Jon Pardiis officially off the market!
As the “Dirt on My Boots” singergot down on one knee, the crowd erupted in cheers, giving the couple a standing ovation after Duncan said yes.
The Ryman Auditorium, where Pardi proposed during his sold-out show, was actually where he and Duncan shared one of their first dates.
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Summer Duncan and Jon Pardi.Katie Kauss
Jon Pardi and Summer Duncan.Katie Kauss
Pardi’s fellow country pal,Dierks Bentley, snapped a photo of the proposal from the wing of the stage and shared the exciting news onInstagram.
“My man!@jonpardipicscrushing the@therymanstage and crushing life… so proud of you pal,” he captioned the series of photos and clips from Pardi’s performance. “Killer show with my all time fav encore. Congrats to you and@summerfawn_duncan💍.”
Duncan and Pardi began dating in early 2017.
A hairstylist from Northern California, she was a friend of Pardi’s mother who was certain the two would hit it off. Tempting fate, Duncan traveled to Denver to meet Pardi and watch a performance.
“So she flew out to the most romantic place you can ever fly a girl out to: theGrizzly Rose,” Pardi sarcastically told PEOPLE at the time. “It’s this super honky-tonk, one of my favorite bars.”
Jon Pardi and Summer Duncan.John Shearer/WireImage
Duncan, Pardi quickly added, also brought a friend along on this first get-together. “Yeah,” he said, “she had a whole escape plan, you know, in case I was creepy.”
Obviously, the two hit it off, and Pardi invited her to join him for another weekend while he was on tour withTim McGraw. The two have been a couple ever since.
Summer Duncan and Jon Pardi.Getty Images
With his engagement Wednesday and his third full-length albumHeartache Medicationreleased last Friday, Pardi has had a very exciting week.
“Releasing this album has been a moment I’ve been waiting for…for a long time,” he told PEOPLE aboutHeartache Medication.The album serves as the follow-up to Pardi’s co-produced, platinum-selling breakthrough No. 1 albumCalifornia Sunrise,which featured hits like “Head Over Boots,” “Heartache on the Dancefloor” and “Night Shift.”
“I’m excited to have something new out. It’s a great record. I’m really proud of it.”
“I’ve written a lot of songs about Summer,” Pardi added, however, “none of them made this record,” he said sheepishly of Duncan, whostarred alongside Pardi in the music videofor “Heartache Medication.” “But don’t worry, you will hear them someday.”
“She’s really been involved in the whole process,” said Pardi. “I mean, she loved ‘Tequila Little Time.’ She loves ‘Old Hat.’ But yeah, she needs her own song and she will get it.”
source: people.com
