Fist pumps are in order for DJ Pauly D, who proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Nikki Hall, on Sunday in Las Vegas!
The ‘Jersey Shore’ star— who has been dating Nikki for six years— surprised everyone when, during his DJ set at Omnia Dayclub in Las Vegas, he dropped to one knee and asked Nikki to marry him. In videos of the proposal posted by clubgoers, Nikki can be seen dancing alongside Pauly when suddenly the music stops and Pauly pops the question to a shocked Nikki.
Bruno Mars’ song “Marry You” begins to play as Pauly pulls out an engagement ring and Nikki nods her head yes. After hugging Nikki, Pauly excitedly tells the crowd, “She said YES!”
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Nikki later posted photos of the engagement on Instagram, writing about how excited she is to marry Pauly.
“We’ve spent these years choosing each other, growing together, building a life we love, and never rushing a chapter just because the world was ready to read it,” she captioned the photos. “No pressure. No timeline. Just ours — and God’s. & as always, His timing was perfect.
The easiest YES I’ve ever said @djpaulyd.”
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As fans know, Nikki and Pauly met while Pauly was shooting MTV’s ‘Double Shot of Love’ alongside his ‘Jersey Shore’ co-star Vinny Guadagnino in 2019. Nikki was one of the women who “competed” for Pauly’s heart, but they didn’t begin dating until after the show wrapped. They began living together in 2020, and Nikki has appeared on ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ for several seasons.
During an episode of ‘Family Vacation’ that aired last month, Nikki spoke about wanting to marry Pauly.
“I would love us to get [to marriage] but we haven’t even had an actual conversation about getting married,” Nikki said during the episode, which was filmed during Sammi Giancola‘s bridal shower in November 2025. “If he’s my person, I’m fine waiting but… it’s the time clock thing. I want to have at least one kid.”
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Nikki confirmed to the ‘Jersey Shore’ ladies that Pauly wasn’t really aware of her feelings, as they hadn’t had a serious talk about their future together. She also talked about the great relationship she has with Pauly’s 13-year-old daughter Amabella, as well as Amabella’s mother.
“I would love to be related to Bella,” she said. “Like, I call her my own and she knows that… a lot of our friends, my family, his family, ask [if we’ll get married] and I’m like, ‘I dunno!’ … I just want to be his person. I want to change my last name and that’s it.”
Pauly and Nikki’s ‘Jersey Shore’ co-stars were excited about the couple’s engagement, with many leaving congratulatory messages on Nikki’s Instagram post.
Vinny, of course, had his own way of congratulating the couple on their engagement. Using AI to create a video showing him standing outside in the rain as Nikki and Pauly are inside looking at Nikki’s engagement ring, Vinny captioned the video, “I’m not ok. Congratulations @djpaulyd and @nikkisaintclaire.”
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Nikki and Pauly have yet to reveal when they plan to get married. This will be the first marriage for both.
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Wait a second, his daughter is 13 ALREADY?! I am glad they have great relationship with the mom as well. (As far as I remember, it was a one night stand? So it’s not like Pauly had any feelings for her)
Congratulations to the happy couple. Pauly and Vinny really are the only two from that whole cast who consistently show any common sense, I wish Pauly and his lady a life of calm and happiness.
Lol poor vinny is all alone now
I seriously hope Vinny moves in with them. Spinoff!!!?????
Good for them! DJ Pauly D has always been a stand up guy! He and Nikki are great together!
Congratulations! I knew she was end game. Love who loves you❣️
I think it’s kind of tacky to get engaged in front of a bunch of drunk strangers, but to each their own.
I’m surprised they even got engaged, though I do like them together.
I agree with what ever said. Pauly is looking for attention because The Jerseyshore Show was canceled .
I feel like he robbed her of a really romantic meaningful moment. Six years and she gets to be a bit of his gig?
She probably liked it. To be in that setting with eyes on you all the time, they are probably used to it. Plus she got pretty cool photos of it. I would never want to be anywhere near this sort of event but people like it. They probably go to and do big events all the time, this is everyday life to them