Vault: Bert found out she got engaged

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: Bert found out she got engaged

Episode Date: June 22, 2026
Featured Guest: Joanna
Theme: Joanna’s engagement story, behind-the-scenes details, and the candid reactions from The Bert Show cast.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on Joanna sharing her engagement story—how her fiancé Jason proposed, the emotions, surprises, and planning frenzy that followed. The Bert Show hosts dive into the details, probe Joanna’s feelings, and offer their trademark mix of humor and authenticity while the conversation touches on relationship dynamics, ring etiquette at work, and the realities of newly-engaged life.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Joanna’s Engagement Story

[01:25] – [03:27]

• The Setting: Joanna reveals Jason took her to a North Georgia mountain cabin for the weekend. She was thrown off the scent by her best friend, who implied nothing special would happen.
  • Joanna: “Going into every weekend, I was thinking this could be it, you know, like this could be the moment… She would be the one to know what was going on if I was gonna be getting engaged this weekend. So she totally threw me off.” (01:29)
• The Proposal: After breakfast by the outdoor fireplace, Jason started “sweet talking,” which made Joanna suspicious due to his awkward body language.
  • “He's got one arm around me, one hand in his pocket. Thought it was a little weird that he wouldn't put both arms around me. So I'm like, what's going on in that pocket?” (01:43)
• The Moment: Jason nervously proposes.
  • Joanna: “He actually said, ‘So I might as well get this over with.’ And then went down on one knee and proposed.” (03:02)
• Touch of Romance: Jason had intended to propose in Spanish but got too nervous to switch languages.
  • Joanna: “He said he actually wanted to ask me in Spanish, but he could barely get it out of his mouth in English…” (03:09)

Engaged Life & Keeping the Ring On at Work

[03:27] – [04:39]

• Bartending with an Engagement Ring: Joanna ponders how wearing the ring at work might affect her tips.
  • Joanna: “This is either going to work for me or against me now, because the people are going to see it and they’re going to be like, oh, because it’s a beautiful ring and it’s shiny, sparkly. I’m afraid they’re going to be like, well, she’s got plenty of money, but it’s really not my money. It's his money. It's not our money yet.” (03:33)
• Humor about milking the “deployed boyfriend” story for better tips.
  • Host 1 (Birch): “So you would say he’s in the military and they're like, oh, and I…” (04:11)
  • Joanna: “Yes.” (04:17)
• Deciding if she should keep the ring on given the job’s social demands.

Wedding Planning Mode

[04:28] – [05:10]

• Immediate Planning: Joanna admits she’s gone full wedding planner within 24 hours—binder, dividers, bridal magazines, and even a tentative date.
  • Joanna: “I went and bought a binder yesterday with dividers. I've already up to three bridal magazines and I’ve already been ripping out pictures and everything. We do have a date, but we don’t. It’s not secure yet.” (04:39)
• Tentative wedding date: May 28, 2011 (Memorial Day weekend). (05:00)

Emotional Reactions & Expectations

[05:10] – [05:48]

• Did Engagement Meet Expectations?

  • Birch: “Does it feel like you thought it would? After all the begging and pleading and checking his emails and checking his living under suitcase for the wedding ring...” (05:10)
  • Joanna: “Now that it is on my finger, it feels like it's been there the whole time because I’ve been envisioning it on my finger.” (05:20)

• Advice for the Next Bride-to-Be

  • Host: “Do you have any advice for girls that are expecting to get engaged?”
  • Joanna: “I read into everything he did, so I can’t help it. That’s just my personality. Drove you crazy after a while.” (05:36)

Listener Call-ins: Wearing Rings & Work

[05:48] – [06:27]

• Caller Experience: One caller, married to a bartender, shares that her husband stopped wearing his wedding band at work because it reduced his tips.
  • Caller: “When he would...the first week he wore his wedding band, it totally cut down on his tips. So he decided to not wear his wedding band anymore. And I’m totally okay with that.” (05:53)
• Birch’s Story: Birch retells a story about a hairstylist friend’s business dropping after getting engaged, underlining the real impact these status symbols can have in certain professions.
  • Birch: “He got engaged and his business went right to crap...he had to start all over again.” (06:08)
• Joanna’s Declaration: “I’m not taking it off. So it doesn't even come off when I go to sleep or take a shower or wash my hands. It's not coming off.” (06:27)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Being Thrown Off:
  Joanna: “She totally threw me off...she would be the one to know what was going on if I was gonna be getting engaged this weekend.” (01:35)

• On The Proposal:
  Joanna: “He actually said, ‘So I might as well get this over with.’ And then went down on one knee and proposed.” (03:02)

• On Instant Wedding Planning:
  Joanna: “I went and bought a binder yesterday with dividers...I've already up to three bridal magazines and I’ve already been ripping out pictures and everything.” (04:39)

• On Wearing the Ring at Work:
  Joanna: “It’s a beautiful ring and it’s shiny, sparkly. I’m afraid they’re going to be like, well, she’s got plenty of money, but it’s really not my money. It's his money. It's not our money yet.” (03:33)

• Steadfastness:
  Joanna: “I’m not taking it off...it's not coming off.” (06:27)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:25] – Joanna begins recounting her engagement story
• [03:02] – The exact moment of the proposal
• [03:33] – Discussion: Wearing her engagement ring at the bar
• [04:39] – Joanna’s “full-on” wedding planning kicks in
• [05:00] – Tentative wedding date announcement
• [05:53] – Caller shares experience about rings and tips
• [06:08] – Birch’s anecdote about the hairstylist’s lost business

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Summary Takeaway

This episode gives listeners a front-row seat to the euphoria and madcap planning that follows an unexpected proposal. Joanna’s candidness, humorous stories, and the cast’s teasing make the recount both relatable and heartwarming—a classic Bert Show episode blending real-life emotion with signature wit.

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Transcript

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[Host 1 (Birch)]

THE Birch Show Engaged?

[Joanna]

Yes, engaged.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

I bet you never saw this coming.

[Joanna]

No, I didn't. I totally blindsided me. It was weird. I always get this thing wrong, huh? I should figure out the mic thing if I'm gonna do radio.

[Host 2]

You're married now, you gotta figure out that thing's gotta be close to your face. Just cause you're engaged doesn't change the rules. Just so you know.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

And guys don't get any creepier than that.

[Joanna]

No, they don't.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

So I know these guys talked to you about it yesterday, but you gotta fill me in on what happened.

[Joanna]

So this past weekend, Jason and I went up to the North Georgia mountains. We rented a cabin. And I was telling them yesterday, like I. You know, going into every weekend, I was thinking this could be it, you know, like this could be the moment. Well, my best friend threw me off because I know that she's been talking with Jason about how to, you know, giving him ideas on how to do it and when to propose and everything.

[Host 2]

And passing along your script.

[Joanna]

Yeah, what rings you like? Yes, exactly. Like, I sent her pictures of the rings that I want and everything like that. So she called me Friday and was like, hey, what are you doing Saturday night? Because she's getting married and she's like, I'm gonna go check out this band Saturday night that I might wanna use for my wedding. And I was thinking, wait a minute. She would be the one to know what was going on if I was gonna be getting engaged this weekend. So she totally threw me off. But then, you know, Saturday morning we get up and I'm making him breakfast in the cabin and everything. And we're done eating breakfast. He's like, hey, come outside. And, um, let's go sit by the fireplace. It's really pretty. Fireplace outside. And we're sitting down in front of the fireplace. He's got one arm around me, one hand in his pocket. Thought it was a little weird that he wouldn't put both arms around me. So I'm like, what's going on in that pocket? You know? And he starts in with the sweet talk, and he's like, you know, I really care about you, and I really love you. You're the only person I've ever loved. And I know that, you know, we've had great times in the past, and we're going to continue to have great times. And then that's when he. He.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

That's when he said, but I need a break.

[Joanna]

He said, we're gonna break up, and it's kinda weird.

[Host 2]

No, he said, but will you accept this rose?

[Joanna]

He actually said, so I might as well get this over with. And then went down on one knee and proposed.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Is that right?

[Joanna]

Yes. Okay.

[Host 3]

Yes.

[Joanna]

And it was really sweet. And you could just tell he was really nervous. And he said he actually wanted to ask me in Spanish, but he could barely get it out of his mouth in English that he's like, oh, scratch that. I'll just say it in English. But he does wanna do his vowels in Spanish. He said, that's so sweet. That's very sw. All right, let me

[Host 3]

ask you a realistic question. So when you're at the bar and you're bartending, are you going to keep your engagement ring on?

[Joanna]

I did have my engagement ring on yesterday. I worked for the first time, and I had my engagement ring, and I said, this is either going to work for me or against me now, because the people are going to see it and they're going to be like, oh, because it's a beautiful ring and it's shiny, sparkly. I'm afraid they're going to be like, well, she's got plenty of money, but it's really not my money. It's his money. It's not our money yet.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

And for those that don't know, like, Joanna will tell guys, did you tell them that you were single or you just never said that you had a boyfriend?

[Joanna]

No, I told him I. A boyfriend if they asked. I never just.

[Host 2]

And you missed this while you were gone. But she would also imply that he Was currently deployed.

[Joanna]

No, I did not imply that. So she just wouldn't say anything.

[Host 3]

She never corrected somebody.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

So you would say he's in the military and they're like, oh, and I

[Joanna]

would assume where he is just so

[Host 1 (Birch)]

you get more tips.

[Joanna]

Yes.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Okay.

[Joanna]

But now I, you know, they've got the ring, so I don't know how that's gonna work.

[Host 2]

Now you got a man to take care of you, so you don't even have to make money.

[Joanna]

Not yet. We're not married yet. It's not our money.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Yeah, she doesn't really have the hooks in until he says I do. So I'm assuming that you've got like a folder like this. This wedding's just about done already. The planning for it.

[Joanna]

There is a folder in my car. I went and bought a binder yesterday with dividers. I've already up to three bridal magazines and I've already been ripping out pictures and everything. We do have a date, but we don't. It's not secure yet. Cause I still have to call. I have an appointment to call the church this week and find out when we can. If we can get married at this church and everything.

[Host 3]

Oh, and you didn't let Burn know when you're getting married.

[Joanna]

May 28th of 2011.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

May 28th of 2011.

[Host 3]

Calendar is memorial Day weekend.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Got it. Congratulations.

[Joanna]

Thank you very much. I'm excited. I'm still.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Does it feel like you thought it would? After all the begging and pleading and checking his emails and checking his living under suitcase for the wedding ring, I

[Joanna]

thought I'd feel a little different. But now it's like I've been picturing the ring on my finger for so long that now that it is on my finger, it feels like it's been there the whole time because I've been envisioning it on my finger. So do you have any advice for

[Guest 1]

girls that are expecting to get engaged?

[Joanna]

Like, would you encourage them to do things the same way you did or do it differently? Probably not. I read into everything he did, so I can't help it. That's just my personality drove you crazy after a while. Yeah, it did.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Here's Marissa. Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

Hey, Bert. Hey, everyone. Love the show.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Thank you.

[Caller]

I just want to tell Joanna that my husband and I got married in October and he's a bartender at tacomac. And when he would, the first week he wore his wedding band had totally cut down on his hips. So he decided to not wear his wedding band anymore. And I'm totally okay with that.

[Host 3]

Yeah.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

I told you guys about this dude that this hairstylist up in D.C. that I knew, Nash. All the girls loved him. He's such a good looking, exotic dude. And he got engaged and his business went right to crap.

[Joanna]

Really?

[Host 1 (Birch)]

All these girls were going to see him because he's such a hottie. He got engaged and he had to start all over again.

[Joanna]

I could see that.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Somebody consider girl.

[Joanna]

I'm not taking it off. So it doesn't even come off when I go to sleep or take a shower or wash my hands. It's not coming off.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

You worked hard for it.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Host 1 (Birch)]

Keep it on the Birch Show.

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[Joanna]

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I've got ideas.

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