Style

Tyler Stanaland and Hannah Morrissey’s whirlwind romance includes oval engagement ring

Tyler Stanaland’s October proposal to Hannah Morrissey centered on an oval diamond at Moonstone Beach, then raced into a Laguna Beach elopement and a baby announcement.

Priya Sharma··2 min read
Published
Listen to this article0:00 min
Share this article:
Tyler Stanaland and Hannah Morrissey’s whirlwind romance includes oval engagement ring
AI-generated illustration

Tyler Stanaland’s proposal to Hannah Morrissey put the ring front and center: an oval-shaped diamond shown in a follow-up photo, captured after a romantic moment in the same place the couple road-tripped to soon after they met. The engagement post also included video of Stanaland, Morrissey and their dog, Honey, at Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California, turning a private milestone into a very public reveal.

That reveal came after a relationship that moved with unusual speed. Stanaland and Morrissey were publicly linked in May 2025, when a source said he was “happily dating” her, and Stanaland soon made the romance Instagram-official with “Polaroids from paradise” and a reply of “Hard launch” to a fan comment. By August 2025, the couple had a dog named Honey, and in September Stanaland posted a birthday message for Morrissey. The proposal followed in October 2025, just months after the relationship surfaced.

The wedding came even faster. Less than one month after the engagement announcement, Stanaland and Morrissey eloped on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Laguna Beach, California, with only immediate family and Honey present. By May 2026, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together, with reports saying the baby is due in October 2026. The sequence, from public dating to engagement, marriage and pregnancy, made the ring less a standalone accessory than the visual marker of a compressed, highly visible life chapter.

Related photo
Source: s.yimg.com
Related stock photo
Photo by The Glorious Studio

Morrissey adds another layer to the story. Her official website identifies her as a USA Today bestselling author of the Black Harbor suspense series, which gives the pairing a sharper celebrity-couple angle than a typical reality-TV romance. Stanaland, a Selling the OC personality and luxury real-estate agent, has lived much of his love life in public, especially after his previous marriage to actress Brittany Snow. They married in March 2020, separated in September 2022, Snow filed for divorce in January 2023, and the divorce was finalized in August 2023. Snow later spoke about the split on Call Her Daddy in March 2024, while Stanaland said he would not publicly discuss the “complexities” of the marriage. In that light, the oval ring reads as more than a proposal detail. It marks a conspicuous new chapter, one built on speed, visibility and a carefully chosen shoreline backdrop.

Know something we missed? Have a correction or additional information?

Submit a Tip

Never miss a story.

Get Engagement Rings updates weekly. The top stories delivered to your inbox.

Free forever · Unsubscribe anytime

Discussion

More Engagement Rings News