Mallory Zapata Finds Her Forever Love: Announces Engagement & Shares Romantic Proposal Details

Wedding bells will soon be in the air for a Love Is Blind alum. Mallory Zapata, who appeared on Season 2 of the reality TV show, recently announced to her fans that she'd become engaged.

Mallory appeared on the Chicago season of the dating series, where originally she was engaged to another man. Now she gets the chance to share her love story that happened outside of the pods.

Mallory Flaunted Her Fiancé On Instagram

This week, Mallory posted news of her engagement on social media, sharing photos of her proposal on her personal Instagram account. Her fiancé is a man named R. Limas, and from the images Mallory shared with fans, it appears that he popped the question to her while the pair was on a trip in Tokyo.

Beneath the image of beautiful cherry blossoms, Mallory shared a heartfelt caption about the engagement:

Other photos in the carousel feature the two kissing, as well as a closer look at Mallory's engagement ring, a marquis-shaped stone. In the comments of her post, several other Love Is Blind alumni also offered their congratulations to the happy couple.

Mallory Has Been Quiet About Her Relationship

Unlike her time on the dating show, Mallory has kept her recent relationship under wraps, and thus not much is known about her new man. Though she hasn't shared many details of their private life together, he does make occasional appearances on her social media, often featured in her other Instagram photo roundups. In some, the couple appear at a music festival together, where Mal was there doing sponsored content for the energy drink brand Celsius.

In another one of her posts from earlier this year, Mallory shared a series of photos of the two of them together, pairing it with a heartfelt caption in honor of his birthday. She paid tribute to him, referring to him as her "favorite person in the world."

Reading Mallory's post now feels like foreshadowing for the romantic proposal that was to come.

During her time on Love Is Blind, Mallory was momentarily engaged to another cast member, a man named Salvador Perez with whom she'd connected in the pods. While the two were going strong early on in the season, once they got out into the real world, their connection seemed to lack something unlike before. Mallory in particular felt that Sal wasn't able to show up for her emotionally in the way that she needed in a serious partner, and at times things felt more friend-like between them than romantic.

In the end, the two continued to move forward with their wedding day, but once at the altar, Sal was the one to say no to her. At the time, he explained that he didn't feel like the two of them had a strong enough foundation to continue building a relationship on, and, for her part, Mal said she understood, though she later admitted she was disappointed.

Ultimately, however, it seems that things worked out for the best. Had Mallory not been turned down at the altar, she wouldn't have gotten the chance to meet her Mr. Perfect and live out her romantic dreams the way she truly wanted.