First, Summer 2018 rendered us shook thanks to Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson's engagement. Then, it was like "Ha ha, wait, Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber are engaged too." THEN, because summer 2018 is extra AF, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas got engaged. And now? Now British singer Ellie Goulding has announced her engagement to her boyfriend Caspar Jopling, not to be confused with Casper Smart or Casper the Friendly Ghost! This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Since you're probably wondering: Yes, Ellie and Caspar (a rower who went to Eton) have been dating for more than a month—unlike their Summer 2018 predecessors. They've actually been together for a full 18 months, and their engagement announcement was published in The Times: "The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands." The Times via The Daily Mail Ellie and Caspar reportedly got together in April 2017, and before that Ellie was rumored to be dating the likes of Skrillex, Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran, and Prince Harry. So, uh, Caspar is in pretty solid company. Also, look how cute they are! This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Mehera Bonner Contributor Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Ellie Goulding has revealed her engagement to Caspar Jopling, in an announcement in The Times’ Births, Marriages and Deaths section. The news of Ellie and her Youth-Olympian-turned-art-dealer boyfriend’s engagement came on Tuesday morning, after a year and a half of dating. You’d be forgiven for missing the announcement, though, as the star is referred to only as “Miss E.J. Goulding” and “Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands”. James Devaney via Getty Images Ellie and Caspar at a basketball game in New York last year The post in the paper reads: “Mr C.W.F. Jopling and Miss E.J. Goulding. “The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands.” A post shared by elliegoulding (@elliegoulding) on Jun 20, 2018 at 10:56am PDT<doc-sep>Ellie Goulding has just announced her engagement in the most old-school way Ellie Goulding is getting married! We never even realised she had a boyfriend but she and other half Caspar Jopling have announced that they're engaged. Advertisement The couple took an old-fashioned option to share their happy news with the world by publishing an engagement announcement in the Births, Marriages and Deaths section of The Times newspaper today. "Mr C.W.F. Jopling and Miss E.J. Goulding," it read. "The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands." They used Ellie's real name Elena in the announcement in the hopes that fans wouldn't pick up on the news straight away. "The couple wanted to tell friends and family first and people won't notice because her name is Elena," a source told The Sun. "She's over the moon and has never felt so happy." A post shared by elliegoulding (@elliegoulding) on Jun 20, 2018 at 10:56am PDT Advertisement Ellie and art dealer Caspar have kept their romance pretty much out of the public eye since getting together 18 months ago. The couple reportedly live between London and New York. Ellie has previously dated McFly's Dougie Poynter and BBC Radio 1 host Greg James. She's also been linked with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan and even Prince Harry in the past.<doc-sep>Celeb obsessed? Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Ellie Goulding and her posh beau Caspar Jopling have announced that they're engaged after 18 months of dating. The Starry-Eyed singer and rower Casper revealed their happy news in the personal announcements section of The Times - the same way Benedict Cumberbatch broke the news when he proposed to Sophie Hunter. It read: "Mr C.W.F. Jopling and Miss E.J. Goulding. "The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands." (Image: REX/Shutterstock) A source told the Sun: "The couple wanted to tell friends and family first and people won't notice because her name is Elena. "She's over the moon and has never felt so happy." Just last month, Ellie gushed over her happy life - but revealed she needs some sadness in order to create music. (Image: REX/Shutterstock) (Image: WireImage) "I am very happy but I do realise you need some darkness to draw on to create the best music," she told the Evening Standard. "But don't worry — I've got plenty of darkness to draw on! There is enough going on in the world at the moment to get anyone down." The happy couple first sparked dating rumours in April 2017 when they were spotted cosying up at a karaoke night in west London's posh Mayfair. Ellie previously dated McFly's Dougie Poynter on and off for two years, but they ended their relationship for good in 2016 thanks to their hectic work schedules. (Image: Getty Images) (Image: Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock) She's also been linked to Prince Harry before his relationship with now-wife Megan Markle, Greg James, Jeremy Irvine and Skrillex, as well as Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran. More recently, Ellie was rumoured to be seeing David and Victoria Beckham's bodyguard Bobby Rich. The hitmaker has in the past confirmed she'd love to be married, telling Glamour magazine in 2015: "God, yes! I'm nearly 30. I once had a pretty warped view of marriage because so many people around me had divorced parents. "So for a long time I did think that I'd never get married and that men were s**t - all that stuff." (Image: casparjopling /Instagram) She went on: "But when someone comes along and re-establishes that trust, then it's nice to think of doing everything the traditional way: having a church wedding, with all my family in one place - I love the idea of that." Back then, Ellie said she loved the idea of a big white church wedding with all the trimmings. She admitted to Cosmopolitan magazine: "You know, my life is so weird that I do want some normal things, and things that I grew up thinking were normal, like getting married in a white dress in a church, and having an after-party. "And a hen do – all my best friends in Ibiza or something!" (Image: casparjopling /Instagram) As for Eton-educated rower Caspar, he recently gushed over Ellie with a cute Instagram shot of her on her December 30 birthday. "Happy birthday Elena .. you're another year older and another year wiser," he wrote alongside pictures of them kissing, holding hands and dancing. "Thank you for inspiring me, challenging me, teaching me, and most importantly, loving me .. I love you a lot a lot and look forward to many more birthdays to come!"<doc-sep>
The summer of celebrity engagements continues! This time, it's Ellie Goulding who's looking "starry-eyed" after announcing her upcoming nuptials to boyfriend Caspar Jopling. The 31-year-old singer and 26-year-old art dealer shared their happy news in classic British fashion: with a good ol' newspaper announcement in London's The Times. It read, "The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands." Jopling confirmed the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of Goulding and a super sweet message for his bride-to-be: "I get to spend the rest of my life with this truly extraordinary and beautiful, beautiful person. ... I look forward to a lifetime of exploring the world together, crying with laughter at stupid jokes, chatting into the early hours of the morning about art, music, the world, and the future. I love you Elena." Goulding and Caspar have been dating for around 18 months, and before that, the "Love Me Like You Do" singer was attached to the likes of Skrillex, Dougie Poynter, Ed Sheeran, and Niall Horan. Here's what we do know about Goulding's lucky fiancé, courtesy of People: he's British, he works in corporate development and strategy in the New York office of Sotheby's, and he went to the super-posh Eton College, where Princes William and Harry studied. Given that Goulding performed at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding a few years back, this couple is definitely royal by association. Congratulations to the happy couple!