Shaun White Shares Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse of Emotional Proposal to Nina Dobrev: 'Still Floating After This Night'
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White surprised Dobrev by popping the question at New York City's Golden Swan restaurant in late October
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Photos of Nina Dobrev and Shaun White's engagement.Shaun White is showing how his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev all went down!
The Olympic snowboarder, 36, shared behind-the-scenes footage on Instagram of the proposal at the Golden Swan restaurant in New York City in late October, along with their afterparty celebration with family and friends to celebrate.
His video started with a shot showing The Vampire Diaries actress' shocked face as she entered the location, followed by White proposing to her in front of a white rose archway with white petals scattered on the floor.
In the video, he can be heard telling an emotional Dobrev, 34, "Being with you is the adventure of my life" and "I love you." She can be seen sobbing as he finally gets down on one knee to ask her, "Will you marry me?"
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The actress nodded her head and said, "Yes," as the athlete rose to hug and kiss her. He then got back down on his knee as he noted he "forgot" to actually put the ring on her finger. "Oh yeah!" she responded before they both burst out laughing. The clip ended with him putting the ring on and kissing her hand.
The pair, who began dating in 2019, popped some champagne before their family and friends entered the restaurant. Shaun tossed white petals up as their family members cheered and congratulated them. The Degrassi alum held up her new engagement ring as she hugged her loved ones, and the video ended with a champagne toast.
"Still floating after this night! I'm beside myself to be with this amazing woman and to be joining her beautiful family!!" Shaun captioned the post.
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Photos taken of Nina Dobrev and Shaun White after he popped he question.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
"Our quarantine romance turned into this beautiful relationship and now a forever love. Believe me when I say that this app mostly shows us at our best," he continued. "Behind the curtain, like any relationship, we've had our struggles. But it's our ability to communicate and repair that keeps us moving forward together."
"I'm so thankful for the life lessons, gratitude, adventure and love that Nina has taught me, and I only wish to show her the same in return. I guess we are doing the dam thing, baby!🍾," he concluded the post. "Anyways… I'm not crying, you're crying 😅😭."
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A photo of Nina Dobrev and Shaun White celebrating after their engagement.Dobrev shared additional details about the engagement with Vogue, revealing that the Olympian had his publicist send Dobrev a fake invitation for an intimate CFDA/Vogue dinner with Anna Wintour. However, instead of Wintour, she found White ready to propose. "He said all the right things," she recalled to the outlet.
White first shared the happy news on Instagram with a series of photos captured after she said yes with the caption: "She said YES."
Dobrev reshared the same photos on Instagram, writing, "RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé."
