Look: Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann celebrate 19 years of marriage

Annie Martin
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Mariska Hargitay shared a wedding photo on her 19th anniversary with Peter Hermann. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Celebrity couple Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann are celebrating 19 years of marriage.

Hargitay, an actress known for Law & Order: SVU, marked her 19th wedding anniversary with Hermann, an actor who starred on Younger, on Monday.

Hargitay shared a photo on Instagram that shows herself and Hermann holding hands and smiling during their first dance at their wedding.

"19 years. Best dance of my life. Only dance of my life," she captioned the post.

Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann and their children Amaya (L) and Andrew attend a New York Knicks and Boston Celtics basketball game in 2018. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann and their children Amaya (L) and Andrew attend a New York Knicks and Boston Celtics basketball game in 2018. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Actresses Debra Messing and Amy Landecker celebrated with Hargitay and Hermann in the comments.

Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann and their children Andrew, Amaya and August attend Hargitay's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann and their children Andrew, Amaya and August attend Hargitay's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"Happy Anniversary!" Messing wrote.

"One of the best couples there is," Landecker said.

Mariska Hargitay (R) and Peter Hermann attend the Los Angeles premiere of "The Love Guru" in 2008. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Mariska Hargitay (R) and Peter Hermann attend the Los Angeles premiere of "The Love Guru" in 2008. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Hargitay and Hermann met on the set of Law & Order: SVU in 2002. The couple married in 2004 and have three children, sons August and Andrew, and daughter Amaya.

Hargitay and Hermann said in a 2019 interview with People that laughter is key to their long-lasting marriage.

"I never thought I would have this much laughter in my life," Hermann said. "Not just actual laughter. But also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter -- of joy."

Hargitay plays Det. Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime, while Hermann recently had a cameo in And Just Like That... Season 2.