Blake Shelton polished up his manners when it came to popping the question to Miranda Lambert.
“He called my dad and got his blessing first,” Lambert tells PEOPLE about Shelton’s surprise proposal on May 9. “That was so Southern and old-school and perfect.”
Equally perfect: The diamond-and-platinum ring “Hillbilly Bone” singer Shelton, 33, chose on his own.
“I was so proud of him,” says Lambert, 26. “We’ve been together five years, so he knew exactly what I wanted but it’s so much more perfect than I could have picked out myself.”
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