Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi attend the Damsel World Premiere at The Plaza on March 01, 2024 in New York City.

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While discussing her choice to wed at a young age — Brown was 20 and Bongiovi was 22 when theytied the knotin May 2024 — in a newVanity Faircover story, theStranger Thingsstar recalled the planning and thought that went into the couple’s “important decision.”

“We talked about our political views, what kind of family we want to build, the kind of home we want to live in, the kind of relationship we’re looking for, the kind of careers we want," she explained in the interview, which was published Wednesday, Feb. 12.

“It’s such an important decision, and we wanted to make sure we were making the right one,” Brown continued. “I knew I was. It always felt right with him.”

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TheEnola Holmesstar also discussed what she has learned in her eight months of marriage with the model-actor (who isJon Bon Jovi’ssecond-born son), tellingVanity Fairthat “loving someone and being in love are two different things.”

“I think I loved a lot of people I was with, like I loved my friends. But he is the first man I’ve ever loved and been in love with,” she said of Bongiovi. “If we’re not fully invested, then what’s the point? We have to be, and we always have been.”

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Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi

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A few months later, in April 2023, thetwo got engagedin an underwater proposal beforecelebrating their engagement at a party with friends and familyin June.

“They’re great,” he said of the newlyweds at the time. “They’re absolutely fantastic. It was a very small family wedding, and the bride looked gorgeous, and Jake is happy as can be.”

source: people.com