Miranda May Gets Engaged in Key West, Shows Off Emerald-Cut Ring

Miranda May arrived in Key West as a girlfriend and left as a fiancée. The 29-year-old actress, best known for playing Lou across all seven seasons of Disney Channel's Bunk'd, announced her engagement on Instagram on March 21, 2026, with a caption that doubled as its own headline: "Went to Key West a girlfriend and left a fiancé! 💍✨"

The three photos she posted told the full story. The first was a beaming selfie, May holding up her left hand toward the camera with the ring already on her finger. The second was the close-up that her jewelry-minded followers lingered on: an emerald-cut center stone set on a pavé diamond band. The third was a black-and-white photo strip of the newly engaged couple, grinning and making silly faces, with the Southernmost Beach Resort & Guesthouses logo printed at the bottom, placing the proposal squarely at the oceanfront property at the southern tip of Key West.

The ring itself is a study in architectural restraint. The emerald cut, with its rectangular step-cut facets and broad, open table, is one of the more demanding choices in fine jewelry: it hides nothing, favoring clarity and geometry over the scintillation of a brilliant cut. Paired with a pavé diamond band, where rows of small diamonds are set close together and secured by minimal metal to maximize coverage and sparkle, the combination reads as both modern and quietly classic. Emerald cuts are especially popular right now, as elongated shapes make fingers look longer, with proportions that make rings more enduring. The pairing with a pavé band follows a trajectory that jewelers have noted across bridal collections: more brides are opting for a pavé or micro-pavé band for even more sparkle alongside vintage-inspired center stones.

May's fiancé has not been publicly identified. Multiple reports describe him as visible in the selfie and the photo strip, but May has kept his identity private.

The engagement drew an immediate and vocal response from May's former Bunk'd castmates. Peyton List, who starred alongside May as Emma Ross for the first three seasons of the show before reprising the role in a later guest appearance, wrote, "Congratulations Miranda! So happy for you!" Will Buie Jr. commented "YAYAYAYA," and Rico Rodriguez, brother of Raini Rodriguez, responded with "WOOOOOO." Trevor Flanagan-Tordjman posted, "Congratulations!!!! 🍾🥳🥳🥳," and Mallory James Mahoney added, "Congratulations, So happy for you! Wishing you both all the happiness! 💍👰‍♀️." Israel Johnson, who played Noah Lambert in the show's final three seasons, posted a star emoji alongside "Congratulations!" Scarlett Estevez, who played Gwen Flores, posted three red heart emojis and wrote "Congrats!"

May's path to Bunk'd was built on years of Disney Channel presence that preceded it. She first appeared on screen at age 10, playing a tourist's daughter in the Farrelly Brothers' 2007 rom-com The Heartbreak Kid, starring Ben Stiller and Malin Akerman. She later established herself with a recurring role as the exuberant Spacey Lacey on Liv and Maddie, which ran four seasons from 2013 to 2017 on Disney Channel, before landing the role of Lou on Bunk'd that would define her Disney tenure across all seven of the show's seasons.

Southernmost Beach Resort offers four romantic venues, with beachfront views and private poolside settings, making it a fitting backdrop for a proposal that May documented with the kind of joyful specificity only a photo strip can provide.