Wedding bells are set to ring for Singaporean radio DJ Germaine Tan and Andrew Li, chief executive of Singapore lifestyle and hospitality company Zouk Group.

The engagement was announced by Tan, a presenter at Mediacorp’s English-language radio station 987, on social media on June 1. Li, who is in his early 40s, was tagged in the post.

“Andrew has always known my appreciation for sunsets and (the) ocean, so he’d been planning this secretly for some time,” wrote Tan, who is in her late 20s, of the romantic proposal.

“In the Maldives, on a private sandbank, while the evening sun approached the horizon over the open ocean. It couldn’t have felt more right.”

Tan, who joined Mediacorp in 2015 and is also a lifestyle influencer and host, recounted her boyfriend’s words when he popped the question: “I knew all along it was going to be you. The way you love me so fiercely inspires me to be the best version of myself. If you let me, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy.”

The couple, who first met at Singapore's cocktail bar Here Kitty Kitty in 2022, have been dating for over two years.

She added in her post: “Your care and generosity toward my loved ones make me even more in love with you. I can’t imagine life without you as my pillar of support, and I wouldn’t want a life like that anyway.”

The newly engaged lovebirds were congratulated on social media by celebrity pals, including Yes 933 DJ Hazelle Teo, actor Ben Yeo, actress Tay Ying and celebrity chef Wu Sihan. Tay and Wu will be tying the knot in June.

Mediacorp’s artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency also congratulated Tan and Li, writing: “From dancing at a bar to a sunset proposal in Maldives, their love story felt written in the stars. Through every challenge and triumph, they grew stronger together. Now, they are saying yes to a lifetime of love.”

London-born Li joined Zouk Group as chairman in 2015 and became its chief executive in 2016. He oversaw the return of dusk-to-dawn electronic dance music festival ZoukOut in 2022 after a three-year hiatus. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network