Another Bachelor Nation couple make it official.
Bachelor In Paradise stars Raven Gates, 29, and Adam Gottschalk, 30, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Friday after four years of dating.
The two were wed at The Olana in Dallas after three postponed ceremonies due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Ties the knot: Another Bachelor Nation couple make it official. Bachelor In Paradise stars Raven Gates, 29, and Adam Gottschalk, 30, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Friday after four years of dating
‘We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time! I’m so happy to get married to someone I love so much,’ former Bachelor contestant Raven told People.
Adds Gottschalk: ‘We’re just so excited that it’s finally happening. And we’re going to have a wonderful future together.’
The brunette beauty walked down the aisle in a princess style Watters gown, while the groom wore Indochino.
The newlyweds first met and kicked off their romance on season four of the beachside reality dating series in 2017.
Postponed: The two were wed at The Olana in Dallas after three postponed ceremonies due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ‘We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time! I’m so happy to get married to someone I love so much,’ Raven told People
Love at first sight: The newlyweds first met and kicked off their romance on season four of the beachside reality dating series in 2017. ‘I was attracted to her right away. And our relationship really started post-show. We came together and we made it work,’ Adam admitted to the outlet
‘I was attracted to her right away. And our relationship really started post-show. We came together and we made it work,’ Adam admitted to the outlet.
‘We’re so completely different in every way. He’s type A, I’m laid-back. He’s a city boy, I’m a Southern girl. But we have common values. And I think our differences have made us better people,’ Raven added.
Originally set to take place in May 2020, the pair skipped the massive party for a pared-down fete keeping in line with the appropriate Covid-19 precautions.
Safety measures: Originally set to take place in May 2020, the pair skipped the massive party for a pared-down fete keeping in line with the appropriate Covid-19 precautions
Close family only: The event was only attended by less than 20 family members, and guests – many of who were already vaccinated – were required to take Covid-19 tests before attending, as well as have their temperature taken at the venue
The event was only attended by less than 20 family members, and guests – many of who were already vaccinated – were required to take Covid-19 tests before attending, as well as have their temperature taken at the venue.
‘We wanted to make sure it was safe for everyone. Everything changed from our original plan. But life can throw curve balls. You have to adapt,’ Gottschalk confessed.
‘I’m so excited to spend my life with Adam. He makes every day better,’ gushed Gates.
License: The boutique owner and real estate investor spent the last week prepping for the big event, documenting every moment on social media. Raven showed them picking up their marriage license at the courthouse as she planted a sweet kiss on her groom-to-be
Dirty dancing: The former Bachelor contestant also posted a clip of them cutting a rug in front of a light up sign featuring their names on the night before they exchanged vows
The boutique owner and real estate investor spent the last week prepping for the big event, documenting every moment on social media.
Raven showed them picking up their marriage license at the courthouse as she planted a sweet kiss on her groom-to-be.
‘It’s happening❣️ 3 more days!,’ she captioned the adorable boomerang on her Instagram.
She also posted a clip of them cutting a rug in front of a light up sign featuring their names on the night before they exchanged vows.
Forever: ‘I’m so excited to spend my life with Adam. He makes every day better,’ Gates gushed about her new groom (here in 2018). ‘We’re so completely different in every way… And I think our differences have made us better people’
True love: ‘I’m keeping you forever and for always We will be together all of our days Wanna wake up every morning to your sweet face… Always,’ she captioned a black and white photo the couple’s engagement in 2019 on a Dallas rooftop
The lovebirds got engaged in 2019 with a rooftop proposal in Dallas.
‘I’m keeping you forever and for always We will be together all of our days Wanna wake up every morning to your sweet face… Always,’ she captioned an Instagram post documenting the romantic occurrence.
Raven has previously said she is ready to start a family, telling podcast What a Girl Wants in August that she was frustrated having to delay her original plans to have kids at the start of the year.
‘I’m just kind of like sad because I had this master plan that I was going to get pregnant right away and in 2021 we were going to have a baby but that’s not the case,’ she said.
‘I have not cried or been upset about the wedding one time. I have been upset about not starting a family,’ the reality TV star added.
Starting a familly: Raven has previously said she is ready to start a family, telling podcast What a Girl Wants in August that she was frustrated having to delay her original plans to have kids at the start of the year; the two are seen in 2019