Huge congrats! Vampire Diaries star announces engagement

The ring is beautiful.

The Vampire Diaries' Steven R McQueen is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Alexandra Silva. The actor, who played Elena's brother Jeremy on the supernatural CW drama, announced the happy news this week with a sweet Instagram post. He posted a photo of himself holding hands and sharing a kiss with his fiancée which he simply captioned:

"She said yes."

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeXeWT4lX4f/?taken-by=steven_r_mcqueen The model later shared the same image to her own social media account. She wrote alongside it:

"My best friend, love of my life...YES, yes, yes a million times over."

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeXeM6enJa9/?taken-by=alexandra.k.silva She also posted a close-up view of the ring in a short video of herself holding The Vampire Diaries star's hand. The pair were flooded with well wishes from fans follow their happy announcement. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bed6U2HnNjy/?taken-by=alexandra.k.silva The couple first began dating more than a year ago, before making their relationship public on Instagram in late 2016. The actor shared a snap of them on the ski slopes in December that year, which he captioned with a ski emoji. https://www.instagram.com/p/BOqAkP7FkTO/?utm_source=ig_embed The couple have since gone on to document a lot of their relationship on social media. They have shared photos from a number road trips they've taken together, as well as their time spent building homes in Nicaragua. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKhc0UHrbT/?utm_source=ig_embed The Vampire Diaries ran from September 2009 until March 2017, airing more than 150 episodes over eight seasons.