Mayor Reed Engaged; Couple Expecting First Child

In a statement, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Monday that he is engaged and it's been confirmed the couple is also expecting.

"I want to announce the wonderful news that I proposed to Sarah-Elizabeth Langford over the weekend," the 44-year-old Reed said. "I could not feel more blessed that she agreed to marry me, and we look forward to building a family together in the greatest city in America. I am honored to have our friends and family share this special moment with us and I ask that our privacy is respected as we celebrate this personal occasion."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Langford is the daughter of Atlanta attorney Susan Pease Langford and the late State Sen. Arthur Langford.

The marriage will be the first for both.