The star of the brand new movie Materialists opened up about his course of — and the way he nearly blew it — in getting ready for the function of a life time, and why it was so essential to him to get it good.

“She’s Portuguese, so I discovered the right way to say, ‘Will you marry me?’ in Portuguese,” Evans shared with The Knot at his movie’s premiere on Saturday.

He spent the entire week working towards to verify he acquired it good, however it’s not like working towards movie strains at house the place he may be need to hear the way it sounds — although after every week of working towards in his head, Evans admitted it nearly occurred.

“I had practiced it a lot that whereas I’d be making breakfast and also you nearly simply begin saying it out loud,” he shared. “Like, ‘Oh God, that’s not only a track that’s caught in my head! It’s gonna let the cat out of the bag.’”

As for the massive second itself, Evans mentioned, “I acquired actually nervous when it got here time to do it.” Asking somebody to marry you is nerve-wracking sufficient in itself, however attempting to do it of their native language and get it good provides so many extra layers.

So how did he do? “I really suppose I screwed it up,” Evans admitted, “however I nonetheless comprehend it.”

The couple by no means actually publicly introduced their engagement or marriage ceremony unil Evans confirmed it in October 2023 at New York Comedian-Con, the place he shared that they’d two completely different ceremonies, one within the U.S. and one in Baptista’s native Portugal.

So did he study extra Portuguese for the ceremony?