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Singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly is engaged to fiancée Tia Cubelic.
Kelly announced on Wednesday (October 15) that he and Cubelic recently got engaged at the historic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. He took the stage last month, and shared a clip of the moment he told the audience, “the most important thing I think that happened to me right after that was meeting my now-partner, and I would say that she’s my girlfriend, but she’s not because I just proposed to her backstage.” The crowd cheered and applauded. Kelly went on to say, “her family’s here, my family’s here, and, you know, right under a picture of Johnny Cash, I had to pop the question.”
Kelly posted photos by photographer Chris Hershman on Instagram, capturing the moment he and Cubelic got engaged backstage at the Opry (including a snapshot with a look at the stunning ring). His post also included the moment he announced the couple's engagement to the Opry audience.
PEOPLE notes that Kelly was on a family vacation in South Carolina when he met his now-fiancée in June of last year. It turns out, they lived only a few minutes apart in Nashville. The newly-engaged couple told the outlet, “we couldn’t be more excited to share this news!”