A Sunrise Proposal in Provence
Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich is officially engaged. She said “yes” to Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick on June 29, 2025, after a romantic proposal in a lavender field at sunrise in Valensole, Provence, France.
The 36-year-old journalist and the 51-year-old congressman have been together for four years. Fitzpatrick planned the trip as a birthday gift, fulfilling Heinrich’s dream of visiting the French Riviera — “to eat the baguettes, see the lavender fields, drink the wine and eat the butter,” she told People. Despite looming congressional votes, Fitzpatrick insisted on keeping their plans.
A Carefully Orchestrated Moment
The couple left Nice at 1:30 a.m. and drove two hours to reach the fields before dawn. Under the pretense of taking photos, Heinrich walked into the lavender rows, where a photographer and drone appeared to capture the moment. Fitzpatrick then presented her with a brilliant-cut round diamond solitaire set in platinum with a yellow gold band, crafted by Heinrich’s family jeweler in Portland, Maine.
Heinrich described the scene as “breathtaking,” adding, “It’s a memory seared into my brain for life. It felt like a fairy tale.”