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There’s big news in the Bates family!
Bringing Up Bates‘Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart are engaged, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively.
“To say ‘yes’ to the man of my dreams is an opportunity that is a once in a lifetime dream come true!” Carlin tells PEOPLE.
Stewart popped the question at Portland Head Lighthouse during a romantic trip to Portland, Maine, over the weekend.
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The morning of the engagement, the couple enjoyed a donut breakfast with their families and a bike ride through Eastern Promenade Park before stopping for a picnic lunch.
After the dance — and with both sets of parents in the distance — Stewart got down on one knee and asked Carlin to marry him.
The couple began dating in September 2016 after Carlin’s sister Erin set them up. They publicly announced their courtship in March 2017.
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“I ran into you when I least expected it. I had no clue what God had planned for my life, but you were there just when I needed you,” Carlin wrote on Instagram tocelebrate Stewart’s birthdayin August. “I’ve never met anyone like you, and I never will. You are my favorite ray of sunshine that I never want to see fade.”
TheBringing Up Batesseason finale —featuring Josie Bates’ engagement. — airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on UPtv.
source: people.com
