Why Nina Dobrev and Shaun White Haven’t Started Wedding Planning Yet
Nina Dobrev & Shaun White Are Engaged!
Nina Dobrev is enjoying her fiancĂ©e era.Â
Nearly six months after the Vampire Diaries alum and Olympic skier Shaun White got engaged, she shared that their busy schedules have kept them from planning their big day.Â
âI was in Australia shooting a movie and then Christmas and New Yearâs,â Nina explained in an exclusive interview with E! Newsâ Francesca Amiker. âWeâre just enjoying being engaged at this point and being in that sort of phase because a lot of your life isâyou have a boyfriend for half of your life and then you have a husband for half of your life but the fiancĂ© period is very short.â
As she put it, âI really want to enjoy it and not rush that process.â
And the 36-year-oldâwho started dating Shaun back in 2019âadmitted that there is, in fact, a lot to enjoy about engagement.Â
âItâs so fun to say fiancĂ©,â she gushed, also noting that when she gets around to planning thereâs one thing she wants to focus on: âMy number one goal is to find out how to make it as low-impact as possible.â
Indeed, in addition to staying present in her engagement era, Nina has been focusing on reducing her carbon footprint. And the Perks of Being a Wallflower actress, who is partnering with SC Johnson to spread awareness for World Recycling Day March 18, emphasized that she believes her individual choicesâwhen it comes to wedding planning and beyondâdo make a difference in the environment.Â
âAbsolutely every single person counts and matters,â Nina argued. âIt makes a big difference.â
But S.C. Johnson is also thinking bigger, too. The brand is spreading even more awareness about plastic waste that ends up in oceans with their advocacy mascot, Zuzu The Hermit Crab, which has also launched a petition for businesses around the country to implement better recycling programs and systems.
As Nina noted, “We really have to all band together and join the Zuzu movement.”
For Nina’s part, though, she’s implementing green thinking into her life in any way she can. In fact, when it comes to her upcoming wedding with Shaun, she would especially âloveâ to make their ceremony as sustainable as possible.Â
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âI was never one of those girls who dreamt of what a dream wedding would be,â she admitted. âSo Iâd have to do a lot of research and find out the areas of improvement.â
Whenever their big day may be, rest assured that Nina and Shaun will make it green. In the meantime, keep reading to relive their romanceâŠÂ
January 2020: Happy New Year…
Dobrev and White hit it off after they partied together with friends, including her Vampire Diaries co-stars Kayla Ewell and Candice Accola King, at the opening of the Bellagio Resort & Casino’s new supper club The Mayfair in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.
A year later, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dobrev would share this photo of her and White at the bash, as well as a video of him lifting her up Dirty Dancing-style only to have them both topple into the snow. She wrote, “How we thought 2020 would go…how it actually went.”
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March 2020: Romantic Bike Ride
Dobrev and White spark romance rumors after they are spotted riding bikes together in Malibu, Calif. A source tells E! News that the two began to “ease into a relationship” after spending New Year’s Eve together, adding that things “really accelerated” between the two after the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
“After spending weeks together during quarantine,” the source says, “Nina and Shaun have made it clear to their friends that they are a serious couple.”
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May 2020: Snip Snip
The two make their relationship Instagram official when both share a photo of the actress trimming White’s red hair. Most hair salons closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Under her post, Dobrev writes, “Adding to resume: hairdresser.”
Instagram / Shaun White
November 2020: Happy Thanksgiving
Dobrev and White celebrate Thanksgiving with his family, as seen in photos he posts on Instagram.
Instagram / Shaun White
December 2020: Road Trip!
Judging from their Instagrams, Dobrev and White vacationed together in the Zion National Park area in Utah twice in 2020, in May and in December.
December 2020: Happy Holidays
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December 2020: “So In Love”
Just before New Year’s Eve, another source tells E! News that the two “are genuinely so in love.”
“They openly talk about their future together,” the insider continued. “They’re just super happy, and things are going really well with them.”
January 2021: Happy Birthday, Nina… Again!
Dobrev celebrated a “redo” of her 31st birthday on her 32rd and White paid tribute to her with photos of the two sporting these looks.
October 2021: Check Mate
Alonside pal Adam DeVine, the couple dressed up as characters from The Queen’s Gambit for Halloween with White going as as the iconic Beth Harmon and Dobrev channelling U.S. chess champion, Benny Watts.
January 2022: Snow Bunnies
Dobrev hit the slopes with her pro snowboarder love at Copper Mountain in Colorado.
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February 2022: Last Olympics
After White finished fourth in the Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe at the 2022 Olympics and officially retired from competing, Dobrev expressed how proud she was of him.
“The end of one chapter, means the beginning of an exciting new one with endless possibilities,” she wrote in part of an Instagram post. “You will forever be the G.O.A.T. of snowboarding. Not to mention you are also the G.(B).O.A.T. = Greatest Boyfriend Of All Time.”
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May 2022: Red Carpet Debut
The couple finally went red carpet official at the Top Gun: Maverick film premiere in London.
May 2022: Red Hot Romance
Alongside her tux-clad boyfriend, Dobrev sizzled in a red Monot gown at the 28th annual amfAR Gala during the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 2022: Hearts Racing
The pair watched the qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco ahead of the big race. For the occasion, Dobrev looked wore a chic, chalk-colored suit by Smythe.
June 2022: Fun in the Sun
The two turned up the heat while vacationing in the Maldives.
September 2022: Birthday Boy
“I really picked a winner [ and he really picked a booger ],” Dobrev wrote in an Instagram tribute for White’s 36th birthday. “Happy belated Birthday you weirdo. My weirdo. @shaunwhite.”
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October 2022: Degrassi Days
What did White really think of Dobrev’s cheerleading scene from Degrassi: The Next Generation? The athlete gave his reaction on TikTok and proved once again they’re always on each other’s squads.
December 2022: Family Time
The duo celebrated the holidays with a family trip to Mexico.
January 2023: An Out-of-This-World Tribute
“What planet are you from and will you take me with you?!” White wrote on Instagram for Dobrev’s 34th birthday during their trip to Antarctica. “Thanks for making life incredible! Happy birthday my love.”
February 2023: Valentine’s Day
“Life is a roller coaster with you,” the actress wrote on Valentine’s Day 2023. “It goes from serious to baby birding in seconds ⊠thank you for always making me smile. happy valentineâs day @shaunwhite.”
January 2024: Sweet Shout-Out
“Life with you has been my greatest adventure!!” White wrote on Instagram for Dobrev’s 35th birthday. “Happy birthday my love!!”
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March 2024: Oscars Night
The duo looked so sharp at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party they deserve their own trophy.
Instagram / Nina Dobrev
July 2024: Happy Independence Day
The two celebrated the Fourth of July with several celebrity friends, including Miles Teller and Keleigh Teller and Usher.
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October 2024: Engaged
Shaun and Nina announced their engagement Oct. 30, 2024. A week later, they walked their first red carpet as an engaged couple, at the 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards in Cape Town, South Africa.
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