Find Out Which 'Bachelor Nation' Couples Are Still Together
First comes televised love, then comes a Neil Lane engagement ring, then comes... actually getting married?! Though many couples from The Bachelor franchise end up calling it quits after the cameras stop rolling, the show does boast quite a few success stories. While the odds of making it down the aisle after getting engaged on The Bachelor, The Bachelorette or Bachelor in Paradise are fairly slim, several Bachelor Nation couples have ended up tying the knot and are still together today.
No doubt, that's what Charity Lawson and the latest crop of Bachelorette contestants are hoping for as Season 20 gets underway on ABC.
Before we find out if Charity will wind up walking down the aisle, let's take a walk down memory lane and look back at which Bachelor Nation couples are still together today.
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Which Bachelor Nation couples are still together, and which have actually gotten married?
Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter
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Almost two decades after meeting on the very first season of The Bachelorette in January 2003, Trista and Ryan Sutter are still together. The couple, who will celebrate their 20th anniversary in December, share two children, 15-year-old Maxwell, born July 26, 2007, and 14-year-old Blakesley, born April 3, 2009.
Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici
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The Season 17 Bachelor is the first male lead to end up marrying the final girl he chose on his season. Sean and Catherine Lowe tied the knot in January 2014 in a televised wedding special on ABC. Today, they share two sons, Samuel and Isaiah, and welcomed their daughter, Mia, in 2019.
As for what makes their relationship so strong? "I give a lot of credit to Catherine because Catherine had to leave her hometown of Seattle, leave her job, leave her friends and basically start a new life with me," Sean revealed to E!. "But she committed to love me and to work on our relationship and she continued to work after we were married in our marriage to be the best wife she possibly could be, which isn't always easy after making all those sacrifices."
Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney
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Though Jason and Molly Mesnick are happily married today, it wasn't always smooth-sailing for the couple. In the Season 13 finale of The Bachelor, Jason actually sent Molly home in favor of his final choice, Melissa Rycroft, to whom he was briefly engaged. By the time the After the Final Rose special rolled around, Jason confessed that he wanted to give his relationship with Molly another shot and ended his engagement to Melissa.
After dating IRL, the couple got engaged and ended up tying the knot in a televised wedding special on ABC in March 2010. Three years later, they welcomed their daughter Riley Anne on March 14, 2013. She joined Jason's son, Ty, from another marriage.
Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
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Desiree Harstock chose Chris Siegfried during the Season 9 finale of The Bachelorette and the two are still going strong today. After tying the knot in January 2015, the couple welcomed their first son, Asher Wrigley, in 2016. In early 2019, the couple welcomed their second child, a son named Zander Cruz.
"8 years with you ?? and many more memories to make!" Desiree wrote on Instagram for their anniversary in January 2023. "Love who you are @chrisrsiegfried and the father, husband and man you continue to be. All my love, all my years! ??Happy Anniversary!"
Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert
The very first Bachelor in Paradise success story happened with Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert in Season 2. After getting engaged despite only knowing one another for three weeks, the couple still made it down the aisle. In a televised wedding special on ABC, Jade and Tanner tied the knot in January 2016 and have since welcomed three children, Emmy, Brooks and Reed.
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Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham
Just like Jason Mesnick, Arie Luyendyk Jr. didn't initially choose the woman he ended up marrying. Instead, he popped the question to Becca Kufrin. They had a short-lived engagement until he realized he made a mistake. During the After the Final Rose special, Arie proposed to Lauren Burnham and the couple didn't want to wait long to tie the knot.
By January 2019, the couple was married and expecting their first child. In May 2019, the couple welcomed their daughter Alessi Ren to the world, followed by twins Senna and Lux in 2021.
Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon
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Despite their on-again, off-again relationship throughout Bachelor in Paradise Seasons 2 and 3, Ashley Iaconetti Haibon and Jared Haibon somehow ended up working things out and announcing their relationship in 2018. In Season 5, they returned to Paradise where Jared asked Ashley to marry him with a Neil Lane sparkler. The couple tied the knot in August 2019.
Two years later, they revealed they were having a son. "I'm super excited. I hope that he likes some of the things I loved growing up, like Star Wars and comic books and sports," Jared said during an Amazon Live session (via PEOPLE) . "I've always dreamed of coaching my son's little league team, so I hope he likes playing baseball. I guess we'll find out. I also really hope he becomes the next kicker for the New England Patriots."
Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo
The Season 13 Bachelorette finale aired in August 2017, and two years after getting engaged on national television, Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo tied the knot. As for why their nuptials didn't make it to TV? They simply chose to keep it private. “We don’t need TV. We don’t need to get paid. We’re doing this because this is what we want to do. And I think it has more meaning," Rachel previously told PEOPLE.
Holly Durst and Blake Julian
Though they've kept out of the spotlight since their time on the show, Holly Durst Julian and Blake Julian are still a Bachelor success story! The couple, who met on Season 2 of Bachelor Pad (which was canceled after Season 3), got engaged in 2011. By 2012, they were married.
For years, they've lived their lives privately in Greenville, South Carolina and after struggling to conceive naturally, the couple opted to adopt a baby girl named Poppy in September 2019. "She is all of our answered prayers! Baby girl, I would wait another 7 years for you!" Holly wrote on Instagram.
Kevin Wendt and Astrid Loch
Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt met during 2018's Season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise, but didn't leave together. “As bad as the breakup was, it might have actually made our relationship even better,” Wendt told PEOPLE that year.
After reconciling, the pair got engaged in 2019. While they had planned to wed in 2020, they had to postpone their wedding twice because of the pandemic, including after announcing their pregnancy in 2021. The Bachelor Nation alums, who "struggled with fertility and conceiving naturally," welcomed their first child in November 2021. The joys kept right on coming when the two tied the knot after a long wait in October 2022 before announcing in February 2023 that they were expecting their second child.
Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes
Despite their long-term romance, Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes didn’t seem like they were headed toward the aisle after meeting in 2019 on Season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise.
"In my opinion, I don’t need the title of husband to show the world that I’m committed to one person," Dean told Chris Harrison on an episode of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever! in 2020 (via Cosmopolitan). Dean noted that he wears a ring nonetheless to show that he is "committed to Caelynn and only Caelynn."
The two surprised everyone when they announced their engagement in October 2022. While we don’t know their wedding plans just yet, Dean had previously revealed on his Help! I Suck at Dating podcast in 2021 (via PEOPLE) that he and Caelynn have hypothetically "talked about" the idea of getting married in Lake Como.
Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk
The duo didn't walk away from Season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise engaged, but Adam Gottschalk popped the question in May 2019, and he and Raven Gates got married in April 2021. A few months later in July, the BiP alum announced that she was pregnant with her first child. "OVER THE MOON EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS! Our Honeymoon baby will be here in January!," Raven wrote on Instagram.
Their son, Gates, was born in January 2022 via emergency C-section.
Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour
Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour got engaged during 2019's Season 6 finale of Bachelor in Paradise. "I feel like we knew that we were very compatible in Paradise, but the real world has made us even closer, like best friends," she told PEOPLE.
In October 2020, the engaged pair announced that they purchased a house together. After moving in, Hannah shared a picture of herself with her future husband writing, "forever roomie."
Their wedding is set to take place in August 2023.
Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar
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Season 27’s The Bachelor Zach Shallcross popped the question to winner Kaity Biggar in the most recent finale after a season filled with ups and downs and COVID-19 complications. As of this writing, it appears the couple is still going strong—despite the fact that they have yet to move in together.
The pair, who both reside in Austin, are apparently “like a fully married couple we just haven't officially moved in yet,” according to Zach, who said as much when he appeared on the Almost Famous podcast in May 2023.
Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo
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Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo revealed that they were a couple on the reunion for Bachelor in Paradise Season 8. The news came as a shock given that Victoria had left BiP engaged to Johnny DePhillipo, but she denied ever stepping out on her former fiancé. Regardless, it appears she and Greg are still happily together, even revealing in May 2023 that they are house hunting!
Joe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile and Serena Pitt
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Despite the fact that Joe Amabile, better known as Grocery Store Joe, was sent home in the first episode of Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, he earned enough of a fan following to get cast in Season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise. He left the island with Bachelor Season 22 contestant Kendall Long, but the pair announced their separation in early 2020. Joe tried his hand at love once again in BiP Season 7 and connected with Serena Pitt from The Bachelor Season 25.
The two left the island engaged and revealed in November 2022 that they had tied the knot in a private ceremony at city hall.
Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs
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While Bachelorette Becca Kufrin did not find lasting love on her season of the series after being famously spurned by Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. in his season, Becca did return to the franchise with a hopeful heart in Bachelor in Paradise Season 7. She hit it off with Thomas Jacobs from Bachelorette Katie Thurston’s season before she shocked fans by breaking things off with him right before the season’s overnights.
However, the two managed to work things out, rekindling their romance after the season wrapped. They got engaged in May 2022 and announced in April 2023 that they are expecting their first child together.
??Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb
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Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb seemed to be one of the strongest couples on Season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise, so it was shocking when Noah decided to end things with his lady love the same night the two were voted "Most Likely To Live Happily Ever After" at the Paradise prom. Thankfully, the pair was able to rekindle their romance once the cameras were off. It appears the relationship is still going strong—in May 2023, the two enjoyed a sunny vacation in Cabo.
Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin
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Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin’s on-again-off-again relationship on Bachelor in Paradise Season 7 didn’t always seem like it was built to last. But the two were able to work things out and even got engaged in the season finale.
They're planning to tie the knot in November 2023 in two different ceremonies. As recently as April 2023, they even got matching tattoos. Now that’s commitment!
Pieper James and Brendan Morais
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Pieper James and Brendan Morais did not come out of their season of Bachelor in Paradise with the greatest of reputations, as it was revealed as the season progressed that the two were already in a relationship and had just joined the dating series in order to earn more followers on social media. While the couple were basically banished from the island, it does appear they are still going strong.
Chris Conran and Alana Milne
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In a similar story to Pieper James and Brendan Morais, Chris Conran and Alana Milne were also accused of already being in a relationship prior to their arrival on Bachelor in Paradise Season 7. As a result, the two were also run off of their season of the show. However, it would appear they have managed to survive the drama and as of spring 2022 they were living together in Mexico.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick
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Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick’s relationship may not have played out on camera, but it was definitely on mic! The two connected following Kaitlyn’s breakup with her season’s winner, Shawn Booth, when the former Bachelorette invited Jason onto her Off the Vine podcast in 2019. The pair felt sparks immediately, and two years later, in a full circle moment, Jason proposed during another podcast episode. The couple currently lives together in Nashville, Tennessee.
Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell
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Season 25 Bachelor Matt James and his first pick Rachael Kirkconnell have had one of the bumpier roads toward love in the franchise. Despite choosing Rachael at the end of his season, James revealed the two had broken up as a result of racially insensitive moments in Rachael’s past coming to light. However, months later, the pair were spotted together and confirmed they were back on in 2022.
As of June 2023, the couple is still going strong, though they have backed away from the franchise.
JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers
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JoJo Fletcher won hearts all over America when she was the runner up on the 20th season of The Bachelor, making her the obvious choice as the next Bachelorette. Jordan Rodgers immediately caught her eye as she not only gave him the first impression rose, she also gave him her first kiss of the season! It was no surprise then that Jordan also received the final rose, with the season winner proposing to JoJo at the end of the episode.
After having to reschedule their planned May 2020 wedding due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the two finally made things official in May 2022. Nowadays, the newlyweds co-host the USA Network competition series The Big D.