Celebrity Ashley Tisdale Engaged to Christopher French The actress is getting hitched to her musician boyfriend of eight months By Melody Chiu Melody Chiu Instagram Twitter Melody Chiu is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2009, editing, writing and reporting across all entertainment verticals. She oversees PEOPLE's music and events coverage and has written cover stories on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy, Blake Shelton and Sandra Oh. The Los Angeles native graduated from the University of Southern California and has appeared on Extra!, The Talk, Access Hollywood and Good Morning America. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 9, 2013 09:30 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Ashley Tisdale is tying the knot! The Scary Movie V actress, 28, and Annie Automatic musician Christopher French are engaged to be married, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. On Thursday evening, she tellingly Tweeted, “Best night of my life. We’re on top of the world” – a nod to French’s reported proposal atop the Empire State Building in N.Y.C. The couple first stepped out publicly in December 2012 when they visited the Apple Store in Los Angeles. Tisdale, best known for her role in High School Musical, told Maxim in May she likes “the dark, mysterious bad boy” and is “definitely old-school when it comes to dating.”