“Personally, at midlife, I have tried to accept how complex romantic love can be,” she said on why she’s now ready to tie the knot with Falchuk. “I have decided to give it a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that (terrifyingly) are made possible by intimacy.”
The mother of two debuted her massive sapphire engagement ring that same month at the Producers Guild Awards.
Paltrow previously opened up about her big day, saying she was excited to plan her wedding.
“I’m excited about everything!” she told PEOPLE. “I’ve never had a wedding before. [Paltrow and ex-husband Chris Martin eloped in 2003.] So even though I’m 45, I sort of feel like a 21-year-old.”
Paltrow was previously married to Coldplay’s Chris Martin for 11 years before “consciously uncoupling” in 2014. They share two children together: 13-year-old daughter Apple and 11-year-old son Moses.
Falchuk, 46, has two children, Brody and Isabella, from his 10-year marriage to Suzanne Bukinik, which ended in a divorce filing in March 2013.
This story originally appeared on PEOPLE.
