Pauly D Engages Nikki Hall; Vinny Mourns His MVP

DJ Pauly D proposed to Nikki Hall at OMNIA Dayclub in Las Vegas on September 27, and a heartbroken Vinny Guadagnino says he is 'not ok.'

DJ Pauly D, real name Paul DelVecchio Jr., proposed to his longtime girlfriend Nikki Hall on Sunday, September 27, during his DJ set at OMNIA Dayclub in Las Vegas, as reported by HOLA, Yahoo and Us Weekly. Per HOLA's account, he brought Hall into the middle of the crowd, and as she was getting ready to leave, he got down on one knee. HOLA reports DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" was playing before the music transitioned into Bruno Mars' "Marry You"; a spokesperson for the couple told Us Weekly that "Marry You" played after Hall said yes. A club staffer held a sign reading "Congratulations on the engagement. Yeah Buddy!" — a nod to DelVecchio's Jersey Shore catchphrase, according to Us Weekly.

HOLA frames the moment as the end of an era, noting that Pauly D and the Jersey Shore boys "were once the definition of players" but the 46-year-old DJ is now officially off the market. Us Weekly adds the twist that the couple met on a dating show — 2019's Double Shot at Love — where DelVecchio initially chose to leave single rather than pick Hall, only to reconnect with her off-camera. After six years together, fans may have stopped waiting for the proposal; Yahoo reports Hall herself signaled the couple had deliberately taken their time, writing that they never rushed "a chapter just because the world was ready to read it."

No engagement announcement would be complete without GTL bestie Vinny Guadagnino, and all three outlets led with his response. Per Us Weekly, the 38-year-old posted an AI-generated video showing DelVecchio and his bride-to-be celebrating inside a lavish living room while Guadagnino stands outside in the rain, hand raised in hope, soundtracked to "Dancing On My Own" — with the caption "I'm not ok." HOLA and Yahoo both report he followed the joke with a sincere congratulation to the couple. Us Weekly notes fans piled into the comments — one observed "It used to be MVP … then it was VP … now it's just V" — and that the post drew more than 100,000 likes in two hours.

Hall is a Jamaican-born, Las Vegas-based lifestyle influencer and reality personality, described variously by the pack. According to HOLA, she met Pauly in 2019 when she joined him and Guadagnino on Double Shot at Love, was not chosen at the end of Season 1, then returned for Season 2, with the pair dating from 2020 and quarantining together during the pandemic. She has become part of the Jersey Shore family: HOLA recalls the 2022 Family Vacation moment when Pauly broke down a door so Hall could pour wine on Angelina Pivarnick — the moment fans now joke was when they knew they were meant to be. HOLA also reports Pauly has previously praised her relationship with his daughter, Amabella.

In photos the couple shared on Instagram, per Yahoo, Hall wears a bright orange swimsuit and matching cover-up as DelVecchio — in a black button-down and gray shorts — gets down on one knee; later shots show the couple kissing, embracing and her flashing her new diamond ring. Hall, 34, wrote that this was "the easiest YES I've ever said," while DelVecchio commented, "She said yesssssss!!!!!" Yahoo notes 2026 has become a blockbuster year for celebrity nuptials, with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce among those already married. No wedding date has been announced yet, but with Vinny's mourning memes trending, the Jersey Shore fandom will be watching for the next GTL update.