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He'd better start saving! Former U.S. senator Scott Brown's last 'available' daughter says 'yes' to onstage New Year's Eve proposal

The Republican's other daughter, Arianna, got engaged in August 2013 to one of his ex-staffers, Jim Hendry
The couple, both aged 23, will tie the knot in July

PUBLISHED: 10:26 EST, 2 January 2014 | UPDATED: 11:26 EST, 2 January 2014

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Former U.S. senator Scott Brown is now gearing up for both of his daughters' weddings after his eldest said 'yes' on New Year's Eve.

Ayla Brown, 25, a former basketball star-turned-country music singer, was performing onstage at the Tuckerman Theatre in Massachusetts when her boyfriend Keith Weiser popped the big question.

She excitedly took to social media to share the big news and posted photographs of her alongside her future husband wearing her new diamond engagement band.

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Future spouses: Ayla Brown, 25, a former basketball star-turned-country music singer, was performing onstage when her longtime boyfriend Keith Weiser popped the big question

'Thank you to Keith Weiser for making my dreams come true,' Ayla, a former American Idol contestant, wrote on her Facebook page yesterday.

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'I didn’t think 2013 could be any better until this happened at my show last night. I love you Keith and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you!'

Her proud father - who infamously described his daughters as 'available' during his 2010 acceptance speech - told the Inside Track that 28-year-old Keith had been planning his surprise for some time.

Scott Brown's daughter Ayla gets on-stage proposal

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Grand gesture: Former baseball pro Keith Weiser had apparently been planning his proposal for months

Wife-to-be! Ayla swiftly took to social media to show off her sparkling diamond engagement band

'He’s had the ring for a while, he had it specially made for her,' he said.

'He flew up here under the guise of spending New Year’s with us and during her second set, the encore, he asked her onstage in front of a few thousand people. We’re very happy.'

Ayla and Keith, 28, have been dating for more than a year after meeting on a night out in Nashville.

The two recently bought a house together in the city, where Ayla is currently pursuing her singing career.

Keith, from Hamilton, Ohio, is a former minor league baseball player who retired from the sport after eight years last June.

Lots to do! Scott and Gail Brown - who have been married 26 years - will see both their daughters Arianna (center left in yellow) and Ayla (right) down the aisle this year

Daddy's girls: Scott seen here at a re-election rally with Senator John McCain with Ayla at center right and Arianna at right

He is now focused on teaching and runs training camps in the area where he grew up.

His Facebook profile picture shows him smiling with Ayla, his 6ft 3in stature just topping her 6ft frame.

Theirs is the second engagement in the Brown household in less than a year.

Ayla's younger sister, Arianna, got engaged in mid-August 2013 to one of their father's ex-staffers, Jim Hendry.

The couple, both 23,,are set to tie the knot at the Flaghill Winery in Lee, New Hampshire this July.

Jim currently works at the Department of Justice while Arianna, a former teen model, is training to become a vet.

A family friend commented on Facebook at the news of Ayla's engagement: 'Both daughters getting married at the same time. Scott and Gail [his wife of 26 years] are going to be very busy.'

Ayla Brown ¿available¿ no more | Boston Herald

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art, norwalk ct, 5 hours ago

She was actually a Div I basketball player at BC who scored double figures. Lucky guy. When she was on American Idol and my daughters watched i named her "the most talented female in the world"