news day has exclusively learned that Tartick, 32, proposed to Bristowe, 35, in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday afternoon, and now we're sharing all the small print and adorable first-look photos from their engagement. "It was everything I could have asked for," Kaitlyn gushed to news day Rachel Smith on Tuesday. "The words that came out of his mouth were insanely beautiful. We've never locked eyes like that in our lives. We were holding hands, so intense, and that I was taking note of his every word, but still blacked out."
The newly engaged couple revealed that the proposal went down while they were filming an episode of Bristowe's Off the Vine podcast together. The bride-to-be was told she would be interviewing a special surprise guest but acknowledged around the 30-minute mark that that wasn't happening.
"Jason's like, 'Kaitlyn, we're not doing a podcast.' and I am like, 'You forgot to hit record, didn't you!'" Bristowe recalled, laughing. "He was like, 'No, this is often something else,' and he got up and that I saw him bring out a hoop box from the drawer."
"I was trying to be present but I used to be so overwhelmed, and that I was so embarrassed because I used to be wearing a T-shirt that said, 'Tequila for Breakfast,'" she added. "I was like, 'This feels very on brand, but also very inappropriate!'"
In the stunning engagement shots, photographed by Stephanie Sorenson, Bristowe and Tartick -- who first started dating in early 2019 -- couldn't seem to contain their excitement over the happy news. In one of the pics, the brunette beauty, chic during a white top, flashed her massive ring to the cameras, placing her other hand around her fiancé's shoulders.
The two then become more formal wear, for a stunning photo of Tartick kissing Bristowe on the cheek and celebrating with a glass of champagne. "It was really special," Bristowe marveled.
As for that stunning, 5.09-carat sparkler? Tartick told news day that the oval-shaped ring is from Paris Jewellers, a little Canadian business right outside the town where Bristowe was born.
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Congrats are so as for former Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe and her new fiancé, Jason Tartick!
news day has exclusively learned that Tartick, 32, proposed to Bristowe, 35, in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday afternoon, and now we're sharing all the small print and adorable first-look photos from their engagement. "It was everything I could have asked for," Kaitlyn gushed to news day Rachel Smith on Tuesday. "The words that came out of his mouth were insanely beautiful. We've never locked eyes like that in our lives. We were holding hands, so intense, and that I was taking note of his every word, but still blacked out."
The newly engaged couple revealed that the proposal went down while they were filming an episode of Bristowe's Off the Vine podcast together. The bride-to-be was told she would be interviewing a special surprise guest but acknowledged around the 30-minute mark that that wasn't happening.
"Jason's like, 'Kaitlyn, we're not doing a podcast.' and I am like, 'You forgot to hit record, didn't you!'" Bristowe recalled, laughing. "He was like, 'No, this is often something else,' and he got up and that I saw him bring out a hoop box from the drawer."
"I was trying to be present but I used to be so overwhelmed, and that I was so embarrassed because I used to be wearing a T-shirt that said, 'Tequila for Breakfast,'" she added. "I was like, 'This feels very on brand, but also very inappropriate!'"
In the stunning engagement shots, photographed by Stephanie Sorenson, Bristowe and Tartick -- who first started dating in early 2019 -- couldn't seem to contain their excitement over the happy news. In one of the pics, the brunette beauty, chic during a white top, flashed her massive ring to the cameras, placing her other hand around her fiancé's shoulders.
Kaitlyn Bristowe Jason Tartick engagement photoshoot
Stephanie Sorenson
The two then become more formal wear, for a stunning photo of Tartick kissing Bristowe on the cheek and celebrating with a glass of champagne. "It was really special," Bristowe marveled.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick engagement photoshoot
Stephanie Sorenson
As for that stunning, 5.09-carat sparkler? Tartick told news day that the oval-shaped ring is from Paris Jewellers, a little Canadian business right outside the town where Bristowe was born.
"I had a thought of the type of cut she wanted, but aside from that, it had been quite just, like, go," he shared. "They are great owners and that they put such a lot effort into [making it]. They even took designs from Kaitlyn's dresses, and red carpets, to ascertain what she likes, like working lace in, because she wears tons of lace. They gave it a Kaitlyn, quite like an edgy feel, but still classic."
"I love it, it's perfect. I have been watching it all day," added Bristowe, who confessed that she had "zero" clue the proposal was coming. "Luckily I got my nails done the day before, but these are some funky nails!"
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Congrats are so as for former Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe and her new fiancé, Jason Tartick!
news day has exclusively learned that Tartick, 32, proposed to Bristowe, 35, in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday afternoon, and now we're sharing all the small print and adorable first-look photos from their engagement. "It was everything I could have asked for," Kaitlyn gushed to news day Rachel Smith on Tuesday. "The words that came out of his mouth were insanely beautiful. We've never locked eyes like that in our lives. We were holding hands, so intense, and that I was taking note of his every word, but still blacked out."
The newly engaged couple revealed that the proposal went down while they were filming an episode of Bristowe's Off the Vine podcast together. The bride-to-be was told she would be interviewing a special surprise guest but acknowledged around the 30-minute mark that that wasn't happening.
"Jason's like, 'Kaitlyn, we're not doing a podcast.' and I am like, 'You forgot to hit record, didn't you!'" Bristowe recalled, laughing. "He was like, 'No, this is often something else,' and he got up and that I saw him bring out a hoop box from the drawer."
"I was trying to be present but I used to be so overwhelmed, and that I was so embarrassed because I used to be wearing a T-shirt that said, 'Tequila for Breakfast,'" she added. "I was like, 'This feels very on brand, but also very inappropriate!'"
In the stunning engagement shots, photographed by Stephanie Sorenson, Bristowe and Tartick -- who first started dating in early 2019 -- couldn't seem to contain their excitement over the happy news. In one of the pics, the brunette beauty, chic during a white top, flashed her massive ring to the cameras, placing her other hand around her fiancé's shoulders.
Kaitlyn Bristowe Jason Tartick engagement photoshoot
Stephanie Sorenson
The two then become more formal wear, for a stunning photo of Tartick kissing Bristowe on the cheek and celebrating with a glass of champagne. "It was really special," Bristowe marveled.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick engagement photoshoot
Stephanie Sorenson
As for that stunning, 5.09-carat sparkler? Tartick told news day that the oval-shaped ring is from Paris Jewellers, a little Canadian business right outside the town where Bristowe was born.
"I had a thought of the type of cut she wanted, but aside from that, it had been quite just, like, go," he shared. "They are great owners and that they put such a lot effort into [making it]. They even took designs from Kaitlyn's dresses, and red carpets, to ascertain what she likes, like working lace in, because she wears tons of lace. They gave it a Kaitlyn, quite like an edgy feel, but still classic."
"I love it, it's perfect. I have been watching it all day," added Bristowe, who confessed that she had "zero" clue the proposal was coming. "Luckily I got my nails done the day before, but these are some funky nails!"
Kaitlyn Bristowe ring
Stephanie Sorenson
Tartick shared that he had originally planned to propose in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where they're headed in the week for a vacation, and to spend time with Bristowe's mother and stepdad. The Canadian native was unable to ascertain her mother the past year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Tartick told news day that concerns over bringing the ring through customs resulted during a "quick adjustment" to his plans.
"I did think a Jason way of doing it might are something extravagant and really big. I thought he was getting to roll in the hay may be in Mexico, on the beach, and that I would have sawed it coming," Bristowe admitted. "I wanted it to roll in the hay, so I loved that it had been just during our podcast."
Breaking the news to her Instagram followers on Tuesday, Bristowe captioned a series of pics, "Don't pinch me."
"Choosing your forever is that the most vital decision within the world," Tartick, who also previously appeared on The Bachelorette, added in his post. "@kaitlynbristowe you made that call so easy! Love you to death and forever."
Bristowe and Tartick first connected after he appeared on her Off the Vine podcast in fall 2018. The Bachelorette alum has previously spoken about how he made it to some extent to offer Bristowe her space and not rush into things so that she could fully heal and advance from her breakup from Shawn Booth. (Bristowe and Booth announced they ended their engagement in November 2018, three years after he proposed to her during season 11 of The Bachelorette.)
Tartick and Bristowe eventually went on their first date in January 2019, and by June 2019, they announced that that they had moved into a house together in Nashville... and even adopted a dog! "We're doing it all directly. We're learning how we parent... so it is a crash program," Tartick told news day at the time. "And it's going well."
The couple also spoke about the thought of getting engaged during a June 2019 interview with news day, adding that they had already discussed potential names for his or her future kids.
"I zoomed in on [Lauren Bushnell's] ring and that I was like, 'Look, it is the exact one I want!'" Bristowe said at the time. "That's why we moved in together because we were with great care able to take subsequent steps. We just have, again, the arrogance in our relationship to require a subsequent step, where now that's naturally something we mention anyways."
The pair expanded their family with another dog in December 2019, and 6 months later, Bristowe was convinced that Tartick was getting to propose on TV.
It all happened while she and Tartick were catching up with Chris Harrison on The Bachelor: the best Seasons -- Ever! At one point, Tartick reached into his pocket, which had Bristowe thinking he was getting to pull out a hoop. Spoiler alert: it had been just his AirPods!
Tartick revealed to news day at the time that producers had asked him if he'd wish to propose on the show, but he turned it down, knowing Bristowe didn't want another TV proposal. While speaking with news day before the season 29 finale of Dancing With the Stars last fall, Bristowe said it had been very possible that Tartick could pop the question reception afterward, if she and pro partner Artem Chigvintsev won.
"Yeah, maybe," said Bristowe, who took home the mirrorball trophy that night. "I do not know when it's coming."
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