Yahoo News Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia Marked 2-Year Wedding Anniversary Days Before His Arrest
The 'Dancing with the Stars' pro received a felony charge of corporal injury to spouse on Aug. 29 in Napa Valley
Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia (formerly Nikki Bella) celebrated their second wedding anniversary two days before the Dancing with the Stars pro was arrested.
“Happy anniversary my love, can’t see my life with out you,” Chigvintsev, 42, wrote on Instagram alongside photos from their wedding day. “You are my everything ❤️”
The retired WWE star, 40, also looked back at the couple’s love story on their anniversary as she shared the lyrics to Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
Related: Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev's Relationship Timeline
“This song is our love story,” she wrote alongside a video from their wedding day. “I’ll never forget where I was when I asked Jesus about Artem. Having a conversation with He & God. How my feelings felt too soon. It all felt too fast. And then this song came on.”
“And that’s when I knew that I was falling in love with him and that it was all meant to be. 🙏🏼✨,” she continued.
She concluded, “Happy Anniversary @theartemc I love you! ❤️🔥”
Related: All About Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev's Son Matteo
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The anniversary post came two days before Chigvintsev was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 29, which TMZ was the first to report.
According to intake records obtained by PEOPLE, the booking code indicates Chigvintsev was charged with corporal injury to spouse and he was given a $25,000 bail. Though it remains unclear at this time, given the charge, Garcia is presumably the spouse in question.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Chigvintsev and Garcia for comment.
The Total Bellas alum and Chigvintsev met in 2017 when they became partners on DWTS. At the time, Garcia was still in a relationship with then-fiancé John Cena but the pair split a year later.
The retired WWE wrestler later reconnected with Chigvintsev that same year, and the two eventually confirmed their romance in March 2019. They announced their engagement eight months later and in July 2020, they welcomed their first child together, son Matteo.
Garcia revealed in November 2020 that the pair had begun couples counseling following the birth of their son.
"We hear a lot of stories of where there's sacrifice in their own relationship because it's about the kids," she said on the Tamron Hall Show. "Artem and I, from the beginning, want to know: How do we balance this for Matteo and for our relationship?"
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One year later, Garcia shared an update on their relationship on The Bellas Podcast, revealing that they had overcome their rough patch. She explained that it was hard when both she and her son were apart from Chigvintsev for a long time while she was a judge on AGT: Extreme.
"Teo goes everywhere with mama," she said. "That's where he's comfortable, that's where he does best. And, you know, it's been hard on [Artem], and it's been hard on me too not to have my man in my bed for over six, seven weeks."
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