Love has truly been in the air over the past week, with a host of cute proposals appearing on our Instagram feeds.
Irish influencers Sophie Murray, Aideen Kate and Miriam Mullins all announced their engagements within days of each other, showing off their sparkly diamond rings.
So before they start planning their nuptials, we’ve delved into the love stories behind these three couples, and how they all met their husbands-to-be.
Take a look:
Miriam Mullins and Tiaan Heyns
Miriam Mullins announced her engagement to her long-term beau Tiaan Heyns on April 17th.
The Cork native shared the exciting news on Instagram, posting a video of the moment Tiaan proposed in his native Cape Town in South Africa.
She captioned the post: “YES YES YES !!! We have a wedding to plan 💍💝 The biggest shock I thought I was filming a couples OOTD 🤣🤣.”
The couple have been together for over four years, after meeting while she was living in Florida, and went “Instagram official” in January 2020.
The Cork social media star shared a video back in 2020, explaining how they had been doing long distance for eight months.
She explained that after meeting in Florida, Covid-19 hit and they both had to return to their homes on opposite sides of the world.
For months, they had dates over Facetime and tried to see each other many times, but flights were cancelled due to different lockdowns.
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Eventually, the pair reunited and are now living in Cork together with their adorable dog Lucy.
During a previous interview with Goss.ie, Miriam revealed she was the one who made the first move.
“When I moved over to Florida, he was training me. I had a massive crush on him, and asked him out. I’m the one who made the first move,” she told us.
“We keep saying we need to go back to Florida since that’s where we first met and we haven’t been back there since.”
Sophie Murray and Sam Donovan
Sophie Murray announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend Sam Donovan on April 20th.
The Dubliner announced the happy news by posting a video of the moment Sam proposed in Australia.
Sophie captioned the sweet post: “It’s a yes in every lifetime 🥹❤️🫶🏼.”
Sophie and Sam met at the popular music festival Electric Picnic – which takes place in Stradbally, Co. Laois – back in 2018.
Since then, the lovebirds have gone back to the festival every year to celebrate their anniversary.
Sophie previously opened up about meeting Sam in a ‘Get Ready With Me’ video posted on TikTok last year.
The Dubliner said at the time: “Myself and Sam bae met at Electric Picnic, well officially met, we knew each other for years [before]… Now we’re back for our four-year anniversary in the romantic fields of Stradbally.”
“So I’ll tell you about me and Sam meeting,” she continued, before explaining how her gal pals played a helping hand in their love story.
Sophie said: “Myself and Sam had known each other for years but we bumped into each other four years ago at Electric Picnic, so obviously this weekend’s four years ago which is our anniversary…”
“And I just thought he was so gorge, and I was like ‘girls, we need to find Sam, I want to find Sam’… and I found Sam, and the rest is history!”
The couple then joked that they were going to get married at the festival’s blow up chapel, and said TikTok star Lauren Whelan wanted to be a bridesmaid for the ceremony.
Aideen Kate and Dave Kelly
Makeup artist Aideen Kate announced her engagement to her longterm boyfriend Dave Kelly on April 21st.
The True Beauty founder took to Instagram to share the big news with her followers.
She captioned the sweet video: “20.04.24…we’re engaged!”
Dave proposed while they were walking on the beach, with a gorgeous sunrise behind them.
The couple have been together for over a decade, and last October they took a major step in their relationship when they moved into their own apartment together.
Aideen and Dave, who grew up in the same area in Dublin, started dating when she was 18 and he was 22, and have been together ever since.
The couple had plans to emigrate to Australia together before the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, after their plans were interrupted, Aideen launched her own beauty brand True Beauty, and the pair now plan to stay in Ireland for the foreseeable future.
At the time, the couple were living in Aideen’s family home.
