Scotty McCreery is an engaged man!
He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Gabi [pr: guh-BEE] Dugal Tuesday near Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. The two were taking a walk on a trail when Scotty got down on one knee and popped the question.
He says, “I’ve been planning this moment for so long that it feels surreal for it to have finally happened. Gabi is the perfect girl and my true love, and I cannot wait to begin building our life together as husband and wife.”
The happy couple plan to get hitched next year.
"Met her in kindergarten. Her name is Gabi, like Gabby, but her family is from Louisiana they're cajun so it's Gabi. And she's got Mrs. Gabi McCreery written in hearts, it's all over her kindergarten diary. Pretty cool. You know it's just one of those things. If you don't believe in fate, just check that out."
Scotty designed the engagement ring especially for her.
They've known each other since kindergarten, so he can be pretty sure she's not marrying him because he's famous.
Gabi is a pediatric cardiac nurse at Duke University Hospital.