CMT’s Cody Alan Announces Engagement to Longtime Boyfriend, Trea Smith

“I knew he was the one by the way he loved my kids,” shared Alan. “Being a father already, my children were the most important factor in my deciding to get married again."

Written by Lauren Laffer
CMT’s Cody Alan Announces Engagement to Longtime Boyfriend, Trea Smith
Cody Alan and Trea Smith; Photo via Instagram

He said yes! It’s official – CMT’s Cody Alan is engaged to his longtime boyfriend Trea Smith after a beachside proposal in Jamaica.

“I’d been carrying around the ring for a few months and almost popped the question on several different occasions, but I waited,” Alan told PEOPLE of his candlelit dinner proposal. “With waves softly breaking around us and a gorgeous bright moon hanging overhead, we felt like we were on an episode of The Bachelor! I was anxious about the moment, so I started my big speech before the food even arrived. I told him how much I loved him, and with a few tears and a crack in my voice, I gave him the ring and asked him to marry me. Lucky for me, he said ‘yes!’”

A big factor in Alan’s love and appreciation for Smith were based on how Smith got along with Alan’s teenage children.

“I knew he was the one by the way he loved my kids,” shared Alan. “Being a father already, my children were the most important factor in my deciding to get married again. Plus, Trea and I always have the most fun together. In a very real sense, he’s helped open my eyes to what it means to have true joy in life; and that he is open to share that love and joy with my children meant the world to me.”

The couple met two years ago when Alan was hosting a Carrie Underwood concert. It wasn’t until 2016 that the couple became more serious, which encouraged the CMT host to come out publicly.

“2017. As we start a new year, there is something I want to share with you. You see, I’m gay. This is not a choice I made, but something I’ve known about myself my whole life. Through life’s twists and turns, marriage, divorce, fatherhood, successes, failures – I’ve landed on this day, a day when I’m happier and healthier than I’ve ever been. And I’m finally comfortable enough for everyone to know this truth about me. As we continue our journey, I hope this news won’t change how you see me. I’m still the same Cody I always was. You just know a little more about me now. My hope for the future is to live the most honest, authentic, loving, and open life possible. Here’s to being happy with yourself, no matter who you are, who you love, where you come from, or what cards life has dealt you,” he explained in a poignant Instagram post on January 12.

Alan and Smith have yet to set a date and will likely revel in their newly engaged status for the foreseeable future.