David Arquette and Christina McLarty made their first red carpet appearance as a couple this weekend, posing together at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala in Los Angeles and looking happy as can be.

"We're serious," the actor told E! News of the relationship. "But we're having fun."

McLarty lives in New York City and works as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight, which means the couple does the long distance thing with Arquette based on L.A.

"We're making it work," Arquette said. "We try to do a no more than two weeks [apart] rule.

McLarty and Arquette started dating in September, around the same time as the latter's stint on Dancing with the Stars. He didn't fare too poorly on that competition and referred to it as a life-changing experience.