- Broncos centre asked girlfriend Brittany Becht to marry him
- Also sought blessing from Brittany’s father over the phone
- Recently proposed at Ocean View winery in Queensland
NRL star Kotoni Staggs has revealed the intricate details of how spent months planning his very emotional proposal to girlfriend Brittany Becht.
The couple have been together since 2021 and shared their exciting news on Instagram last week, posting a photo accompanied by the words ‘for life’ with a white-heart emoji.
Broncos centre Staggs confirmed he planned the engagement all year and had the ring made – with his fianceé telling him every little detail she wanted.
‘I [also] have six older sisters, so they were very helpful,’ he said.
‘One of my sisters knows a bit about diamonds so we booked a meeting down on the Gold Coast where the ring was made, and my sister helped me pick it all out.
‘[Brittany] wasn’t expecting anything was going to happen, I picked the ring up and then called her old man who lives in New Zealand.’
Staggs proposed the old fashioned way and asked Brecht’s father first, saying over the phone he wished they could be face-to-face.
‘It was a pretty emotional phone call between myself and him, there were a couple of tears,’ Staggs recalled.
‘I asked him, “Can I marry your daughter?” And he said, “What was that?”
‘He started crying after I asked a second time, and he said, “Yeah, 110 per cent you can marry [Brittany], I give you my full yes. Just look after her, give her my love and make her happy”.’
After Staggs picked up the ring, he hid it in his golf bag at home because he knew Becht would never look there.
He then took Brecht to the Ocean View winery about an hour north of Brisbane for the big moment.
If Staggs wasn’t already nervous enough, Brecht suggested they cancel the date because it was raining.
‘We still went, she had no idea what was going on,’ he said. ‘When we pulled up I started shaking, my whole body was shaking.
‘We walked in and sat down next to a fireplace, we’re talking and I ask, ‘where’s the food menu.
‘I couldn’t even look at it, I couldn’t even talk, and she knew something was going down.
‘[Brittany] went to the bathroom before I asked her to marry me, she took a photo in the mirror and thought she would send it to her friend and say, ‘I think he’s going to ask the question’ – but she didn’t want to do it in case I didn’t.
Staggs managed to locate some umbrellas and the couple went for a walk to a park with a pond.
‘I went down my knee, and she just started bawling,’ he said.
‘It ended up turning out to be one of the best days of my life.’
Staggs said he knew Brecht was the one and he was elated he got a ‘yes’ from her father and a ‘yes’ from his future bride.
‘She’s been a big part of my life, she’s been through the tough times and the good times, and she’s got me to where I am today,’ he said.
‘I’m looking forward to spending time with her and the rest of our lives together.
‘She’s got a ring and she knows that I’m hers now.’
