Selena Gomez Gets Her 'Weird Uncles' Steve Martin and Martin Short's Blessing After Engagement to Benny Blanco

Gomez announced her engagement to Blanco on Instagram on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and her 'Only Murders in the Building' costars were quick to congratulate her

Selena Gomez/Instagram; Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco engaged (left); Steve Martin and Martin Short attend the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (right)

Selena Gomez/Instagram; Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco engaged (left); Steve Martin and Martin Short attend the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (right)

Selena Gomez is officially an engaged woman — and her "weird uncles" are congratulating her and her new fiancé Benny Blanco.

The morning after Gomez, 32, announced Blanco, 36, had proposed to her during a picnic featuring Taco Bell, the couple's favorite, her Only Murders in the Building costars weighed in on the happy news.

Steve Martin shared a photo of himself, Martin Short and Gomez on Instagram on Dec. 12 and wrote in the caption, "Congratulations to Benny and Selena, from her two weird uncles."

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Fans were loving the sweet gesture — and couldn't help but point out the obvious connection to both the actors' iconic roles in Father of the Bride.

"Uncles of the Bride," one follower wrote, a play on words with the 1991 film's title. Another person asked Martin, 79, to "bring back" his character from the movie "to plan the wedding."

Gomez's beauty brand Rare Beauty also commented on the post, "😭 😭 ❤️ ," as did the official account of the trio's Hulu series.

Since meeting in 2021 for Only Murders, Gomez has developed a special bond with Martin and Short, 74, who she called " the most kind, gentle, warm and powerful influences in my life" in an April Instagram post.

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"You have shown me a level of class, intellect and humor that doesn’t seem to be easy to find anymore," she continued in the caption of the sweet post. “You guys are truly best friends to me forever."

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Selena Gomez/Instagram Selena Gomez is engaged to boyfriend Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez/Instagram

Selena Gomez is engaged to boyfriend Benny Blanco

The love is mutual, too. "She is so lovely as a human, she's so remarkable as a talent, and she just has an aura and this lovely spirit," Short told PEOPLE of Gomez earlier this year.

“Our friendship grows and grows,” he said. "I think it just gets deeper and deeper and deeper."

Martin echoed his longtime friend's sentiment, as he admitted, "We didn't really know Selena, we didn't know what we're getting into. I knew she has a fabulous personality, she's very smart. But she is never late.”

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“And that's a very big deal when you're making a movie, if people are standing around like, ‘Where is so-and-so?,’" he continued. "She is on the mark... We all march down the steps together. It's fabulous. But it gives you an insight into her own personality and professionalism.”

Neilson Barnard/Getty  Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Short and Martin are not the only people in Gomez's life who are celebrating her happy news. In the comments on the Emilia Pérez star's post, there was a flood of excitement from her famous friends, including Jennifer Aniston, who commented, "HONEY!! Congratulations sweet mama! ❤️💫."

Mariska Hargitay, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cardi B and Lily Collins also shared their excitement for her on the post.

Gomez's longtime BFF Taylor Swift weighed in too as she wrote, "yes I will be the flower girl."

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