Blake Horstman and Gianina Gabelli are engaged.

Blake Horstman and Giannina Gabelli are engaged. — Gianna Gabelli and Blake Horstman. Joe Scarnicki/Getty Images for Netflix

Bachelor Nations Blake Horstman And Gianina Gabelli They are engaged after almost three years together – and she calls it “the best feeling in the world”.

Horstman, 35, proposed to Gabelli, 31, late last month during a trip to Madrid, Spain. He got down on one knee in Parque del Retiro and popped the question with a 4.87-carat lab-made diamond ring from Magnificent Earth.

“I was looking for the perfect ring for a year,” Horstman said peopleon Wednesday, November 20 while sharing the news of the engagement. “I had an idea of what she wanted — the cut, the clarity, etc. — but I didn’t want to go with her and get the ring. I really wanted the ring to be a complete surprise.

He continued, “When he finally saw [the ring]she was breathless and very happy, so it felt really amazing. We are over the moon and can’t wait to get married in front of our loved ones.

Reality television fans were shocked when Horstman and Gabelli began dating after appearing on Season 1 of the Paramount+ show. All Star Beach. In January 2022, us confirmed that they were officially dating but had to keep a low profile because their reality show had yet to premiere.

“Our love story is everything I always dreamed it would be and so much more,” Gabelli shared. people on Wednesday. “As soon as I met Blake, I knew he was my soulmate and I knew the universe was always leading me to him. Being together forever and having a family is the true joy of my life.

Following the official All Star Beach Announced in June 2022, Gabelli was quick to speak publicly about his man. They moved in together by November of that year and announced the following November that they were expecting their first child together.

us In March, it was exclusively confirmed that Horstman and Gabelli welcomed a baby boy named Heath Oren.

“Our child is his father’s twin!” Jabali bowed and said us At the moment “there are so many similarities that it’s cute to see them shine in each other. As for personality, she’s an Aries like her mama so we’ll see, she might be the perfect mix of the two of us.”

Gabelli said us that he “caught” Heath during her birth, just before Horstman cut the umbilical cord;

“It was the best, most empowering and most badass thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” she recalled. “You’re conditioned to think it’s this scary thing but even during the hardest parts I had the biggest smile on my face, I literally couldn’t hide how happy it made me. “

By June, the couple were in full mum-and-dad mode – revealing there was no rush for them to get married.

“It was like, ‘Let’s not put anything else on ourselves. [to-do list].’ Let’s just do it on our time,” Horstman said on the then-“Almost Famous” podcast, noting that he wanted to get married “on our time” to prioritize his son.

As the summer drew to a close, Horstman and Gabelli were still settling into this new parent mode, telling us Specifically about Heat’s “latest milestones” like the “terrifying” moment he “rolled over” for the first time. Gabelli also revealed that her baby said his first word.

“On the plane ride, he yelled, ‘Ma,'” she said. Horstman, however, “wasn’t there to witness it” so he couldn’t confirm.

The couple also teased more children in their future.

“I want the whole basketball team. I really do,” Gabelli said. “I literally threw it out and I was like, ‘Let’s do it again!'”