"We’ve asked guests to come ready to party!"
CHRIS Harrison has officially tied the knot.
The former Bachelor, Bachelorette, and Bachelor In Paradise host got married to Lauren Zima in two lavish wedding ceremonies.
Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima are marriedCredit: Instagram
The two lovebirds had two wedding ceremoniesCredit: Getty
Chris, 52, and his new bride, Lauren, 35, first got married on October 14 in Napa Valley, California in an "intimate" ceremony.
Then a few weeks later on November 4 in Austin, Texas, the two lovebirds threw a giant "blowout bash" to celebrate the newest chapter in their lives.
Lauren told People: 'As much as we wanted an intimate weekend for our wedding ceremony in Napa, we also wanted to celebrate getting married with all the great friends we have — hence this bigger party."
She continued: "Doing the second event in Austin [where the couple lives full-time] gave us the ability to include all of our friends, and also made sure that we didn’t leave our wedding feeling like we didn’t even see any of our loved ones— a story we’ve heard before."
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Chris then chimed in: "They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and that’s what we’re leaning into. We’ve asked guests to come ready to party!"
On November 3, the couple hosted a party where many Bachelor stars including Colton Underwood, Arie Luyendyk Jr, Lauren Burnham, Ben Higgins, Wells Adams, and Sarah Hyland.
The next day, the newlyweds held their party, and over 225 people attended.
Chris and Lauren used to live in southern California and now currently live in Texas.
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"We now live full-time in Austin and have loved every minute of it," Lauren gushed, "We moved here in part to start a new chapter of life together in a place neither of us had lived before, so we wanted to celebrate in the place where we’ve built our life together and with the people we’ve gotten close to here."
THEIR RELATIONSHIP
Chris and Lauren have been together since 2018.
The two met after she was sent to interview him about the Bachelor for Entertainment Tonight.
The pair went Instagram official in August of that year.
In February 2019, Chris talked about the early days of their romance.
He told People: "We started dating and, like any relationship, she made me happy.
"She was kind, nice, we got along, she blended in great with my friends, and just all those steps in the relationship where you start checking those boxes off and it gets better and better and better.”
The two quarantined together during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.
In April 2020, Chris told People: “I think it’s helped bring us closer together.
"I think it’s helped us love each other more, respect and I think, appreciate the little things in each other a lot more because there is no getting away or just running away from this. We’re stuck. We’re in."
On October 25, 2021, Chris revealed their engagement via an Instagram post that read "The next chapter starts now."
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRIS?
Chris was the host of The Bachelor and related shows since 2002 but stepped down after defending Rachael Kirkconnell for attending a "plantation-themed" party in 2018.
In 2021, Chris spoke out about his actions: "I have spent the last few days listening to the pain my words have caused, and I am deeply remorseful.
"My ignorance did damage to my friends, colleagues and strangers alike. I have no one to blame but myself for what I said and the way I spoke. By excusing historical racism, I defended it. I invoked the term 'woke police,' which is unacceptable. I am ashamed over how uniformed I was. I was so wrong."
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Chris added more: "The historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by my mistakes or diminished by my actions. To that end, I have consulted with Warner Bros. and ABC and will be stepping aside for a period of time and will not join for the After the Final Rose special."
He continued: "I am dedicated to getting educated on a more profound and productive level than ever before."
Their first ceremony, which happened in October, was more 'intimate'Credit: Instagram/Chris Harrison
Whereas their second one was more of a 'blowout bash'Credit: Instagram
