Bring on the bling! Scroll through to see which stars proposed — or had the question popped to them — this year!
Celebrity Engagements of 2018
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The tennis pro revealed in a January 2019 interview with Hola! that he popped the question to his girlfriend of 14 years during a trip to Italy eight months prior. Nadal told the magazine that the pair will tie the knot on the Spanish island of Mallorca in the fall.
The Very Cavallari star asked his longtime girlfriend to marry him in December 2018. "Best night of my life," he captioned pictures of the proposal on Instagram. "Thanking God every day for leading me to my person Kat, I promise there won’t be a single day that you question my love for you!" Braswell later added on her Instagram page, "I love you and am so excited for forever!"
The Set It Up actress announced her engagement to Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn's son in December 2018. "The love of my dang life proposed to me. He is the best guy in the world," she wrote on Instagram at the time. "It was an epic surprise surrounded by our closest family and I would give the proposal 5 stars on yelp!!!!!" The couple met while filming 2016's Folk Hero & Funny Guy together and started dating shortly after.
The “Blurred Lines” crooner proposed to Geary, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, over the holidays. The model posted photos and a video from the pair’s special moment to Instagram on December 25. “YES YES 1000x YES,” she captioned the post. The clip showed Thicke pulling out a ring box at a dinner table as Geary covered her mouth in surprise. “Are you serious?” she asked before sharing a sweet kiss with her fiancé.
The “Paradise” rapper popped the question to his girlfriend at her house in Atlanta in a candlelit proposal on Christmas Eve with a 14-carat asscher-cut ring he designed himself. TMZ reports that the ring is valued at $175,000. A video from the proposal shared on Instagram Stories by singer Exit 21 also showed the couple embracing on a balcony as fireworks burst overhead.
The Empire star proposed to his ex-wife three years after they secretly divorced. Howard, 49, shared the news on Instagram on December 25, with a slideshow showing him slipping the sizeable ring onto her finger as she wiped away tears. "We have an idea of how long we think life is, but we do know how short it can be," he said in a video as he toasted his bride-to-be. "It took me 45 years to find you. But now that I have you in my 50th year, I will spend the rest of eternity at your side. And I pray that everybody finds that one that will complete them for all eternity because it means everything. I love you." Howard and Pak, his third wife, wed in 2013 and divorced two years later. They share sons Qirin, 3, and Hero, 2.
The country stars announced their engagement in December after just five months of dating. “Earlier this week, the man of my dreams got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife,” the “Hide the Wine” songstress captioned a series of photos of the proposal. Ray, for his part, wrote, “Dec 19, 2018 My life forever changed for the better.” He added: “I got down on one knee in one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen and looked into the eyes of the most beautiful soul I have ever known and asked her to be my wife!!”
Miley Cyrus' big brother is prepared to tie the knot! The Metro Station bassist proposed to his girlfriend, Taylor Lauren Sanders, and posted a video of her wearing a new diamond ring on her finger to prove it. "Well… It’s official! SHE SAID YES!" he captioned the footage via Instagram on December 6. "We’re getting married! I will love you FOREVER!!! @taylorlaurensanders." Sanders echoed the musician's sentiments, saying, "GUYS IM STILL DYING. I can’t believe I get to marry my bestest friend. We’ve been inseparable since day one and now it gets to be that way forever."
The Walking Dead star revealed news of his engagement to the Swedish singer and model during a November interview on the Talking Dead after his character was killed off the hit AMC series. “I got the call, like, an episode before and I was texting my girlfriend, now fiancée,” he recalled to the show’s host, Chris Hardwick, who responded with a surprised, “Congrats!”
Muniz’s girlfriend announced on November 19 that the Malcolm in the Middle alum proposed. “When you’re a little girl, you dream of marrying the man of your dreams,” Price captioned a series of pics from their engagement via Instagram. “You think of all these extravagant things from the way he asks you, to the dress you’re going to wear, to the music you’re going to dance to with your father. Sometimes, reality has a tendency to overstep your dreams and really surprise you.”
The Scarlett Letter Reports host and the author got engaged with an unconventional proposal that involved a faux meteorite and was more than a year in the making on November 16. “Will you stay with me until the last star in the last galaxy burns out and then even after that? Amanda Lee Knox, will you marry me?” Robinson asked the criminal justice activist in the six-minute-long YouTube clip, to which she responding, “Yeah. Yes, I will.” Knox was exonorated for the murder of her late roommate, Meredith Kercher, by Italy's highest court in 2015.
The “For You I Will” singer announced her engagement to the Schitt’s Creek star on November 9. “I love this woman so much she treats me like a lil princess and makes me laugh harder than anyone. I am so f--king happy to wake up next to her every morning and fall asleep next to her every night and take care of our lil B.B. stumbs together,” Geiger wrote on Instagram. “Which is why … When she asked me if I wanted to spend the rest of our lives together I said … YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES INFINITE YES I love u @emilyhampshire.”
The Sleepless in Seattle star confirmed on November 8 that she and the musician are engaged after dating on and off for seven years. “ENGAGED!” Ryan captioned an illustration of the duo on Instagram.
The Big Little Lies shared her engagement news in an interview for Rolling Stones' November cover story, revealing the couple had been engaged since February. “I was in sweatpants,” Kravitz recalled of the proposal. “I think I was a little drunk. I could feel his heart beating so fast — I was like, ‘Baby, are you OK?’ I was actually worried about him!”
The Big Brother season 20 star announced she was engaged to fiancé Chris in an Instagram post on October 22. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend but moldavite is a witchy woman’s best friend!” she captioned a pic showing off her ring, adding, “#isaidyes” and “#engaged”
The Challenge star and his longtime girlfriend announced that they were engaged on Instagram on October 13. “Fiancé has a nice ring to it,” Giacone wrote, adding, “We’re ENGAGED yall!!!!” The couple, who have been dating since at least 2009, survived a 2017 cheating scandal after Raines was caught kissing his Challenge: XXX costar Camila Nakagawa in a moment that aired on the MTV series. The engaged couple, who share 1-year-old daughter Isla, made amends in November of that year. Raines also has a 2-year-old daughter, Harper, with ex Madison Walls-Channing.
The Riverdale actor popped the question to his girlfriend on September 22 and announced the exciting news on social media. "The most important question I've ever asked... also the easiest! Jinjara Mitchell, you are my best friend and the love of my life. Let's get married!!" he wrote on Instagram.
The Big Brother season 18 housemates got engaged on the show's live feed while visiting the house with fellow alums Paul Abrahamian, Josh Martinez and Derrick Levasseur on September 7. The soon-to-be-wed couple, who competed on the CBS series in 2016, began dating in June 2017.
Us Weekly confirmed on September 6 that the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and her boyfriend were engaged, one year after they were first spotted together. Richards was previously married to Charlie Sheen from 2002 to 2006 while Phypers finalized his divorce from Nicollette Sheridan in late August. They separated in June 2016.
The actress announced her happy news on September 4. “Today I got engaged. I handled it great! This just goes to show that if you work on yourself, trust your gut, and keep your ego in check you too can find love on a dating app,” Cummings wrote on Instagram alongside a video of herself getting emotional on a horse farm.
The British actor proposed to 2015’s Miss USA in August at the Alcazar Palm Springs. Hector proposed with a custom Parcel & Stone sparkler. “Overwhelmed by all the joy and love I am feeling,” Jordan captioned an Instagram photo of the couple on Friday, August 31, after they took the next step in their relationship.
The Mr. Robot star announced her engagement to her boyfriend of nearly five years on Instagram. “If he had asked me one week in I would’ve said yes. But I’ve gotten to be with this man for almost 5 years and can’t wait for it to be forever,” the actress gushed about the producer on September 3.
The Vanderpump Rules star announced her engagement to the TV producer on September 2 alongside a photo of the two exchanging a sweet kiss. "Last night was the best night of my entire life. I got engaged to the man of my dreams. I get to call this amazing human my fiancé!" she captioned the pic. "An engagement last night, my birthday today, and every sign my dad could possibly send me to let me know he’s here. I’m the happiest girl in the world."
The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum confirmed her engagement to her boyfriend of three years during an appearance on Jeff Lewis Live! in August. “We’ve always been engaged. We got engaged once, early in our relationship, and then we both realized it was way too early," she explained. "And then we got engaged again last year.”
The “Love Me Like You Do” singer and the art dealer announced their engagement on August 7 after more than a year of dating. “The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon. Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs. Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr. Arthur Goulding of Herefordshire and Mrs. Tracey Sumner of West Midlands,” read a notice in London’s The Times newspaper.
YouTube star Hannah Hart announced her engagement to her girlfriend of two years, Ella Mielniczenko, on July 27. “I proposed! She said yes!” Hart wrote on Instagram after popping the question to the BuzzFeed executive producer in Hawaii. “We are gonna get married, babyyyy!!” The couple plan to wed in California in spring 2020.
Nick Jonas popped the question to girlfriend of two months Priyanka Chopra, Us Weekly confirmed on July 27, 2018. A source tells Us that while Chopra suspected he might propose, she did not expect it to happen quite so soon. “She was thrilled,” the source said. “Nick really loves her. They want to get married very soon.”
The couple confirmed exclusively to Us Weekly in July that they were engaged after announcing their courtship one month earlier. "The proposal and the ‘yes’ really solidified that we want to spend the rest of our lives together," they told Us. "It was a special moment to share together."
Karlie Kloss confirmed her engagement to Joshua Kushner on July 24 after six years of dating. “I love you more than I have words to express. Josh, you’re my best friend and my soulmate,” she captioned an Instagram photo of the couple. “I can’t wait for forever together. Yes a million times over.”
The Dancing With the Stars runner-up announced his engagement to the Good Witch actress on July 23. The duo met in a high school acting class and kept in touch sporadically over the ensuing 12 years — but they only started dating in the wake of Hinchcliffe’s near-fatal Indianapolis 500 crash in 2015.
The American Idol alum announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend in an Instagram post on July 21. "Being yours forever has a nice RING to it," she captioned a shot of her kissing her new fiancé while showing off a stunning oval engagement ring. "HoppilyEverHopkins @_alex_hopkins WE ARE ENGAGED, EEEK!" They have been dating since October 2012.
The "Love Yourself" singer proposed to the model in the Bahamas on July 7, a source close to Baldwin confirmed to Us Weekly. Bieber reportedly had his bodyguards tell a crowd at a resort to put away their phones "because something special was about to happen," according to TMZ. Us exclusively broke the news that the couple — who previously dated from 2015 to 2016 — were hooking up again in June.
The rapper popped the question to his girlfriend, Kirsten Corley, at a backyard barbecue on the Fourth of July. “Kirsten Katrina Corley, will you make me a man and be my wife?” he asked in a video posted on social media. The couple began dating in 2013.
McPhee’s rep confirmed to Us Weekly on July 3 that the Scorpion actress and the Grammy-winning composer are engaged. The duo first sparked romance rumors in May 2017 after they were spotted together in Malibu. McPhee, who is 34 years his senior, was previously married to Nick Cokas, while Foster has tied the knot four times in the past.
The Victoria’s Secret model announced on June 25 that her boyfriend proposed to her on the beach in the Bahamas, spelling out the words “Marry Me?” on the sand. “When you think you’re flying into a photoshoot and then you look down and see this….,” she wrote on Instagram. “this was the best day of my life and I cannot wait to marry the best person in the whole universe! I’m the luckiest woman in the world! 💋✈️🙏🏼💍❤️.”
The Gilmore Girls alum popped the question while he and the actress vacationed in Kyoto, Japan, in June 2018. "I asked @tashalitas to marry me and she said yes. Or to be more precise she said, 'a million times,'" he captioned an Instagram pic of his bride-to-be kissing him on the cheek.
The Bachelor in Paradise costars got engaged on June 17. Haibon proposed to Iaconetti on a beach in Mexico while filming season 5 of the ABC summer spinoff, three years after they first met on the set of the same show. Iaconetti had a crush on Haibon on Paradise in 2015, but they didn’t start dating until March 2018 after her split from her Bachelor Winter Games costar Kevin Wendt.
Finally! The Dancing With the Stars pros announced their engagement on June 14. Chmerkovskiy popped the question in Venice, Italy. “I knew the moment I met you, you were the man of my dreams and I wanted to be with you forever,” she captioned a pic of her husband-to-be on bended knee via Instagram. “Thank you for making my fairytale come true today! Cannot believe I get to call you my FIANCÉ!!!! #engaged.” In his own post, he added: “I can’t wait to make you my wife.” The couple ended their on-again, off-again romance in 2016 before reconciling the following year.
Multiple sources confirmed to Us Weekly exclusively on June 11 that the newly minted couple were already engaged just weeks after they began dating. “They are a perfect fit. They are not rushing to get married,” one insider told Us at the time. “Their friends are really excited and supportive.”
The Vanderpump Rules couple announced on June 8 that they got engaged after three years of dating. Cartwright moved from Kentucky to L.A. to live with him and work at SUR Restaurant. Although they split after he cheated, he told Us Weekly in December 2017 that he was getting used to the idea of marriage after they rekindled their relationship. “I am marrying the woman of my dreams and I could not be happier!!” he captioned an Instagram pic after the proposal at Malibu’s Neptune’s Net. She added: “I am so happy, so in love, and so beyond excited for this next chapter of our lives!”
Duchess Meghan's ex-husband proposed to his girlfriend of three years in Napa, California, and shared the news on Instagram on June 1. He posted a sweet photo of the couple, with Kurland's hand resting on his shoulder as she showed off her diamond ring. "Luckiest guy I know! Get ready to party!" he captioned the pic. Engelson was married to the former Meghan Markle for two years before they split in 2013.
The Empire star revealed that the former NFL star proposed to her on May 13, during an extra special Mother’s Day celebration. Henson shared an Instagram photo of herself holding her beau’s hand and displaying her stunning round diamond ring. A plate of chocolate-covered strawberries with “Congratulations” written in chocolate syrup was in the background.
The Greek alum popped the question to the set costumer in May. "My forever partner!" she gushed in an Instagram post. In a video on the way to a brewery, she added: "We're going to drink some beers and celebrate!"
The Dancing With the Stars pro announced on May 3 that she and the actor got engaged. "OMG! So far so good for 34! 💍#amilliontimesyes #imengaged #herecomesthebride," she wrote via Instagram. The couple previously dated in 2007 before rekindling their romance.
The Glee alum announced her engagement to her boyfriend of one year on April 28, sharing a pic on Instagram of her massive 4-carat ring along with the word "Yes." Us Weekly confirmed in July 2017 that Michele and the president of women's clothing brand AYR were dating. "They've known each other for a while," a source told Us at the time after the pair were spotted holding hands in NYC. "They met a few years ago and she's a fan of the clothing line." A source told Us that Reich asked Michele's father for permission to propose to the Broadway alum. "The couple couldn't be happier," a second source added.
Jersey Shore’s The Situation is officially off the market! Mike Sorrentino and his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Pesce, exclusive revealed their engagement to Us Weekly on April 27. “I have always dreamed of proposing on Jersey Shore, the show that introduced me to the world,” Sorrentino told Us about popping the question on MTV’s hit reality show. “I’m currently living the dream and proposed to my college sweetheart, Lauren Pesce, amongst my best friends on the biggest reality show in the country. We are so proud and excited to share this chapter of our story with the world.”
The Smallville actor’s love seemingly confirmed their engagement in February when she captioned an Instagram photo, “To my perfect fiancé- I love you to infinity and beyond. Thank you for all of your unwavering support and super-human love. I am so blessed to have you in my life ♥️. @tomwelling.” In April, he posted a photo of his own with the hashtag #fiance.
The Food Network star and his girlfriend announced their engagement via Instagram on April 2. Goldman explained in his post that he spontaneously decided to propose to Colby with butcher’s twine. “I didn’t plan this out, it just happened and it was so glaringly obvious that I couldn’t have stopped it if I wanted to,” he wrote. “I asked her to marry me. She said yes. I’m sorry I didn’t have a real ring. I hope you don’t mind butcher’s twine, I am a chef, after all.”
The former NFL star proposed to Pelayo at the DeBartolo Family Foundation gala in Tampa, Florida, on March 24, according to TMZ. Rice took to the stage at the charity event to pop the question to his girlfriend of eight years, who happily said yes.
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The former Real Housewives of Miami star announced on March 25 that she was engaged to businessman Douglas Nunes. The news came months after she finalized her divorce from ex-husband Romain Zago. “Just another weekend in the Krupa-Nunes household,” she captioned an Instagram pic of her ring at the time.
The Boy Meets World alum and Drop the Mic executive producer announced on March 22 that they were set to tie the knot. "The future Mr. and Mrs. Karp are now engaged and no one is more excited than I am," she captioned an Instagram pic at the time. He added: "She is just the greatest person in the world and to imagine someone I went to high school with was always my person, is remarkable."
The TLC star revealed he was courting Swanson in January and by early March they were engaged. “This is an exciting, big step in our lives, and the whole thing was very meaningful,” the Counting On star told Us Weekly exclusively of how he popped the question. “The place where I proposed to Lauren is the exact spot where her parents were engaged. There’s a lot of family history on this property, making it a special place for Lauren.”
The Imposters star not only proposed to his longtime girlfriend in March, but also revealed they are expecting their first child together. “I’m thrilled to start a family,” Young exclusively revealed to Us Weekly. “As a man who has been raised by an incredible mother, I have so much love and respect for women. It’s amazing knowing I’m about to have a daughter. We are so grateful #thefutureisfemale.”
The couple, who met while playing Big Brother in summer 2017 and later won The Amazing Race together, got engaged on February 13 after just months of dating. The former marine popped the question on top of Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles as an onlooker videotaped the whole thing for him.
The Motley Crue rocker announced his engagement on Valentine’s Day with a Boomerang video of her stunning heart-shaped ring. “Well this certainly beats chocolates! Say hello to future Mrs. Lee,” he captioned it.
The Price is Right host popped the question to the family and marriage therapist, Us Weekly confirmed on January 31. The couple were first linked in June 2017 when he shared a photo with the author of The Next Sex Bible for Women. “Had an awesome time w @amienicole13 watching @kaskade in #Vegas during #EDC week :)” he wrote at the time via Instagram.
The Vampire Diaries alum and the model announced on January 25 that they were engaged after more than one year of dating. “She said yes,” he captioned a black-and-white Instagram photo of them kissing over dinner. Silva showed off a glimpse of her engagement ring in the picture. The pair split just a few months later, with McQueen confirming to Us Weekly on May 4 that they had gone their separate ways. "We called it off," he told Us. "It's just the way it was. It happened."
Buckingham Palace announced on January 22 that the pair got engaged in Nicaragua earlier in the month. The daughter of Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, the Duchess of York and Prince Andrew will tie the knot at St George’s Chapel in Windsor — the same location where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will wed in May.
The Glee alum announced his engagement to Swier in January. “Mia and I have had seven and a half years of fun, wacky, wonderful, CRAZY adventures together. And I’m happy to announce that we’re kicking those adventures up a notch. We’re goin for it. To boldly go where neither of us have gone before. Engage," he captioned an Instagram pic of the future spouses.
The former Bachelor contestant announced her engagement to her boyfriend of more than two years on Instagram on January 13. "THIS IS HAPPENING!!!" Molzahn, 32, captioned a photo of the couple. "Last night I said yes to spending forever with him! My heart is gushing with happiness and excitement & I can't stop thinking of how good God is!!!" Molzahn, who was runner-up on Jake Pavelka's season of The Bachelor in 2010, continued, "Taylor, you're the answer to some of my hearts greatest prayers and deepest desires, and that you have chosen me, and that we really get to do this, my heart is full of praise! God's Love and faithfulness has always been true to me, but since the day I met you, I truly believed that God had all along been letting me find my way to you." The Oregon native, who also appeared on Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise, dated fellow Bachelor Nation star Kiptyn Locke on and off before splitting in 2014.
The heiress got engaged to the Leftovers actor just after the new year while vacationing in Aspen, Colorado. “I said Yas! So happy & excited to be engaged to the love of my life,” the bride-to-be wrote on Instagram on January 2. “My best friend & soulmate. Perfect for me in every way. So dedicated, loyal, loving & kindhearted. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! You are my dream come true! Thank you for showing me that fairytales do exist.”
The Good Morning America cohost got engaged to her tech entrepreneur beau, Us Weekly confirmed on January 5, after two years of dating. The Flea Market Flip star has kept her relationship with McVey — who is the founder and CEO of MarketAxess Holdings — fairly private minus a few sweet photos posted on Instagram.
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