It’s not official yet, but the news is all over the net.

Season 7 contestant, Jason Castro proposed to his girlfriend Mandy Mayhall this weekend, and she said YES!

The photo above was posted on twitter by oklahomarock, with the caption, “American Idol contestant Jason Castro proposes to his girlfriend before an Oklahoma/Kansas State football game in Norman, Oklahoma on Halloween.”

Jason has known Mandy since high school. They began dating during his run on American Idol in 2008.

Congrats Jason and Mandy!

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  • cookcricket

    Congratulations Jason!!! I wish I could see the look on her face. :D

  • lifeisgood

    Here’s a couple of links I posted earlier on the Headlines thread.
    They look sweet in their Beauty and The Beast costumes.

    The pumpkin on the table says Marry Me

    http://twitpic.com/ntkm9

    http://twitpic.com/ntl11

  • CathyMK

    Congratulations Jason and Mandy! They are a very cute couple.

  • LovelyLady

    Yay! Congratulations!!! Wish him lots of happiness. Dreams do come true!

  • leome

    Congrats! They look cute there. That seems romantic.

    Is he what? 21? Maybe it’s my impression, but most idols seem to get married at a early age.

  • CFIdolsfan

    I remember Jason telling the AI Extra host, when he was on after his elimination, that they had not kept up the relationship due to them going to school in different states. So I am not sure if that means that they had dated before Idol. But then they decided to give it a shot when he was on the show. That is when she had given him a promise ring, which he has been wearing in his hair. I am so happy for them. Congrats, Jason and Mandy!:-D

  • http://www.dallascowboys.com GeminiDolly

    Awwww. Congrats Jason Castro.

  • CFIdolsfan

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    Is he what? 21? Maybe it’s my impression, but most idols seem to get married at a early age

    He turned 22 on March 25. I remember his age because my oldest son is now 22, which he turned in January, :-) . Yes, several Idols seem to get married young. Phil Stacey married his wife, Kendra, when she was pretty much out of high school. He had by then completed a year of college. Brooke White, I believe, is also in her early 20′s, and she of course, was already married when on Idol. Kristy Lee will be getting married soon, if she is not already. She is also in her early 20s, I believe. Off-topic, but I keep misplacing the quotation marks. I am still trying to get the hang of them.

  • brie200

    Congrats to them! I can’t say I’m surprised since he definitely seems to be the settle down type. But I’m already tired of the stupid blog/fan headlines that he’s committing career suicide by getting engaged. Seriously? Are you supposed to stay single just to please your fans?

  • becausehelives

    congrats to them.
    wish i cld see her face though.

  • CFIdolsfan

    Congrats to them! I can’t say I’m surprised since he definitely seems to be the settle down type. But I’m already tired of the stupid blog/fan headlines that he’s committing career suicide by getting engaged. Seriously? Are you supposed to stay single just to please your fans?

    Agreed. I believe that the more support you have, the better off you are when you take on a music career. Many are successful at it. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are one example, and I’m sure there many others that I cannot even remember now, lol. I know I mention Phil Stacey a lot, but he is my favorite Idol, and he has a very strong support system. He will be the first to say that he would not be where he is if it weren’t for his wife. And Kris Allen is another one who is married. I do not see it as career suicide at all.

  • houstonrufus

    Congrats to Jason! He is a great guy. Really happy for him.

  • dab1234

    Congrats to both of them!!

  • Barbariba

    Aww, I’m so happy for Jason and Mandy. They make a very cute couple. I wish them joy and happiness.

  • http://twitter.com/glamtwinkle twinkle

    wow that’s crazy… i was at that game tailgating not far away. congrats to jason and his gf!

  • babe

    Wow! I don’t really what to say. I’m shocked!

  • oceana

    How sweet, I’m happy for him and her. They’ve been dating a long time and seem to know what they’re doing. I don’t think it stops fans from enjoying the music and having romantic daydreams if they want to, it never stopped them before : )

  • cjinsd

    Oh, that’s great! So happy for them. I’m glad he’s with someone he knew before fame. I had a nice, long conversation with her at Jason’s first post-idol concert in Tulsa. She was very sweet. She made a point of introducing herself and asking my name. She seemed to have no problem with the hundreds of girls in line for his attention and completely stayed out of the limelight. I think it’s a great match.

    Congrats Jason!

  • babe

    I wouldn’t want someone propose to me in public…lol

  • jacie

    aww, that’s so sweet. congrats to both of them. lucky, lucky mandy!

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    Aww, cool that he proposed on Halloween! I wish them happiness! :-)

    Looking forward to the album.

  • ozarka

    Congratulations to Jason and Mandy. I’m very happy for them. For those wanting to see what she looks like, here’s a video of them together on The Morning show with Mike and Juliet from back in May of last year. They look really cute together as a couple…

    http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/23428914.html

    ETA: Here’s another picture of them together…
    http://blogged.the-protagonist.net/2008/03/19/jason-castros-girlfriend/

  • brie200

    She also was an extra in the music video, but she’s basically just running around in the background with a bunch of other extras.

  • pottymouth

    Holy crap he makes a good-looking prince!!!! What a smart thing to do,ask her when it wouldn’t be weird to dress up like a prince!!!! I love the whole “Marry Me” on the pumpkin! I see he even shined his shoes for the occasion! haha
    What kind of idiot wouldn’t listen to someone’s music just because they are engaged???? Lot’s of artist were married! Elvis was married !!!!

  • Natasha

    This is such great news!! Congrats to Jason and Mandy!!!

  • newswoman

    How cool! She’s a sorority sister of my niece, and the proposal took place at the home of one of my true loves, OU football. :)

  • poporange

    Sweet he proposed to her in costume too…:)

  • ozarka

    OMGosh, some of Jason’s fans are so rude! Look at some of the stuff they are tweeting directly to him…

    @jasoncastro’s news is the #theworst news of the day.

    I can’t believe @jasoncastro just decided to do that. I wanna vomit!

    @jasoncastro NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Why you couldn’t wait until your album is released? Don’t you know that it will affect your career?!!

    @jasoncastro Your engagement was wrong timing! You could have waited until your album is out! It won’t do anything good to your career!

    @jasoncastro Hello, your album isn’t out yet!!!! Why do something stupid b4 it’s out!!!!

    @jasoncastro I’m not surprised if Atlantic will drop you after your 1st album! Your single isn’t even doing well!!!

    @jasoncastro You’ll be lucky to sell 50k!!!!!

    @jasoncastro why are you engaged… asshole

    @jasoncastro since you never respond to me anyways, good luck with the engagement & future marriage…be sure you get a prenup!!!

    It’s really just 3-4 people saying negative things. The main culprit is this one tweeter called @shennch. She’s going on a major tirade. Check out her tweeter page for a good laugh…

    http://twitter.com/shennch

  • CFIdolsfan

    Those fans of Jason’s may be jealous that they are not the one he is marrying. A true fan, I feel, will be happy for their favorite. Plus, if they knew about him and Mandy before, they should have had an inkling that this could happen.

  • gabam

    Congrats to Jason and Mandy. Cute couple with a lot in common. I’m happy for them and happy that Jason’s dream is coming true.

    The out of control “fan”, shennch, is a teenager in Asia. Two of the other names that I recognize making negative comments are also teens.

    Most of the Twitter comments are positive with congrats being extended.

  • http://MJO judes

    Congrats to Jason!!!
    I couldn’t care less whether someone I’m a fan of is married or not although I think it helps them to be more stable in their life if they are!!
    Its the music that’s the most important thing & if some of Jason’s fans are just there for the “image” then they’re not fans worth having to be honest!!

  • sma11ie

    Aww, too cute. Congrats to Jason and Mandy. But wow, those twitter fans are scary… yikes.

  • Grammie Kari

    May the future hold nothing but happiness for Jason and Mandy! I hope he has much success with his career. Jason deserves the best!

  • jersey

    Very romantic gesture proposing while she is dressed as a princess. Getting down on one knee and everything. Congrats Jason and Mandy.

  • TwigLA

    Grats to Jason and Mandy! What a sweet and fun proposal.

    Jason, beware of overly hormonal teenage girls. They are the debil.

  • Gus

    … But I’m already tired of the stupid blog/fan headlines that he’s committing career suicide by getting engaged. Seriously? Are you supposed to stay single just to please your fans?

    Seeing as David Cook can’t even go out on a date w/o it freaking out some of his fans, I’m not too surprised by some of the reactions to Jason’s engagement.

    And concerning the tweets about becoming engaged before the album release – maybe he got tired of waiting. Hasn’t the album release been delayed a couple of times now?

    Congratulations to Jason and Mandy. Hope they have many wonderful years together.

  • http://myspace.com/susanatfox sumidol

    Awwww – so happy for those two, cute sweet couple, or so it seems, I sure wish them much happiness

  • LCT

    Congratulations Jason! I hope you and Many find happiness in your life together! Hey, here’s a thought! Have your friend David Archuleta sing Ave Maria for your wedding!

  • Grammie Kari

    Do they sing Ava Marie at weddings? I know the Wedding Song is very popular in church.

  • ozarka

    Do they sing Ava Marie at weddings? I know the Wedding Song is very popular in church.

    Actually they do, especially in Catholic churches.