But the first single man to appear on the program is no longer available.

Ridley recently proposed to Alabama school teacher Rachel Rich, and they are walking down the aisle July 1, 2017.

Rich's grandmother Sarah Sawyer, 80, shared the news with CBN.

"If I've ever believed a marriage was made in Heaven, I believe this one was," Sawyer told CBN News.

Ridley also spoke with CBN News about the engagement while juggling customers at his thriving new business Waco Tours.

"It's been an amazing journey," Ridley said.

"At the end of summer, I had given up on marriage," said Ridley, who turns 39 later this month.

He was ready to "throw in the towel" even after gaining 8,000 followers on social media, following his appearance on the HGTV show. 

There were mothers and grandmothers writing and calling to set him up with their daughters and granddaughters.

"I don't think I trusted the Lord fully that I would find someone that I would enjoy; and, who was headed in the same direction."

That changed when Ridley reluctantly accepted a friend's request for him to meet a lifelong friend from her hometown in Alabama. 

That friend was Rachel, who David first called in October. They met face to face two months later.

Conversations soon revealed both were committed to being obedient to God, and not settling for anything less than His plans and purpose for their lives.   

David and Rachel hope their Godly romance will encourage other men and women who are praying to find their spouse.

At their engagement party, David told their singly family and friends, "This story is also going to be available to all of you."

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