Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged after four extremely cute years of dating! The couple shared photos from what looked to be a very romantic proposal, featuring a truly giant engagement ring and a sea of flowers. But apparently Shaun’s plan to get down on one knee was a long time coming—this was his third attempt!
The Olympian told Vogue that he planned to propose to this past summer, but Nina injured her knee while riding a dirt bike and had to undergo rehab, so, not exactly the correct vibe.
Then, he thought about doing it in November during an upcoming trip to Cape Town, but apparently their friends wouldn’t stop speculating and it was threatening to spoil the surprise (turns out Nina loves surprises).
Shaun ended up deciding to propose in New York City, but Nina was feeling unwell on the night of—so he essentially had to trick her into arriving at the venue by having his team fake an invite she simply couldn’t refuse: dinner with Anna Wintour.
“He made the invite look so legitimate,” Nina said, adding that she was “in a panic that Anna’s waiting for me” and then arrived to find Shaun under an arch of flowers. Her reaction? “I went into shock. I just froze and stared at him.”
But then obviously she said yes and now we get to sit back, relax, and live vicariously through these two planning a wedding!
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