Former Wisconsin 'Farmer Wants a Wife' star Grace Girard is engaged to Racine city official Trevor Jung
The Wisconsin sweetheart recently got engaged to Trevor Jung, the transit and mobility director for the City of Racine.
In celebration of their one-year anniversary, the couple traveled to Europe. Jung popped the question on "the cutest little street" in Strasbourg, France, on the night of May 31, Girard shared with the Journal Sentinel over text from overseas.
Girard made the exciting announcement on Instagram June 3 with an adorable photo of her and Jung cheesing as she held his face with her newly blinged-out hand, plus another shot of the stunning rock.
Their dog, Beau, got a ring of his own. On her Instagram Story, Girard shared a photo of the Cavapoo — who the couple adopted earlier this year — playing with a big plush engagement ring toy.
"Beau is pumped 💍," Girard captioned the pic with a smaller image overlayed of her hand with the actual ring and her fiancé behind it.
In 2023, Girard — who lived in Caledonia at the time — applied for and got cast on Season 2 of "FWAW." It filmed that fall and aired last year.
There were four farmers, each with a crop of daters attempting to wrangle their hearts. On the season finale, Colorado farmer Brandon Rogers chose Girard. The two split shortly after filming concluded, but remained friends.
It wasn't long before Girard found love in her own backyard with Jung.
They're both extroverted, have a "deep commitment" to their families, enjoy being on the go, making friends and entertaining.
Here's a look back at the newly engaged couple's relationship, including how they met, and how Girard's fellow "FWAW" alums are reacting to the big news:
In 2024, Jung — a former alderman and Wisconsin Democratic National Convention delegate — spoke at a leadership forum that Girard — a communications associate — attended, the couple said in an interview last June.
"He did a great job and he was very endearing and I just thought he looked great in a suit," Girard said at that time. "I was very attracted to his ambition and the way he worked the crowd that was there. That just made me really start to fall for him."
Girard followed Jung on Instagram and he immediately followed her back. When her season of "FWAW" was nearing the end of airing, Girard expressed her interest in Jung to two of their mutual friends and they put in a good word for her, she said.
Their first date was at Milwaukee's Boone & Crockett. It was a double date with Jung's buddy, who's dating one of Girard's college friends. Girard graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2019.
Just like viewers were drawn to Girard's bubbly, sweet and genuine personality, so was Jung.
"It's like, when you know, you know, right?" Jung said in that previous interview. "When I saw the way that she talked not only to me, but the people around her, I thought, 'Here's someone who's so sweet that I want to spend more time with.'"
For Girard, Jung checks "all the boxes."
"He's the best," Girard said in March. "We're just coasting along."
The couple was already having a big year, with adopting Beau and Girard moving into Jung's Racine abode.
Girard's dear friend, Joy Mayfield, who was also on Rogers' farm, commented on the Instagram announcement not once, but twice.
"Eeepp!!!" Mayfield said.
"My two favorite people in the world!! Congrats! Love you guys!! 👰🏼♀️🤵🏻♂️💍🍰🩵✨".
Fellow Wisconsinite Karina Sabol — who was a finalist on "FWAW" Season 3, the season after Girard's — said: "Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉".
Several castmates Girard has remained friends with since filming offered their well wishes, too.
"AHHHHHH OMG CONGRATS!!!🥂🥹" Taylor BeDell said.
"CONGRATS 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍" commented Kait Smith.
"Congratulations!!!" Megan Lay wrote.
"Oh my goshhhh" Sydney Errera said.
"I had a dream about this happening the other night! Huge congratulations! The best news ever!🤍💍" wrote Emerson Sears, who was a latecomer on Rogers' farm.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Racine 'Farmer Wants a Wife' star Grace Girard engaged to Trevor Jung
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