Celebrity Celebrity Weddings 'Bachelor' Alum Nick Viall Is Engaged to Natalie Joy: 'For the Rest of My Life, It's You' Nick Viall shared a carousel of engagement photos with new fiancée Natalie Joy to Instagram on Thursday By Kelly Wynne Kelly Wynne Kelly Wynne has been a TV writer at PEOPLE digital since 2021. Her work has been seen in Newsweek, where she acted as a reality TV and true-crime writer, Atwood Magazine and her mental health blog, The Chronically. People Editorial Guidelines and Dory Jackson Dory Jackson Dory Jackson is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE's TV News team. Upon joining the brand in March 2021, she has had the opportunity to interview a long list of celebrities, from Kate Hudson to Pierce Brosnan to Billy Porter. She has also helped recap popular TV shows like 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,' 'Sister Wives' and 'Vanderpump Rules.' The New York-based Maryland native graduated from Randolph-Macon College in May 2016 with a focus on Communication Studies and Journalism. She came to PEOPLE in March 2021 after working at a number of major news companies, including Newsweek and Us Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 12, 2023 11:41PM EST Bring in the final rose! Former Bachelor Nick Viall has found lasting love with longtime girlfriend Natalie Joy. The pair announced that they are engaged in a joint Instagram post shared Thursday. "For the rest of my life, it's you," Viall, 42, wrote in the caption of the post, which features a handful of photos from the couple's engagement. Viall is seen kissing his fiancée's hand in one photo, while Joy poses for the camera and shows off her engagement ring in another. Viall proposed to Joy with a custom engagement ring from Brilliant Earth. To be exact, it's a customized version of the Luxe Viviana in 18K yellow gold set with a 5-carat elongated cushion cut. Sarah Partain The pair have been met with well wishes in the comments section of the post. "Yay! Congratulations," The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave wrote, while Vanderpump Rules cast member Ariana Madix said: "Congratulations!! cheers to you both." Viall and Joy were first linked in 2020, but they didn't start sharing their relationship publicly until 2021. At the time, a source told PEOPLE that "she's great for him." The Bachelor's Nick Viall Is Dating Surgical Technologist Natalie Joy: Source Addressing the relationship news for the first time on his Viall Files podcast, Viall said in February 2021: "It's fun. It's great. I'm super happy." For more on Nick Viall's engagement to Natalie Joy, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. Without sharing too many details about Joy, Viall also revealed that the twosome met online. "She slid into my DMs. It was very romantic," he recalled. Sarah Partain The pair eventually decided to make things official after spending time together in person for a while. "We kind of kept hanging out, and she finally got a point where she was like, 'I want to date,' and I was kind of like, 'I don't know,'" he revealed. "She just was like, 'OK, this is what I want. It's fine, no big deal, but I'm gonna go do my thing,' and she did, and I was like, 'What?!' … She went and showed me exactly what I'd be missing." Nick Viall Reacts to New Bachelorettes Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia: 'I Think They're Phenomenal' Sarah Partain The couple continued to share more glimpses into their relationship after going public. Posting a series of couples photos for Valentine's Day in 2022, Joy wrote: "I'm so lucky to feel incredibly loved everyday that valentine's day is just another Monday, with extra flowers and chocolate covered strawberries of course." That same week, the surgical technologist called Viall her "dream man" on Instagram. Sarah Partain Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. As their bond continued to progress in a more serious direction, Viall said he "wouldn't be in a relationship with" Joy if he "didn't think it was possible" to marry her someday. He then revealed on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast last year that "everyone's situation is different" when it comes to marriage. "I think sometimes timelines can be a little bit dangerous about, you know, setting false expectations and reaching to a certain timeline and all of a sudden ... [you] have other priorities," he previously explained. "I just kind of tell people to just be careful about setting timelines. If they wanna set a time, it's great, just make sure it's mutual."