Inside The Chainsmokers Singer Drew Taggart's 'Romantic' Proposal to Model Marianne Fonseca, 'Intimate' Wedding Plans (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Marianne Fonseca and Drew Taggart.Photo:Josh Aikin

Josh Aikin

The Chainsmokers’Andrew “Drew” Taggartand his fiancée are opening up about their “romantic” engagement and sharing details about their future wedding!

The lead singer, 34,announced his engagementto Brazilian supermodel and founder ofGENTE BeautyMarianne Fonseca via a joint post onInstagramon Tuesday, Dec. 3. “HELL YEA!! 💍,” he captioned a slideshow of moments from their intimate engagement dinner celebration.

Fonseca, also 34, reveals that the romantic proposal actually took place two days prior on Sunday, Dec. 1, at Giorgio Baldi, a luxurious Italian restaurant in Los Angeles. She believed she was heading to a casual girls' dinner with her friendIvanka Trump, who orchestrated the outing as a diversion. Upon arrival, Fonseca was stunned to find her boyfriend waiting for her amid a sea of roses.

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Marianne Fonseca and Drew Taggart.Marianne Fonseca.

Marianne Fonseca and Drew Taggart.

Marianne Fonseca.

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“The first thing I asked when I opened the door of the restaurant and saw him instead of the girls was, ‘What are you doing here?’ " Fonseca exclusively tells PEOPLE. “We were both laughing the whole time, and he said, ‘Do you know what this is?’ And I said, ‘Maybe,’ haha. It was so cute!”

Taggart got down on one knee and proposed with a five-carat elongated cushion-cut diamond with diamonds on the band. He bought the sparkling ring in September.

Although about 35 of the couple’s closest friends and family would join them at dinner, the proposal was just the two of them.

Marianne Fonseca and Drew Taggart’s engagement dinner.Josh Aikin

“Nobody was there at the time of the proposal because Drew knew I wanted the moment to be just between us,” Fonseca says. “Afterward, everyone arrived, and I already had the ring on. Some people already knew, and others didn’t — it was so special seeing how happy everyone was for us!”

The pair, who made headlines in May 2023 after they werespotted holding hands in Miami, had “always talked about being married and had the same goals for the relationship.” But it wasn’t until this past summer that Taggart started planning his surprise proposal, only letting a select few people in on it.

“He really wanted it to be romantic; he had said that to me many times,” Fonseca says. “The place was dark and cozy, with red flowers everywhere. We both love Italian food and have had our best dates in Italian restaurants. He got down on one knee and said he was the happiest man in the world with me and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.”

Alex Pall and Marianne Fonseca.Drew Taggart hugging a friend.Alex Pall and Marianne Fonseca.PHOTO:Josh AikinDrew Taggart hugging a friend.PHOTO:Josh Aikin

Alex Pall and Marianne Fonseca.Drew Taggart hugging a friend.

Alex Pall and Marianne Fonseca.

Drew Taggart hugging a friend.

Alex Pall and Marianne Fonseca.PHOTO:Josh AikinDrew Taggart hugging a friend.PHOTO:Josh Aikin

The couple met at anOscarsparty in March 2023 at talent managerGuy Oseary’s house. The two had already crossed paths before, with them both living in Los Angeles and running in the same circles, but they had never really spoken.

At the party, Fonseca approached her future fiancé at the bar.

“We were both getting a drink at the bar, and I said ‘hi’ to him,” she recalls. “We started a conversation that lasted the rest of the night — and a couple of drinks later. That’s what inspired his song ‘Summertime Friends’ — it’s about when we met in the back of the bar.”

Drew Taggart cheers with friends at his engagement party.Josh Aikin

She continues: “We ended up having a really meaningful conversation about life, goals, worldviews, and more. He asked for my number, and I gave it to him. The rest is history! We started dating quickly and always knew we wanted to be together forever.”

Fonseca would later star inthe music videofor “Summertime Friends,” which is about their friendship that turned romantic.

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Marianne Fonseca and Drew Taggart.Josh Aikin

Since getting engaged, Taggart and Fonseca have received congratulations from celebrity friends includingAlex Pall,Hailey Bieber,Brooks Nader,Diplo,Calvin HarrisandParis Hilton.

Now, the soon-to-be bride and groom are wedding planning and say they envision having an “intimate” ceremony.

“We’re planning to keep it really small,” Fonseca says. “I want it to feel very intimate, with just the people we truly love. I don’t want it to feel like ‘work’ to get married. I want to enjoy it and feel vulnerable with our closest loved ones.”

source: people.com