This viral footage shows two Illinois high-school sweethearts getting engaged during a trip to Idaho before the groom-to-be reveals a T-shirt announcing “that’s my fiancee”.

Avery, 20, who comes from the city of Rockford in the US state of Illinois, shared the touching moment on TikTok for her modest 880 followers, where it went viral with nearly 3 million views in just two days.

Avery and her now-fiance Jared also manage a YouTube channel, where they share clips about their lives together.

In a longer YouTube video about the proposal, Jared explained that the whole plan was a surprise to Avery and involved the help of both families.

He organised a trip to Idaho, where they had previously talked about getting engaged, and made up an excuse to travel together there.

The footage shows Jared popping the question to Avery before they share a cuddle and he reveals a T-shirt that says: “That’s my fiancee!”

The video also features footage of Avery playing basketball with her high school team as Jared shows off another T-shirt that says: “That’s my girlfriend.”

The couple said on YouTube on 22nd January: “Jared had been planning this entire thing for months, and last Saturday it finally happened!

“Jared took both our families and flew out to Idaho to surprise me…and propose!

“This video explains and shows more about what Idaho means to us, so be sure to watch!

“The most shocked I’ve ever been in my life, but such a sweet day that I will always look back on and cherish.”

Avery told Newsflash in an exclusive interview: “My fiancee is the best. He is caring, sweet, and my best friend. He has the best sense of humour, and always enjoys making other people laugh. He will always help others before himself, and is an extremely giving person in that sense.

“I’ve actually known Jared since elementary school when we were kids. We’ve always lived in the same area and gone to school together. While we have always known each other, we didn’t start dating until sophomore year of high school!

“I definitely didn’t expect the TikTok to blow up like that. People have really enjoyed seeing the side by side comparison of our relationship.

“Jared and I love hiking and exploring new places. We always try to find outdoor places to go explore when we have time. Since we are both full time college students we don’t travel as much as we’d like to, but once we graduate I know travelling more places will definitely be in our future.”

Avery told Newsflash: “For those who don’t believe in love, I just want to say that it’s definitely real and everyone deserves it. Everyone deserve to have someone treat them the way they want to be treated, and to love them unconditionally!

“If you haven’t experienced it yet, you just haven’t met the one quite yet.”