UPDATE: During a small elopement in Nashville surrounded by friends and family, Candice and Steven tied the knot in February 2026.
As Candice told Vogue in a wedding feature published April 6, "What I'll always remember is how beautiful that day was."
"Walking down the aisle in that warm glow of the magic hour felt like our own little secret," she continued. "Like the rest of the world kept turning in chaos, and we had this small little nook of the world to ourselves. Time slowed down and felt like a love song."
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Candice King and Steven Krueger, who costarred on The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals' fifth and final season, are engaged.
"A couple of weeks ago @stevenakrueger gave me the best gift of all when he asked me to marry him," the actress wrote on Instagram May 14. "Thank you for asking me to dance through life with you."
Candice (formerly known as Candice Accola) also shared photos from the couple's engagement shoot, which showed her in a white dress and a square-shaped diamond engagement ring as she and Steven, 35, enjoyed cocktails at their "fave" bar Martha My Dear in Nashville.
Reflecting on her 38th birthday on May 13, Candice wrote that this "just might be my favorite year yet."
As she put it, "The privilege of getting older is much sweeter knowing I get to share it with you Steven."
Needless to say, Candice's former castmates were thrilled.
"Congratulations," TVD alum Nina Dobrev—who is currently engaged to Shaun White—wrote in the comments section, while Michael Trevino—who played Tyler Lockwood on the CW series—raved, "Woo Hoo!!!! Love IT!"
Added The Originals' Riley Voelkel, "Omg screaming!!!! So happy for you both!!!!"
The engagement news comes nearly two years after Candice went Instagram official with Steven. In a December 2023 post, she shared a video of highlights from the year, including a scene of herself kissing the Yellowjackets actor.
"I laughed. I cried. I laughed til I cried. I loved," Candice wrote at the time. "Thanks for the dance 2023."
Prior to her romance with Steven, Candice was married to The Fray guitarist Joe King from 2014 to 2022. The two share daughters Florence, 9, and Josephine, 4.
For more celeb couples who married this year, read on.
The pair—who are also expecting their first child together—tied the knot in a Nashville elopment in February.
"Walking down the aisle in that warm glow of the magic hour felt like our own little secret," Candice told Vogue. "Like the rest of the world kept turning in chaos, and we had this small little nook of the world to ourselves. Time slowed down and felt like a love song."
The former Playboy model—who was married to Hugh Hefner from 2012 until his death in 2017—tied the knot with James Ward in an intimate tropical ceremony on April 2 in the Cook Islands.
Cher's son, whom the singer shared with her late ex-husband Sonny Bono, married Shara Blue Mathes on March 8 in Los Angeles after nearly a decade of dating.
The Dance Moms alum tied the knot with Brian Thalman on Feb. 21 with her fellow Abby Lee Dance Company alums Kendall Vertes, Melissa Gison, Nia Sioux, Kenzie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak and Kalani Hilliker in attendance.
The Stranger Things actress and "Northsiders" singer wed in a Valentine's Day ceremony on Feb. 14 in New York City.
"I'm a very, very lucky person who's very happy right now," Maya told to People in a March 12 interview. "And yeah, couldn't be more grateful."
The New England Patriots player and his partner—whose name has not been publicly revealed—got married in a private ceremony, days before his team will match-up against the Seattle Seahawks at the 2026 Super Bowl on Feb. 8.
On Jan. 21, the Wheel of Fortune co-host shared that she tied the knot with her longtime partner in a private wedding ceremony.
"Surprise! We got married!" Vanna wrote on Instagram at the time, alongside a photo of the couple from their big day. "John and I have been in love for more than a decade and a little while back, we wanted to make it official in a private ceremony."
She added, "We’re excited to share this new joyful chapter in our lives with all of you!"
The Love is Blind alum tied the knot with the corporate attorney Jan. 17 in an “elegant” Chicago wedding three years after her 2022 divorce from costar Jarrette Jones.
The ABC News correspondent, whose parents are the late Christopher Reeve and Dana Reeve, exchanged vows with event planner Amanda Dubin in Miami Jan. 17.
After four years together, the Fire Island star and John-Michael Sudsina tied the knot Jan. 14 in an intimate ceremony at the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum in San Francisco.
"Feeling very lucky that I can honestly say my wedding was the best day of my life, no contest," Joel reflected on Instagram. "I've never felt so certain and so loved."
The Miss World America 2020 winner and nephew of actor Kyle MacLachlan tied the knot in New York City on Jan. 3 less than 2 years after Win popped the question in April 2024.
"We've already grown so much as a couple: being together nearly seven years, starting a business together and now getting married," Alissa told People in an interview published Jan. 2026. "We are an amazing team, and we're so excited to continue to grow together for the rest of our lives."