Overview

• The couple’s secret proposal photos went viral on July 8, as Goila surprised Rao on a secluded Cotswolds bridge captured by photographer Poppy Carter.
• Goila spent two months coordinating every detail of the surprise, hiding his phone, shopping for a ring and enlisting a driver and photographer to keep Rao unaware.
• Their seven-and-a-half-year relationship is rooted in friendship and everyday rituals, including Goila making Rao coffee each morning.
• They are actively planning an outdoor wedding that merges Bridgerton-era elegance with touches of Goila’s iconic Butter Chicken.
• The couple first met in 2017 at a MissMalini pop-up when Rao requested a vegan dish and Goila crafted a special ghee-free rajma chawal for her.