BeforeArie Luyendyk Jr.andLauren Burnhamtied the knot in Hawaii, theBachelorcouple seriously considered eloping in Las Vegas.
“We always talked about just eloping because wedding planning got kind of stressful, to be honest,” Luyendyk Jr., 38, told former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay in a PEOPLE exclusive sneak peek of Wednesday’sBachelor Happy Hourpodcast. “Wedding planning, it’s a lot.”
Added Burnham, 28: “We’re like, ‘Ugh, why don’t we just quit this and go elope in Vegas?’ And we thought seriously about it while we were planning our Hawaii wedding. And then Arie had to go back [to Vegas] for a P.F. Chang’s event and I’m like, ‘Well, your parents are coming with us, our daughter’s with us, we might as well just do our second wedding. It would be fun.’ So that’s what we did.”
Eight months after theirJanuary wedding ceremony in Maui, the former Bachelor and his bride revealed on Instagram that theydecided to get married for a second timeat A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
“We got married on Saturday (again) in the back of a pink caddy in Vegas,” Luyendykcaptioned his Instagram postin September. “Our new friend and legend @mrjordan1911 officiated (Elvis sat this one out). Can’t wait to show you guys more, we’ll post on our YouTube tomorrow ????? #thisishowwedoit #wedidit #again?:@bethanypaigephoto.”
As to how “This Is How We Do It” singer Montell Jordan came to officiate the couple’s second marriage, Luyendyk said it was “random.”
“It was so random because we did this appearance and Montell Jordan was there, and he’s like the coolest guy,” said Luyendyk.
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To that, the singer-songwriter revealed that he was an “ordained minister” — and offered to “marry” the couple!
“He was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll go with you!'” said Luyendyk. “So him and his wife Kristin jumped in the car and then they came with us to The Little White Chapel.”
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Luyendyk and Burnham, while pregnant, first tied the knot at Haiku Mill in Maui in January, 10 months after they got engaged onThe Bachelor‘sAfter the Final Rosespecial following thecontroversial finale, when heproposed tofinal pickBecca Kufrin.
“Love is not always perfect,” Luyendyktold PEOPLEin March. “Everyone finds each other in a different way. It’s not always a fairy tale, but as long as Lauren and I have each other, we’re happy.”
source: people.com
