Hunter Fieri and fiancée Tara Bernstein celebrate 1 year until their wedding

Hunter Fieri and his fiancée Tara Bernstein are counting down the days until their wedding!

The couple, who got engaged on Thanksgiving in 2023, shared a joint post on Instagram on Friday, June 14, with beautiful engagement photos. They announced that it would be exactly 365 days before they would become husband and wife.

“365 days – walking down the aisle getting married to my best friend and we’ll be tearing up the dance floor with our loved ones by our side,” Bernstein, a professional pickleball player and social media content creator, wrote in the post’s caption. “The countdown to the best day of our lives has begun.”

She said they will celebrate another event with family and friends next week, before closing the post with an “I love you” for Hunter, 27, and asking her followers for recommendations for a wedding hashtag and a place to take dance classes . .

Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein at the Fieri family farm.

Zulie Blair Photography


The post hinted at a Western theme for the couple’s big day, with Bernstein wearing a black cowboy hat with “BRIDE” written on it in white letters and matching black boots to match a white dress. Hunter himself was wearing a white cowboy hat, a white striped shirt and black jeans.

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The romantic photos, taken by photographer Zulie Blair, were taken at the Fieri family ranch in California, where Hunter’s father, celebrity chef Guy Fieri, told PEOPLE the wedding will take place next year.

Hunter took off his hat for some photos and Bernstein placed it on one of the farm animal’s heads in one shot.

Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein.

Zulie Blair Photography


During the Celebrity Chef Pickleball Tournament, which they co-hosted with Whispering Angel at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami in February, the couple gave PEOPLE an update on their wedding planning.

“I mean, food is definitely one of the most important things,” said Hunter – who appears on his father’s Food Network shows – jokingly adding that so many people had contacted them about cooking for their wedding that it might turn out to be a wedding. “food and wine festival.”

Bernstein said she would make sure her guests enjoyed “food, good drinks and rosé” all evening long.

Tara Bernstein and Hunter Fieri.

Zulie Blair Photography


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As for what role Guy, 56, will play in his son’s wedding, Hunter said it had not yet been decided. Guy officiated 101 gay weddings in Miami in 2015 after Florida lifted its ban on same-sex marriage so he could help make Hunter’s wedding official, but Hunter wants his father to enjoy the day.

Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein.

Zulie Blair Photography


“He’s my dad, I want him there with me, but we’ll see,” Hunter said.