When Rachel Boston isn’t winning viewers’ hearts in the latest Hallmark movie, she’s probably more at home with those who have hers — her husband, Tolya Ashe, and their daughter, Grace.

While keeping their relationship with the chef private, Boston and Ashe got engaged in 2021 and welcomed their daughter a year later.

So who is Rachel Boston’s husband? Here’s everything you need to know about Tolya Ashe and his relationship with the actress.

He is a cook

Ashe is the owner and operator and executive chef at Little Gem NYC Catering and Event.

He is a private chef whose goal is to help busy people eat well, properly his websitewho also says he’s “known for his knack for creative, healthy ingredients and his boundless energy.”

Ashe says his “first priority is sourcing local, organic ingredients” and states that “great flavor is rooted in high-quality meat and vegetables.” He is passionate about his customers’ health, which he says “starts with investing in the food you eat”

When it comes to event catering, Ashe says his “main goal is to stay in the background and make sure your event is a huge success.” He credits his years in kitchen management for helping him understand how to go above and beyond to keep the customer as his goal.

Ashe even had the opportunity to work an event in the Hamptons for Jennifer Garnerhis Once Upon a Farm brand, which he says is the coolest thing he’s done professionally.

“It really showed me what a community can do to bring quality products to a much wider audience,” he explained.

Ashe studied French Cuisine at the International Culinary Center in 2011.

His brother-in-law is Seth Myers

Ashe’s sister, Alexi married Seth Meyers in 2013. The couple married on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, celebrating with celebrities friends included Olivia Munn, Allison Williams, Kristen Wiig and Amy Poehler. The couple shares three children together.

The brothers-in-law once appeared together for a Vogue video from 2013when they challenged Alexi and Elettra Wiedemann to a grilled cheese cook-off.

In the same year, Meyers promoted an Ashe deal on X (formerly Twitter)writing, “My good friend and amazing chef Tolya Ashe is available.”

In October 2017, Meyers and Ashe were photographed together at Celebrating the La Ligne X Cuyana Collaboration hosted by Ashe + Leandroa design company owned by Alexi and Ariel Ashe.

He and Boston got engaged in 2021

Boston announced his engagement to Ashe in an Instagram post on June 15, 2021. “My love forever ,” she captioned a romantic photo of the couple, simply adding “engaged” as the location.

Although Boston has never publicly acknowledged if or when they officially married, she has spoken about their relationship during a common aspect on Home and family in December 2020, where the Hallmark star revealed that she and Ashe were introduced by one of her sisters in 2010.

“We actually had the classic Hallmark beginning where you’ve known each other for a long time, family is involved,” Boston gushed before saying they didn’t immediately start dating. “But then we reconnected and it was just divine timing.”

He and Boston have one daughter

Boston shared the happy news of her pregnancy on Instagram in October 2021.

“It’s a girl!!!! Thank you for choosing me to be your mom,” she wrote alongside a stunning photo of herself cradling her baby bump with the sun setting in the background. “I’m so excited about our trip and can’t wait to show you this beautiful world! You are a light on this earth. I can already see it and feel it. .”

The couple went on to welcome their daughter Grace on January 14, 2022.

Boston announce the arrival of the girl on Facebook, writing: “Welcome to the world my angel!!!! Baby Grace is here and our hearts are so full!!! Thank you to everyone who surrounds us with so much love. #amazinggrace #2022 #welcomehome.”

Over the years, Boston has shared sweet pictures of Grace, including the little girl who visits her in a Hallmark movie in July 2022. Along with the photo, the dear mom shared how the moment felt for her.

“This smile!!! My favorite person came to see me at work,” she wrote. “Being a new mom while playing a mom is an incredible feeling. Thanks to our producers and crew and the entire @hallmarkchannel team for supporting working women and mothers and to @paulcampbellofficial for all the dad jokes.”

In August 2022, Boston spoke PEOPLE about playing a mother on screen for the first time since becoming a mother in real life.

“It’s so interesting to think how differently I would have played certain aspects of the new mother,” she said. “It’s really exciting to be able to claim motherhood and tell these stories now with this understanding.”

He has roots in New Mexico and Martha’s Vineyard

Ashe is originally from New Mexico and transplanted to Martha’s Vineyard. Conformable John Mulaney One Vogue story about Meyers and Alexi’s wedding, he wrote: “The Ashes got there by accident in the summer of 1988 when a hurricane blocked their trip to Bermuda. On their second day on the island, they were house hunting.”

His background played a pivotal role in his career.

” Hailing from New Mexico and Martha’s Vineyard, Tolya’s cooking combines an emphasis on fresh, locally sourced ingredients,” her website bio reads. “She strives to create balanced, customized meal plans based on her clients’ dietary needs.”

It adds: “He studied at the International Culinary Center and quickly won over a host of families and celebrities who fell in love with his cooking and his unique and positive personality.”