Chef Dominique Crenn engaged to 'NCIS' actress Maria Bello

Maria Bello, left, and Dominique Crenn attend the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Sponsored By IMDb And Neuro Drinks on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. The couple announced their engagement Sunday. less Maria Bello, left, and Dominique Crenn attend the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Sponsored By IMDb And Neuro Drinks on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. The ... more Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Chef Dominique Crenn engaged to 'NCIS' actress Maria Bello 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

Renowned chef Dominique Crenn and actress Maria Bello were all smiles this past weekend as they attended Oscar parties, and that was partly because they were finally sharing some big news.

The couple announced they are engaged.

Crenn posted the news to her Instagram account Sunday, sharing a photo of the two on the red carpet, writing, "She said oui!!!! Lucky me."

"@officialmariabello and I believe that by living as free humans we inspire others to be free," Crenn wrote. "We are free because we live and speak the truth and believe in the divine rights of freedom for others. We value love, in all of it’s (sic) forms, for each other, the planet and our children. We believe that women are claiming their rightful place at the table and we have chosen to sit at that table to give voice and visibility to other humans who wish to be free."

Crenn ended the post with the hashtags, #loveislove, #weareengaged and #incrennible.

Crenn and Bello were at Elton John's Oscar party Sunday, when the "NCIS" actress told Entertainment Tonight about the engagement, saying she is "finally grown up enough to get married."

"We’re pretty happy, considering that we just got engaged," Bello said. "So this is sort of our fun time out in Hollywood for the first time since we've been engaged."

Bello added that the two got engaged on Dec. 29, during a trip to Paris.

Crenn has had quite an eventful year. The Michelin-starred chef shared personal news of her breast cancer diagnosis in May (and has since announced the cancer is in remission) to changes with her restaurants, stating that her restaurants will no longer serve meat and even opening the pop-up kitchen, Boutique Crenn, at Salesforce Tower.

"We're really excited about this new chapter," Bello told E! News in an interview with Crenn. ("We're extremely happy," Crenn added.)

When pressed for a wedding date, Bello guessed that the nuptials would take place in the fall, but added, "I'd do it tomorrow if I could."

Dianne de Guzman is a Digital Editor at SFGATE. Email: dianne.deguzman@sfgate.com