Benny Blanco 'Still Can't Believe' He's Engaged to Selena Gomez

12/19/2024 06:29 AM

The music producer popped the question to the actress and pop star Dec. 11 in a picnic proposal

Benny Blanco is head over heels!

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the music producer, 36, shared his fiancée Selena Gomez's announcement of their engagement on his Instagram Stories.

Reflecting on their milestone, Blanco wrote, "still can't believe it." The photo featured him kissing Gomez, 32, on her head as they sat by a closet, while she held up her diamond ring.

He then shared a clip of him and his lady clinking their champagne glasses together as they sat on the grass. The video featured Gomez grinning from ear to ear before letting out a chuckle.

In the carousel of her engagement announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the "Hands to Myself" singer included photos of her having a Taco Bell picnic while smiling at her ring, as well as a selfie of her beaming.

"Forever begins now," her caption read before Blanco commented, "hey wait… that's my wife."

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Back in May, the proud fiancé appeared on The Howard Stern Show and opened up about seeing marriage in his future with the Only Murders in the Buildingstar.

"When I look at her … I'm always just like, I don't know a world where it could be better than this," he said.

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Gomez and Blanco have been familiar with each other for many years, collaborating on Gomez's 2019 song, "I Can't Get Enough," before beginning a romantic relationship in June 2023.

In August 2023, Gomez released her song  "Single Soon" which had also been produced by Blanco.

She then confirmed that the duo were an item in December 2023 by liking fan account posts on Instagram of the pair and commenting, "He is my absolute everything in my heart."

January 2024 then saw the pair make their first red carpet appearance at the 2024 Emmys in January.

A source previously told PEOPLE of the couple, "They're so supportive of each other. He wants the best for her and she wants the best for him. They're perfect together. They really are."