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Reality TV stars Carsten Bergersen and Taylor Nicole Smith are officially engaged! The beloved ‘Love Island USA’ couple is all set and ready to tie the knot as they announced their engagement to the world. In a recent social media post, Bergersen, often known by his nickname, ‘Bergie,’ explained how the entire proposal happened.

Carsten Bergersen and Taylor Nicole Smith get engagedOn May 9, Bergersen shared a social media update about his life, revealing that he and Smith have officially gotten engaged! The TV star shared a photo in the post from the proposal, showing off how he pulled out all the stops and decorated the entire venue to make the moment even more special.

The 26 year old revealed that he had set up the entire thing and officially popped the question to her on May 3 in Fredericksburg, Texas. The proposal happened at Signor Vineyards, where Bergie had decorated the entire space, and had set up a floral arch, where he actually got down on one knee to ask her the question. The photo showed the 28-year-old, wearing a white polka-dot dress, standing in front of him under the arch as the two smiled at each other while Bergie showed her the ring in a white box.

In the post, he also detailed how he had been prepping for the entire thing for more than 6 months now as he wanted to make as special as possible for the both of them. He further wrote, “For our 6 month anniversary Taylor and I celebrated in Fredericksburg Texas, since then Fredericksburg has held a place in our hearts. My mission with my proposal was for Taylor not to know when or where I was going to ask that 4-word question. In my case 5 because I asked ‘Will You Marry Me Please’ (I blacked out).”

Carsten Bergersen opens up about the hardships the couple went throughIn his post he also opened up about how the couple had to undergo many issues over the past months to make their relationship work. From flying from here to there to meet one another, to more things such as “long distance, PT school, unemployment”. Moreover, he shared that the two would use the facetime feature all of the time to stay connected with one another.

He concluded his post by saying that “Writing now and reflecting HOLY COW! So many split-second decisions that led me to Taylor. Coming home one fateful night and filling out the Love Island application, having the producers choose me of all people, VOTING MYSELF OFF DAY ONE and getting the opportunity to come back, and having America keep me in that villa by any means necessary. THANK YOU ALL!”

For the unversed, the couple met on ‘Love Island USA’ season 5 for the first time back in 2023. They competed for the entire show, and ended up in third place. They have been together ever since.