Proposing to Zooey Deschanel has been on Jonathan Scott’s thoughts for fairly a while. 

Again in April, the Property Brothers star informed PEOPLE that he was all the time excited about taking the following large step, however it wasn’t due to any hints from his then-girlfriend of three and a half years.

The HGTV host joked that he felt the stress to suggest “on a regular basis,” significantly as a result of the couple’s followers had been additionally asking him about when he’d take the leap. “The variety of messages we get…” he stated.

Regardless of the general public’s curiosity, Scott was in no rush on the time. “We’re excited,” he informed PEOPLE of the place he and Deschanel had been of their relationship. “Every thing goes nice.”

The contractor, 45, and the New Woman alum, 43, have been going robust since they first sparked romance rumors in 2019 after assembly whereas filming an episode of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke.

Scott beforehand admitted he was “flirting so onerous” with Deschanel the day they met, “the present’s producer needed to reduce a bunch of it out.” He joked, “I believed I used to be taking part in it cool.”

A couple of months later, the pair had been noticed holding palms whereas out for a dinner date in September 2019, and so they confirmed their relationship that very same month once they attended a taping of Dancing with the Stars and shared a kiss whereas sitting entrance row.

The glad couple introduced their engagement on Monday.

Scott popped the query on Sunday throughout a household journey to Scotland, PEOPLE solely confirmed. Deschanel’s two youngsters — daughter Elsie, 8, and son Charlie, 6 — performed a job within the particular second.

In a photograph shared with PEOPLE, the couple are seen posing in entrance of the rugged Scottish surroundings on the foot of a stone fortress and smiling. Deschanel holds up her left hand, exhibiting off her distinctive ring, adorned with clear, pink and purple stones in a flower motif.

The couple additionally introduced the information in a joint put up on their Instagram accounts on Monday afternoon. “Without end begins now” learn the easy caption, which was accompanied by some smiling coronary heart emojis and an infinity image.

And it is truthful to say their keen followers are lastly happy. The put up has greater than 15,000 feedback, together with from well-known family and friends members.

Jonathan’s brother Drew commented, “This makes me so glad,” with coronary heart emojis. Whereas Mindy Kaling wrote, “Omg!!! So wonderful Zooey! Congrats!!” Bryce Dallas Howard, January Jones, Brad Goreski and extra stars chimed in providing good needs.

Jonathan’s fellow HGTV stars had been additionally all around the feedback part. Erin Napier, Nate Berkus, Jasmine Roth and Scott McGillivray all shared their heartfelt congratulations.

Even the official Property Brothers account piped up, writing, “Welcome to the household, @zooeydeschanel.”