“The Amazing Race” 15th season winner Cheyne Whitney and his longtime girlfriend Meghan Rickey are finally officially engaged to be married. Cheyne had been planning to propose for real this time for more than two months and finally did it during a romantic weekend where they stayed in the presidential suite at the Omni San Diego.

“I fake-proposed to Meghan on Jimmy Fallon,” Cheyne says. “Brides magazine thought that I really did propose, so they emailed us the day later and asked if Meghan would like to pose for a wedding dress? I kind of intervened and said, ‘Hey, would you like to work on the proposal? I have some ideas!’ And they were super-helpful. I really did plan it since Dec. 10. For two-and-a-half months I have been planning this day!”

The proposal was a bit too corny! Cheyne offered Meghan a copy of the April issue of Bride Magazine, which included a proposal page with the message “Meghan, Will You Marry Me?”

“I was shocked,” Meghan admits. “I was kind of confused at first, like, I just didn’t know what was going on but once it hit me, I was in tears, and I was totally overwhelmed and shocked! It felt like I had won The Amazing Race!”

The moment Cheyne got down on one knee to offer Meghan the ring was captured on tape by a crew of Entertainment Tonight, who were hiding behind the bushes. “There were cameras hiding and it was all crazy,” Meghan says with a laugh. “I didn’t realize Cheyne had done all that work to make this happen.” Reality stars are so full of themselves!!

Amazing Race Couple Cheyne Whitney & Meghan Rickey Pictures