Dancing with the Stars alums Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are getting married, and Maksim popped the question in a big way. At the curtain call for their live stage show Sway: A Dance Trilogy in Miami, Maksim got down on one knee and proposed with a gorgeous, custom designed Cantamessa engagement ring. Maksim’s brother and fellow dancer Val Chmerkovskiy captured the moment and shared it on his Instagram page.
In front of the audience and the show’s cast, which includes Dancing pros and former competitors Rumer Willis and Meryl Davis, the 36-year-old, Ukranian-born dancer declared, “I’m not a man of words. But I’ll take this moment to be speechless, and I’ll just say that I’m in love with you. And I want to be in love with you for the rest of my life. And if you’ll have me, then I want you to be a part of mine.”
Peta, of course, said yes, and was more than happy to show off her bling at a post-show party and on the streets of Miami the next day. The 39-year-old beauty told Us Magazine, “I can’t tell you how happy I am. I was completely shocked. I’m just overwhelmed with it all right now.” Twitter was abuzz with well wishes for the happy couple from Rumer as well as Sharna Burness, Allison Hoker and Keo Motsepe.
There has been a lot of dancing on and off the dance floor for these two. Peta dated her Dancing colleague Damian Whitewood for 5 years and began dating Maksim in 2012. Maksim was engaged to DWTS pro Karina Smirnoff back in 2009. You can be sure there’s going to be one hell of a memorable first dance at this wedding reception! Congrats, Makism and Peta!
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