Valentin Chmerkovskiy and fiancée Jenna Johnson aren’t wasting any time when it comes to wedding planning.TheDancing with the Starspro told PEOPLE that the newly engaged couple have already started planning their big day.“It’s good. Wedding planning is good, it’s happening,” he said at Victoria Arlen’sLocked Inbook launch on Thursday. “It’s organic, it’s stress-free.”Chmerkovskiyproposed to Johnson during a romantic tripto Venice, Italy, in June.The dancer said they are working to find a way to include aspects from both their cultures at the ceremony.“Trying to fuse a Jewish-Russian family with a Mormon family from Utah definitely is a challenge,” he said.Jenna Johnson/TwitterAlong with planning his upcoming nuptials, Chmerkovskiy will also serve as a judge on the upcoming ABC spin-offDancing with the Stars: Juniors.WATCH: Dancing with the Stars’ Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson Are Engaged!“I think it was exactly what I was made to do,” he said of the experience. “I am passionate about dance, I grew up in dance, I was a young kid competing in dance, so I have a great perspective on it. On top of that, as an adult, my own passion has been philanthropical with kids and mentorship and helping the next generation be extraordinary. To have a voice in that project, to be able to validate and educate and motivate these incredible kids is a dream come true for me personally.”He also said that working with kids has only made him more excited to be a father one day.“I’ve wanted to be a father since I was a teenager. I love and appreciate and respect my father,” he says. “He has paved an incredible way for me, and I want to do the same for others.”
Valentin Chmerkovskiy and fiancée Jenna Johnson aren’t wasting any time when it comes to wedding planning.
TheDancing with the Starspro told PEOPLE that the newly engaged couple have already started planning their big day.
“It’s good. Wedding planning is good, it’s happening,” he said at Victoria Arlen’sLocked Inbook launch on Thursday. “It’s organic, it’s stress-free.”
Chmerkovskiyproposed to Johnson during a romantic tripto Venice, Italy, in June.
The dancer said they are working to find a way to include aspects from both their cultures at the ceremony.
“Trying to fuse a Jewish-Russian family with a Mormon family from Utah definitely is a challenge,” he said.
Jenna Johnson/Twitter
Along with planning his upcoming nuptials, Chmerkovskiy will also serve as a judge on the upcoming ABC spin-offDancing with the Stars: Juniors.
WATCH: Dancing with the Stars’ Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson Are Engaged!
“I think it was exactly what I was made to do,” he said of the experience. “I am passionate about dance, I grew up in dance, I was a young kid competing in dance, so I have a great perspective on it. On top of that, as an adult, my own passion has been philanthropical with kids and mentorship and helping the next generation be extraordinary. To have a voice in that project, to be able to validate and educate and motivate these incredible kids is a dream come true for me personally.”
He also said that working with kids has only made him more excited to be a father one day.
“I’ve wanted to be a father since I was a teenager. I love and appreciate and respect my father,” he says. “He has paved an incredible way for me, and I want to do the same for others.”
source: people.com
