Sarah Darling: Engaged!

Written by Lauren Laffer
Sarah Darling: Engaged!

Another Country cutie is off the market! Sarah Darling announced today that she became engaged to her boyfriend, James Muriel, over the weekend in Key West, Fla. Darling and the British graphic design executive have been dating long-distance for over a year, but met a few years ago through Muriel’s father, Andrew.

“Andrew was an aspiring songwriter and had been traveling to Nashville, back and forth from London. He asked me to sing some of his songs on a demo,” Sarah tells The Boot. “There was a Christmas song that my fiancé actually ended up working on with us. So, God brought us together through music!”

She also says that the proposal location was symbolic of their relationship. “It was so perfect because it was on the beach, and the Atlantic Ocean was what separated us,” she adds. “The significance of the scene made it really romantic and sweet.”

Distance is no long a factor for the lovebirds because Muriel has left London to move to Nashville. “Long-distance (dating) was very hard. We would Skype and even did Skype cooking where we cooked dinner together, which is hard since there’s a six hour time difference!” she reminisces. “The most amazing thing for us is that we had met (years ago) but when we ended up deciding to date, we went to Paris together. After that trip, I knew this was the guy I wanted to be with forever. But he lived in London and I was in Nashville, so how in the world would we make this work? But we did, and he finally said he wanted to move to Nashville to be with me.”

As for wedding plans, Darling doesn’t have anything in mind quite yet. “Some girls are so-hands on with how they imagined it their whole life,” she explains. “I just always imagined something beautiful outside, almost like a Southern wedding with long wooden tables, a garden and lights hung. But I’m definitely not one of those girls who freaks out or has to have it all a certain way.”

The couple is considering a May 2014 wedding date. In the meantime, Darling is on tour with Scotty McCreery during his “Weekend Roadtrip Tour.”

Congratulations to Sarah and James!