Jade Roper & Tanner Tolbert wed on 'Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love'
Can you believe we've had 20 seasons of The Bachelor since Alex Michel handed out the first roses?
On Sunday, during The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love, many members of The Bachelor/Bachelorette family came together to celebrate the 20th season of The Bachelor and the marriage of Tanner Tolbert (The Bachelorette season 11) and Jade Roper (The Bachelor season 19). The two met on the most recent Bachelor in Paradise and got engaged in the finale episode that aired last September.
Though the special aired on Valentine's Day, the couple actually got married on Jan. 24. at The St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, CA. Tanner and Jade exchanged vows in front of current Bachelor Ben Higgins, Kaitlyn Bristowe and her fiancé Shawn Booth, Trista and Ryan Sutter from the first season of The Bachelorette, a pregnant Ali Fedotowsky, Andrew Firestone, Bob Guiney, Chris Soules, Andi Dorfman, Nick Viall, and many, many more!
As Jade walked down the aisle, Tanner stood next to officiate and Bachelor host Chris Harrison, and could barely keep from crying.
Jade's fellow castmate and bridesmaid, Carly Waddell, performed an original song.
And, the couple recited their own vows. The groom's went a little something like this:
And, the bride's like this:
Then, Jade and Tanner danced to a song from Seal–Kiss From A Rose, naturally.
Prior to the ceremony, we relived some epic moments. Who could forget Kelsey Poe from Chris' season?
Or this explosive conversation between Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi?
Or the greatest man cry of all time from Jason Mesnick? To refresh your memory, here's what happened after he said goodbye to Molly, who ended up being his wife.
We also got to see these bloopers!
Ashley Iaconetti (known to us as Ashley I. or Kardashley) said she and Jared Haibon have developed a friendship since appearing on Bachelor in Paradise where he unintentionally broke her heart. The girl who wears the aforementioned heart on her sleeve and her tears on her face, was still hoping for something more.
"If he's not making any moves tonight at a wedding with an open bar, I'm gonna murder him."
But Jared had this to say:
"You never know what's gonna happen in the future, but right now, we're really good friends, and that's amazing to me."
Not really the answer she was hoping for...
And, cue the tears.
As for the newlyweds, they looked pretty happy if we do say so ourselves.