Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is opening his proposal playbook.
Two weeks after Allen asked Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld to marry him in a beachside proposal, the two-time Pro Bowler offered an inside look into the couple’s special day during an interview with his new fiancee.
‘The funniest thing was that we woke up and were getting ready for brunch and you jumped on the bed and said, ‘Can we get married already?!? What are you waiting for??!” Allen said in Steinfeld’s latest ‘Beau Society’ newsletter on Friday. ‘I replied, ‘Just give me a little more time.’ Little did you know I was about to propose to you.’
Although Steinfeld, 27, was on the right track, Allen, 28, said she was ‘extremely surprised.’ He added, ‘I didn’t blow it nor did anyone else.’
‘I think I was most nervous about you finding out about the proposal,’ Allen explained. ‘It was hard to keep secrets from you and have other people in your life keep secrets from you. Multiple times throughout the day, a song would come on and I would tear up thinking about how special our day was going to be.’
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Allen and Steinfeld announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post last week. A photo of the proposal shows Allen down on one knee in front of a pink floral arch as Steinfeld leans down and presses her forehead to his. The two were surrounded by candles as the romantic setup overlooked the ocean.
When he was down on one knee, Allen revealed that he told Steinfeld, ‘I couldn’t wait any longer. I said I can’t wait to start a family with you. I said your full name, and I asked you very nicely. I said please.’
He added: ‘You said yes, and that was all that mattered to me. And the sun was out.’
Allen and Steinfeld went pubic with their relationship on Instagram in July after more than a year of speculation. In the post, Allen shared several photos with Steinfeld, including one of the couple near the Eiffel Tower ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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