Just two weeks shy of his 24th Birthday (October 9th)  Scotty McCreery puts a ring on it.  His longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal announced their engagement Tuesday via social media . . .  of course.     With the Blue Ridge in the background, McCreery popped the question.

In a press release he said:   “I’ve been planning this moment for so long that it feels surreal for it to have finally happened,” he continued  “Gabi is the perfect girl and my true love, and I cannot wait to begin building our life together as husband and wife.”

.@ScottyMcCreery is engaged!! Congratulations! 💍 https://t.co/zI6mBvKQuM pic.twitter.com/BBUfIyVTM0

— SoundsLikeNashville (@SoundsLikeNash) September 26, 2017

They took their engagement photos  at one of their favorite places: the mountains of North Carolina near Grandfather Mountain