For twenty-one seconds, McEntire held onto him in silence while Linn joked to himself that he might have to jump into the creek if she turned him down. When he finally pointed out that she still had not answered, she said yes three times in a row and slipped on the black diamond ring.
They initially planned to share their news after returning to Los Angeles in January 2025 to resume filming *Happy’s Place*, until severe wildfires broke out across Southern California. Forced to evacuate twice while neighbors lost their homes, McEntire and Linn decided to keep their engagement private for another eight months.
The news finally became public at the Emmy Awards in September 2025, right before they returned to television for the second season of *Happy’s Place* that November. With the sitcom renewed in February 2026 for a third season, the couple has been in no rush to set a formal wedding date, choosing instead to enjoy their engagement between days on the studio lot and quiet evenings back home by the creek in Tennessee.