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She said yes! Jennie Garth is engaged to actor Dave Abrams


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 4:37 AM EST

She said yes! Jennie Garth got engaged to actor Dave Abrams just after celebrating her birthday on April 3 andless than a month after ex-husband, Peter Facinelli, proposed to his girlfriend JaimieAlexander.

The Mystery Girls star received a sweet happybirthday tweet from her love with the hasgtag "#loveumoreandmoreeachday."Shortly after the couples' reps confirmed to People magazine that the two werein fact engaged. "Dave had been working on this for months, and really wanted to plan something special for her around her birthday and make it perfect," a source told the magazine.

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Dave and Jennie confirmed they got engaged in early April Photo: Twitter

The 43-year-old actress and her fiancée have been goingstrong since last fall even vacationing in Santa Barbara in March and in Tulum,Mexico with Jennie's three daughters from her and Peter's marriage: Luca, 17, Lola,12, and Fiona, 8.

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Jennie with her three daughters from her marriage to Peter Facinelli Photo: Getty Images

Jennie and Peter, 41,finalized their divorce in June 2013 after 12 years of marriage. Two years later, they each find themselves engaged to their new significant others. TheTwilight actor popped the question to Jaimie at the top of the EmpireState Building in New York City on March 16. "I had a plane fly by with abanner so it was kind of a romantic scene," he said on NBC's Today.

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Jaimie posted this photo after getting engaged on March 16 Photo: Instagram

The Beverly Hills, 90210 star talked abouthow difficult it was dating after her divorce from Peter. "It's fun andit's awful all at the same time," she saidin a 2013 interview with Bethenny Frankel. "It's like a weird type of torture, but it can be fun."Despite admitting she made "mistakes," it's clear Jennie has foundlove again.

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Peter and Jennie finalized their divorce in 2013 Photo: Getty Images

"I've had to go through a lot. You have to find your way andstumble and make mistakes," she said. "Ithink that's the only way you learn how to do it is by making mistakes,unfortunately. I expected to come out of it and just be great at it."