tied the knot in an intimate destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She wore a Berta gown with lace details and walked down the aisle barefoot, while he wore a Joseph Abboud suit, and they exchanged David Yurman wedding rings with messages for each other engraved inside, according to People.

After the wedding, Ballerini shared a tweet that tipped a hat to a classic country love song by Randy Travis.

"I'm gonna love you forever. Forever and Evans, Amen," she wrote.

2018: The newlyweds vocally celebrated each other's career goals throughout 2018, with Evans celebrating Ballerini's No. 1 hit "Legends" by taking her to Nashville's Legends Corner in February. Ballerini would return the favor that August, when Evans' "Kiss Somebody" hit the top spot on the charts.

"Today, my guy’s song is the No. 1 song in country music. I’ll spare you the sap, but to watch his journey with this song the last few years has made my heart explode from happiness,” Ballerini wrote on social media at the time, according to US Weekly.

July 2018: Both Ballerini and Evans had to learn to juggle busy touring schedules with married life, and despite the fact that they often had to spend days apart, they made the most of their time together and frequently made stops to see each other on the road. In July 2018, Evans even made a surprise stop in Lake Tahoe, where Ballerini was touring, and rocked her merch for the show.

February 10, 2019: Ballerini and Evans attended the 61st Grammy Awards ceremony together. Her Unapologetically album, on which Evans sang backing vocals, was nominated for Best Country Album that year.

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October 2020: Ballerini and Evans began writing together during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that prior to the shutdowns, they'd typically avoided choosing each other as songwriting partners. According to US Weekly, Ballerini says she worried that writing with someone so close to her would be uncomfortable.

"I was worried that I’d get in the room and be like, ‘Oh, it’s weird that I’m writing a love song about you, with you.’ Like, I just thought I’d be so in my head about it," she said. "But we ended up starting to write together the last few months and it’s been so much fun.”

October 18, 2021: Ballerini and Evans spent some time at Disney World together, as they both were readjusting to busy touring schedules after the COVID-19 shutdowns. Later on that month, Ballerini posted a tribute to her husband as he released his new project, The Country and the Coast.

December 2, 2021: Ballerini and Evans celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. Evans shared a snapshot of the two of them together on his social media. "4 years on this crazy, beautiful, winding road together ... and I wouldn't wanna be riding it with anyone else!" he wrote. "I love you!"

April 11, 2022: Ballerini was scheduled to host the 2022 CMT Music Awards, but a positive COVID-19 test kept her from attending the ceremony at the last second. Instead, she fulfilled some of her hosting duties and performed from home, with Evans by her side (well, from six feet away). The couple's dog, Dibs, even made an appearance on the at-home red carpet.

August 29, 2022: Ballerini revealed that she had filed for divorce from Evans, asking fans for their support and understanding during a difficult time. The last time Evans posted a photo featuring Ballerini on his Instagram was in June 2022, taken while they were hanging out backstage during CMA Fest.

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See the cutest pictures of Kelsea Ballerini and her husband Morgan Evans. The two singers married on Dec. 2, 2017 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They currently live in Nashville.

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