Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent are the ultimate designing duo.
“And I wish I had hair as perfect as his.”
Brent began his career as an assistant to the famous fashion designer Rachel Zoe.
Her reality series,The Rachel Zoe Project,drew attention to Brent and catapulted his career.
“There was a moment when I thought, ‘What’s the point of this?
Why did I start working here?
Why am I in fashion?'”
he toldA Drink With.
From haute couture to houses, Brent saw it was a blessing in disguise.
“The truth is I met my husband because of that.”
As fate would have it, fashion designer Rachel Zoe was the one who introduced Berkus and Brent.
While Brent was still working for her, “She said, ‘Oh, I have this friend.
You guys would love each other,'” he explained on hisYouTubepage.
“But, you know, he’s in a relationship.”
It was then that they decided they should start spending more time together.
“We made plans, and we’ve been together ever since,” hesaid.
Brent wasn’t so thrilled about it at first.
“I didn’t even want to go on our first date,” he admitted toA Drink With.
However, now he’s certainly happy that he went.
“We had this insanely beautiful afternoon that never ended,” he said.
“That was it.
I literally never left.”
Whenever things started to get serious, he found himself looking for the exit.
Yet, when it came to Brent, there was something about him that made Berkus want to stay.
It turns out that Brent was on the exact same page when it came to his feelings.
“I fell apart like full ugly-girl kind of cry,” he admitted toE!
It was obviously something that Berkus had thought out, too.
As Brent was bawling, his boyfriend held out a ring and asked him to marry him.
The two had been together for nearly nine months before setting their sights on forever (viaUs Weekly).
The rest, as they say, is history.
In fact, they were the very first same-sex couple to get married at the venue (viaPeople).
Brent found himself sobbing hysterically, too.
He was finally marrying the love of his life.
When it came to incorporating this woman in their lives, they were all in, too.
Having her was something they had always dreamed about literally.
Years prior, Brent had a dream about Poppy.
When the opportunity came about to star in a new show in 2017, it seemed like a no-brainer.
“So that’s a great thing in and of itself.”
“We eat dinner the way you eat dinner.
Everything about us is the same,” Brent said.
“And as cliche as the saying is, love is love.
That’s exactly what the show is about.”
Instead of tearing them apart, interior design brings Berkus and Brent together.
Instead, they talk everything out (viaMyDomaine).
In the end, these designers always come up with something amazing.
“We like the struggle,” Brent toldHouse Beautiful.
“And we have a good timefiguring out a place to meet in the middle.”
Collaborating seems to be this couple’s secret to success.
There’s a beautiful story behind the name, too.
Before meeting and falling in love with Brent, Berkus was with a man named Fernando Bengoechea.
In 2004, while the two were on a trip, Bengoechea shockingly died in the Sri Lankan tsunami.
“His middle name was Oskar,” Berkus revealed toPeople.
To this day, Brent and Berkus keep photos of Berkus’ previous partner in their home.
“I oddly feel connected to him,” Brent admitted onOprah: Where Are They Now?.
“And I honor that story.”
After all, being with Bengoechea is part of what makes Berkus who he is today.
It’s their favorite part of any day, too.
It’s his way of spoiling his sweetie and their two small children.
He usually only turns to his morning cup of coffee.
Even still, there’s something special about the pancakes he makes for Poppy.
“I eat like an 8-year-old,” Berkus admitted.
“I want like a soccer team,” Brent even toldE!
Newsshortly after announcing their engagement.
Two kids later, that wish still rings true to this day.
“I want 50 more,” he said.
“We’re done,” Berkus toldOK!magazine.
“You heard it here.”
“And we’re fortunate enough to be able to do that.”
In fact, in addition to designing homes, Berkus was previously involved in designing dog parks.
“We take any opportunity we can to support the cause,” Berkus said.
“PAWS, a no-kill shelter in Chicago, should be a model for the country.”
There’s a special place in their home for Tucker, too.
“He sleeps in the bed every night,” Berkus admitted toCBS News.
However, their takeout won’t taste like any other night.
“You set the table, light the candles, sit down, just talk,” he said.
“You don’t just sit there and zone out at Netflix.”
Constantly staying connected is how the two have been able to make their relationship work for so long.
“When the parents are happier, the family’s happier,” Berkus toldOK!
Magazine and they’ve since lived happily ever after.
