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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Spend First Christmas as Engaged Couple ArticlePure

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are feeling festive.

The newly engaged couple celebrated their first Christmas together at composer Benj Pasek’s annual bash in New York. Gomez, 32, wore a cozy gray matching set covered in snowflakes with a white beanie. Blanco, meanwhile. donned a cream-colored sweater with a stuffed animal dog in the pocket.

Among the other guests at Pasek’s party were Debra Messing, Judy Gold, Erin Lichy, Alex Edelman, chef Jake Cohen (who shared footage from the delicious and cozy event on Instagram) and Broadway star Adam Kantor.

Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez with friends on Dec. 25, 2024.

Jake Cohen/Instagram


The music producer, 36, and the Only Murders in the Building actress got engaged on Dec. 11, a year-and-a-half after they began dating in June 2023. Years before the started dating, they collaborated on the 2019 song “I Can’t Get Enough” with Tainy and J Balvin.

In August 2023, Gomez released her song “Single Soon,” which was also produced by her now-fiancé. Gomez confirmed their relationship that December on Instagram, telling her followers in a comment that Blanco “is my absolute everything in my heart.”

They made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the 2024 Emmy Awards the following month and have been open about their relationship since.

Weeks before getting engaged, Gomez told Stephen Colbert during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that she was “not sure” where their relationship was going, but assured him that she’s “having a great time.”

Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez celebrate their engagement.

Selena Gomez/Instagram


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Blanco surprised Gomez with a stunning marquis diamond during a Taco Bell picnic. “forever begins now..,” she captioned the Instagram post announcing their major relationship milestone.

The producer was quick to comment on her post with: “hey wait… that’s my wife.”

Benny Blanco, third from left.

Jake Cohen/Instagram


An exclusive source told PEOPLE that following the proposal, Gomez had been “glowing.” “They’re so supportive of each other,” the insider said.

“He wants the best for her and she wants the best for him. They’re perfect together. They really are.”

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