Jesse Grant/Getty The Vampire Diaries'Candice King announced on May 14 that she andThe Originals'Steven Krueger have been engaged for "a couple of weeks" "The privilege of getting older is much sweeter knowing I get to share it with you Steven. Thank you for asking me to dance through life with you," King wrote on Instagram, alongside several engagement photos The couple made their relationship Instagram official in December 2023 The Vampire DiariesandThe Originalsare about to have a crossover — at a wedding! Candice KingandSteven Kruegerstarred as vampires Caroline Forbes and Josh Rosza in the CW's hit TV showThe Vampire Diariesand its spinoff seriesThe Originals, respectively. On Wednesday, May 14, King announced via a post onInstagramthat she and Krueger are engaged — and have been for "a couple of weeks." "I think 38 just might be my favorite year yet 🎂 ♥️ ," King, who turned 38 on May 13, began her post. Jesse Grant/Getty She continued: "A couple of weeks ago @stevenakrueger gave me the best gift of all when he asked me to marry him. The privilege of getting older is much sweeter knowing I get to share it with you Steven. Thank you for asking me to dance through life with you. And thank you to everyone for the kind birthday wishes x." The actress shared six "sweet" engagement photos taken byCatherine Powell Stoneat their "fave" cocktail barMartha My Dearin Nashville. In the photos, Krueger, 35, wears a black suit while King looks bridal in a white satin mini dress with a dainty bow at the waist. Her left-hand ring finger sparkles with a new piece of jewelry — a square-shaped diamond engagement ring. In all of the pictures, the couple each holds a glass of what appears to be an old fashioned cocktail. Their photographer wrote on herInstagram Story, "You get one guess on what the official wedding cocktail is going to be💍." Congratulations flooded the comments section, with the officialVampire Diariesaccount even leaving three emojis to show its approval of the union: "🖤🖤🖤." "Congratulations 🥰🥰😍🥰🥰😍,"fellow bride-to-beandThe Vampire DiariesalumNina Dobrevcommented. She played King's character's best friend Elena Gilbert in the drama series. Candice King/Instagram "Woo Hoo!!!! Love IT! ❤️🤍❤️🤍," wrote Michael Trevino, who starred inThe Vampire Diariesas one of King's love interests, Tyler Lockwood. Riley Voelkel, who starred as Freya Mikaelson inThe Originals, commented, "Omg screaming!!!! So happy for you both!!!! 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️." Other celebrities includingThe Vampire Diariesalum Scarlett Hefner,I Know What You Did Last SummerstarJennifer Love Hewitt,GleealumJenna UshkowitzandThe BachelorettealumHannah Browncongratulated the couple. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! King and theYellowjacketsstarmade their relationship Instagram officialon Dec. 27, 2023, when King posted her 2023 recap montage. She included clips of herself dancing, vacationing and having fun with friends and family. But the video also included a video of King kissing Krueger. "I laughed. I cried. I laughed til I cried. I loved," she captionedthe post."Thanks for the dance 2023 🥂." King was previously married to The Fray guitarist Joe King. The former pair, whotied the knot in 2014beforesplitting in 2022, share daughters Florence and Josephine. Read the original article onPeople
