There’s nothing we love more than a good love story, so of course, whenever a celebrity couple takes the next step in their relationship and makes it known they want to spend forever together, we get all kinds of excited. To prove this, we’ve been all over these celebrity couples who have gotten engaged in 2019, eagerly following the news of their engagements and the early days of their wedding planning.
The first proposal of the year occurred on Jan. 4, when Hamilton star Anthony Ramos proposed to girlfriend — and costar — Jasmine Cephas Jones in Paris. Less than one week later, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow got down on one knee to ask for girlfriend Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters’ hand in marriage, and on Jan. 13, Chris Pratt revealed he and Katherine Schwarzenegger were engaged. “So happy you said yes!” Pratt wrote on Instagram. Since then, our favorite couples, including Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, have gotten engaged and confirmed the good news to the world, often on social media.
The year is still young, and more proposals are bound to happen, but in the meantime, check out which celebs are getting ready to spend the rest of their lives together.
Michelle Williams & Thomas Kail
Michelle Williams is now engaged to director Thomas Kail, a source tells People. The couple worked together on Fosse/Verdon, and have been spotted together in London this winter.
In 2018, Williams talked to Vanity Fair about finding love after her partner, late actor Heath Ledger, passed away. “Don’t settle. Don’t settle for something that feels like a prison or is hard, or hurts you,” she said. “If it doesn’t feel like love, it’s not love.”
Emma Stone & Dave McCary
Congratulations to these lovebirds! Emma Stone is now engaged to SNL writer and director Dave McCary, who she’s been dating since 2017.
McCary celebrated the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of his now-fiancée reaching toward the camera, and showing off a stunner of a ring. The couple is beaming in the back, and Stone looks like she may have even shed a few tears.
The couple first met while shooting an SNL sketch in 2016, which Stone starred in and McCary directed. As far as we know, they’ve been inseparable ever since.
Hoda Kotb & Joel Schiffman
On Nov. 25, co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced her engagement on the Today show. Joel Schiffman, her boyfriend of six years, had proposed while they were on vacation together — and apparently, Kotb had no idea it was coming. “I was totally shocked,” she said on the show. “He had a good poker face.”
Kotb posted to Instagram the same day, sharing the quote: “And suddenly you know… it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” She captioned the photo, “Happy Modnay! Good day for a fresh start xo.”
Congrats to Kotb and Schiffman, and we wish them a lifetime of happiness!
Freida Pinto & Cory Tran
Freida Pinto’s longtime photographer boyfriend Cory Tran just announced their engagement in the cutest way — with a series of gorgeous engagement photos on Instagram. “The best birthday present I could’ve asked for. Fiancé,” Tran captioned the photos, all of which are perfectly sunlit and show Pinto beaming at her hubby (and of course, rocking a stunning new ring).
The pair have been together since at least 2017, and Pinto commemorated the engagement on her Instagram too: “It all makes sense now. Life makes sense, the world makes sense, the past tears and trials make sense, what wise old lovers said about love makes sense, where I am makes sense and where I want to go completely makes sense,” she wrote.
“You my love are just the most beautiful creation to have ever walked into my life,” she continued. “And you are here to stay. Well, I am making you stay. Ha! 😂 All my love with all my heart♥️. Oh and Happiest Birthday sweet Fiancé !”
Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
The happy royal couple! The Queen’s granddaughter and the property tycoon announced their engagement on September 26 after getting engaged earlier in the month on a trip to Italy. They said in a statement: “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement,” as People reports. “We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can’t wait to be married.” Cute!
Jesse McCartney & Katie Peterson
The singer and his longtime girlfriend, Peterson, an actress, got engaged September 13. He asked her to marry him at dinner with friends at CUT by Wolfgang Puck at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles, as People reports.
Jenny Slate & Ben Shattuck
Jenny Slate just made our day by announcing her engagement to boyfriend Ben Shattuck on Instagram in the cutest way. Along with some sweet snaps of the couple, Slate captioned the photo: “He took me to France and made a picnic and made me feel happy and free and then he asked me to marry him and i screamed YES. I love you @benshattuck_art, you are the kindest and brightest and I am so grateful and here we go and keep going.”
Art curator Shattuck posted an announcement too: “an abandoned castle in southern France, I asked this woman to marry me. Here she is in front of a door the color of her soul, In LA / MA / Holland / Belgium / France thank you @jennyslate and UP UP UP to more adventures.”
Lais Ribeiro & Joakim Noah
Supermodel and Victoria’s Secret Angel Lais Ribeiro and Memphis Grizzlies basketball player Joakim Noah announced their engagement over the weekend. They got engaged at Burning Man, which Ribeiro calls her “favorite place in the world.” Cutest!
Susan Kelechi Watson & Jaime Lincoln Smith
Randall Pearson may have her heart on NBC’s hit family drama This Is Us but, in real life, Susan Kelechi Watson is set to walk down the aisle with another man. On Sept. 7, the actress shared the news of her engagement to Jaime Lincoln Smith on Instagram. “Forever Ever,” Kelechi Watson captioned a photo of herself showing off her ring finger bling. “They’ll say its love And they’ll know its love For when they call its name it will answer to love Without hesitation.”
Jonah Hill and Gianna Santos
Hill and Santos started their lovefest a year ago, and apparently they’re enjoying it so much, they decided to become engaged. Santos was spotted with an engagement ring on her finger on Labor Day, as People reports. She is a manager for Violet Gray, and previously worked at Kith and HBO. She doesn’t appear to enjoy wild fashion quite as much as Hill, but let’s just say we’re waiting with bated breath for the wedding photos.
Lindsey Vonn & P.K. Subban
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn is now engaged to hockey player P.K. Subban, People confirms. The two made their official couple debut in June 2018 at the CMT Music Awards, but have been spotted together since April 2018. Details of the engagement are unknown, but a source confirms that these two “can’t get enough of each other.”
Kristen Wiig & Avi Rothman
Wedding bells are in the air for this SNL star! People confirms that Kristen Wiig is engaged to longtime boyfriend Avi Rothman (no, they’re not marrying Olivia Wilde too — they just refuse to pose for pictures on their own). This highly discreet couple got engaged earlier this year, and Wiig first sparked rumors by wearing a ring on *that* finger to a Booksmart screening in May.
First spotted together in 2016, Wiig and her filmmaking boyfriend Rothman have been (privately) loved up ever since. Congrats! And please, make Kristen Wiig’s wedding vows public, because we bet they’re going to be hilarious.
Elizabeth Olsen & Robbie Arnett
It’s been a big year for Elizabeth Olsen, and it’s only getting bigger! E! News confirmed that Olsen and musician Robbie Arnett are now engaged after three years of dating, and we couldn’t be happier for the Avengers star. Given how much the couple values their privacy, we’re unlikely to get more details of how the proposal took place. That’s fine — as long as we get pictures of all three Olsen girls at the wedding, we’ll be okay. Congrats to this lovely couple!
Cynthia Bailey & Mike Hill
Wedding bells are in the air for Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey! People exclusively reports that Bailey and her beau Mike Hill are engaged after 14 months of dating — and judging from the photos, Bailey couldn’t be happier! The proposal took place with both of their children present, as well as their close friends (and some Real Housewives castmates, of course).
Bindi Irwin & Chandler Powell
Steve Irwin’s daughter is engaged. Bindi Irwin and longtime boyfriend Chandler Powell announced their engagement on Wednesday, July 24, with a Twitter photo of the bride-to-be’s ring. “On my birthday I said ‘yes’ & ‘forever’ to the love of my life. Chandler, close to 6 years ago I fell in love with you & every day since has been a whirlwind of adventure & true happiness,” Irwin wrote. “Here’s to a lifetime of friendship, purpose & unconditional love❤️”
Post-engagement, Irwin told People about how Powell is her “soulmate” and how “overjoyed” she is to be marrying her partner of six years. “I am overjoyed to be sharing the news that Chandler and I are engaged! This has been the most special day celebrating my 21st birthday,” Irwin said.
She continued, “I’ve met my soulmate and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with Chandler. We’ve been together for nearly 6 years now and he’s my happily ever after.”
Rooney Mara & Joaquin Phoenix
After three years together, Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix are now engaged! Us Weekly confirmed news of their engagement a few months after Mara had been spotted around town with a big diamond ring on *that* finger. The actor-actress power couple met on set in 2016, and have been living together since 2017. They’re notoriously private, so we may not get an official engagement announcement any time soon, but congratulations to this lovely couple! They seem happily aligned on the kind of life they want together — and what else do you really need?
Sarah Hyland & Wells Adams
After nearly two years of dating, Modern Family star Sarah Hyland and Bachelor in Paradise star Wells Adams are engaged! Their proposal took place on a picturesque beach, where Adams dropped to one knee before a clearly stunned Hyland. The couple has been celebrating their engagement on Instagram since, sharing how excited they are to spend forever together. “That can’t eat, can’t sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kind of stuff,” Hyland writes on Instagram. We’re so happy that this couple found each other!
Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost
After two years of dating, Saturday Night Live funnyman Colin Jost popped the question to his superstar girlfriend, Scarlett Johansson. According to TMZ, the couple enjoyed a private dinner upstate New York on May 16, where Jost reportedly asked her to marry him. The couple’s respective reps confirmed the happy news to the Associated Press on May 19.
Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma
New parents Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma are heading down the alter! Duff confirmed the engagement on her Instagram, sharing a series of selfies of the couple and the rock sprakling on her ring finger. “He asked me to be his wife,” the Younger actress captioned the sweet candid shots. Koma shared the same photos on his own feed, writing: “I asked my best friend to marry me… @hilaryduff.”
Koma and Duff, who have been dating since 2017, welcomed baby girl Banks Violet Bair in October of 2018.
Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez
After two years of dating, these two Bronx bombers have decided to tie the knot. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announced their engagement with a slew of incredibly romantic photos of A.Rod on bended knee. On her part, the “Jenny From the Block” singer looked stunned by the proposal — or by the sheer size of the bling.
The power couple, who both have children from previous marriages, have been able to blend their families seamlessly. Following the announcement, Rodriguez shared a touching poem on his Instagram Stories: “A soulmate isn’t someone who completes you. No, a soulmate is someone who inspires you to complete yourself.”
Brittany Snow & Tyler Stanaland
Pitch Perfect actor Brittany Snow announced on Instagram on Feb. 19 after a few weeks of secrecy that she was engaged to her boyfriend, Tyler Stanaland. Snow posted a photo of the couple looking very loved up, writing, “A couple weeks ago, I said “YES” about a million times to the man of my wildest & most beautiful dreams. After celebrating with friends and family, we wanted to let a few more friends (you guys) know… this happened. I’m still pinching myself and thanking my lucky stars for the truest feeling I’ve ever felt.”
Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry got the best gift for Valentine’s Day: an engagement ring from her boyfriend of three years, actor Orlando Bloom. The couple posted a fun, romantic photo on Instagram showing off the ring and a portion of their faces, with Perry captioning the photo “Full bloom” not only in reference to her beau’s last name but also about the style of the ring, which looks like a flower.
Melissa Benoist & Chris Wood
On Feb. 10, Supergirl actors Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood revealed they were engaged. Benoist announced the news on Instagram with a photo showing off her diamond ring and the words “yes yes yes it will always be yes.” No word on when the pair will wed.
Elisabeth Röhm & Jonathan Colby
Law & Order alum Elisabeth Röhm is engaged! The actor told People that her boyfriend, Jonathan Colby, asked for her hand in marriage while in their beautiful backyard. No word yet on when (or where) the pair will wed.
Rafael Nadal & Mery Perelló
It seems congratulations are in order! According to Hello!, tennis champ Rafael Nadal and Mery Perelló are engaged. The couple, who has been in a committed relationship for 14 years, is set to tie the knot this autumn.
JJ Lane & Kayla Hughes
On Jan. 28, Bachelor alum JJ Lane got down on one knee and proposed to Kayla Hughes. Lane and Hughes made their relationship public in September 2017.
Scott Grimes & Adrianne Palicki
The Orville stars Scott Grimes and Adrianne Palicki are engaged. The pair took to social media to share the news, and while Grimes and Palicki have been relatively private about their relationship, they announced their dating status in July.
Chris Pratt & Katherine Schwarzenegger
Talk about a whirlwind romance! After seven months of dating, it appears Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are ready to settle down. The pair announced their engagement on Jan. 13.
Tim Tebow & Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
Former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow are engaged! Tebow announced their upcoming nuptials on Instagram with the caption, “[T]hank you for saying YES and making me the happiest man in the world.” The pair has been dating for nearly six months.
Anthony Ramos & Jasmine Cephas Jones
On Jan. 4, Hamilton actors Anthony Ramos are Jasmine Cephas Jones revealed they are getting married. The couple shared the news on Instagram, though based on the caption, Ramos proposed to Cephas Jones on Christmas Eve.
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