The country star, 44, popped the question to Kelly Yazdi, 31, earlier thisyear, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
“He proposed in Hawaii a while ago,” one source says. “It was very intimateand the couple has kept it very private.”
While the pair have rarely shared images or videos together, Yazdi has beenaccompanying the Zac Brown Band on tour dating back to at least July, when shecould be seen in an Instagram post celebrating Zac’s birthday on the road.
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In the clip, Yazdi appears to have an engagement ring on her finger as shestands close to her now-fiancé in a group setting.
Yazdi, according to her personal website, is a “born adventurer, eventsproducer, SAG-AFTRA actress, stuntwoman, and professional model.” While shewears many hats, the Minnesota-born adventurer considers herself a”spokesmodel for living with passion” as a motorcyclist. She’s also thefounder of the Ride Wild organization, which was initially intended to changethe way women are seen in power sports and motorsports.
As an actress, Yazdi has appeared in series such as Hawaii Five-O and SteveAustin ‘s Broken Skull Ranch Challenge_and the movies _The Martial Arts Kid,” and documentary Herb Ritts: L.A. Style. Her stunt work can be seen inKaty Perry’s “Harleys in Hawaii” music video, per IMDB.
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Back in 2018, Brown and then-wife Shelly revealed to PEOPLE that they weresplitting after 12 years of marriage. The two share son Alexander, 8, anddaughters Joni, 11, Georgia, 12, Lucy, 14, and Justice, 15.
“We feel blessed to be on such an incredible journey in life and sometimes thejourney begins to lead in different directions. It is with deep love andrespect that we announce we are separating as a couple,” said the formercouple, who wed in 2006.
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“We have led a whirlwind life together growing into a beautiful family withfive amazing children and while life will be rearranging a bit, our love andcommitment to our family will always be there,” they continued. “This was adifficult decision, but we’ve done plenty of tough things together and this isour next venture — love, mutual respect, and care for each other are what weare moving forward with.”
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It’s been a busy year for Brown and his band — who released a deluxe versionof their 2021 record The Comeback in September. Since the release, theywrapped a tour, which will continue overseas in March with an additionalfestival run in June.
The group also expanded this year, adding Caroline Jones and making her thefirst full-time female member of ZBB. Jones opened for the band on their 2017tour and was asked back for the next two consecutive tours. Later, in 2021,the band asked her to join The Comeback Tour as a special guest band member —and did the same for their most recent Out in the Middle tour.
“Joining Zac Brown Band as an official member is the greatest honor of mycareer so far,” Jones, 32, told Entertainment Tonight. “To be validated notonly as a singer and songwriter, but as a musician and member of the family,means more to me than I can put into words.”
Zac added, “It feels like Caroline has been part of Zac Brown Band for years.She has done a few tours with us and has also been in the recording studiocreating with us. She is family and a badass musician,” he said. “She singsthe highest and works the hardest.”