1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Almost Famous podcast. Today, Ben 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: and I are just gonna chat with you guys about 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima's wedding. It was a great weekend. 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: I just like, oh, I love our little bachelor family reunions. 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 2: It really fills my soul. 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 3: It's a great weekend, tons of fun, so many details 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 3: to talk about. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 4: Let's jump into it now. 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 3: Ashley, obviously, you and I seem to be I guess 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 3: the Bachelor world. We should say, are really into the 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 3: Westerns themed weddings at this. 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, apparently, and it really works for you. And I 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: am the person who both times has been like, wait, 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: it's a themed wedding and then you're like, yes, Ashley, 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: You're supposed to wear like cowboy boots and I'm like, oh, well, 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: I don't have those right now, and I just I'm 19 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: a mess when it comes to this theme. And then 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: Ben shows up looking so dashing every single time, and 21 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: you like carry yourself with a certain confidence when you 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: have a. 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 4: Yes the weddings. 24 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well, actually, Jessica said, the funniest thing for 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: me it is definitely one of those not suitable for 26 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 2: work comments. But I so so wish that I could 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: caption my Instagram tonight, which yes, I am putting out 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,639 Speaker 2: another Ben Higgins dancing at a wedding Instagram rail because 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: he serves the content at these weddings, and I'm like, Ben, 30 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: we have a few, we have a few more weddings 31 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: on the agenda for the next year, and I'm like, 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: I'm going to make this the fame. 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 4: I really like the tradition. 34 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 3: I really enjoy weddings because it feels like a party. 35 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 4: Like I'm not a go outer. I don't like the clubs. 36 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 4: I don't like the bars. 37 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 3: I never really have, and I think the reasoning is 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 3: because they, especially at this point in my life, they 39 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: feel very pointless, Like I don't know what I'm doing there. 40 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: I'm either going to drink way too much, which I 41 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: don't enjoy doing. 42 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: But you sometimes do it at weddings. I'm not sure 43 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: whether you do or not, but like you definitely act 44 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: like that on the dance floor. Yeah, when you've got 45 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: your like tongue hanging out and your hips thrusting. 46 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a good explanation of me. 47 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: Actually, that was so dirty. 48 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 3: But my point was, yeah, so I don't like to 49 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 3: drink too much. I don't drink too much at weddings. 50 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 3: In fact, Jessica's still to this day would say and 51 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,839 Speaker 3: five years a knowing me, she's never seen me intoxicated. 52 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: I've not seen Jared. It's so weird. 53 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 3: But so my point was to this being weddings are 54 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 3: different for me though, because there is something to celebrate, 55 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: like there's a point to being there, and so I 56 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 3: have a really good time being around people, like having 57 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 3: a drink in hand, dancing, singing, talking, like because there 58 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 3: is a reason for being there. And if I were 59 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 3: to go out to the bars, the really only reasons 60 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 3: to go to the bars are to maybe spend some 61 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: time with friends, which is it makes sense, but really 62 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 3: like it's too find a love interest, or to drink 63 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 3: too much or to stay up too late. None of 64 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: those three things I enjoy, need or want in my life. 65 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 4: But weddings are different, and they're a big, big party. 66 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: So Ashley, I think everybody listening wants to hear some 67 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: of the details of this wedding. 68 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 4: They want to hear who was all there. 69 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 3: They can obviously see it now on social media, I'll 70 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 3: kick it off with kind of our agenda for the weekend. Yes, 71 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: it was a Western themed wedding because we were in 72 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: Austin Friday night. 73 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 4: Chris and Lauren did an incredible thing for us. 74 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 3: We arrived into Austin, everybody kind of got there around 75 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 3: the same time, and then they invited us over to 76 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: their house about I would say twenty of us the 77 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: bachelor crew for cocktails, incredible wine and or d'Ors for 78 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 3: a few hours just to be together. And I don't 79 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: know if you witnessed this, Ashley or thought about it 80 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: this way. They didn't need to do that, like that 81 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: wasn't something I think they wanted to write. 82 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 4: But then again, they had a lot of friends in town. 83 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 4: They had a lot of. 84 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: Groups, so so nice, and they actually had three events 85 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: that night, and I suspected that perhaps they were going 86 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: to do that. They had something with her sorority sisters 87 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: and then something with her mom and her friends, but 88 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 2: first was the bachelor party at their house, and it 89 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: was just so incredibly nice of them to have us 90 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: over their house. I was really looking forward to this 91 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 2: element because you know, both you and I are kind 92 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: of like introverted extroverts. Or were extroverted introverts, and it's 93 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 2: nice to have like a calm place where we could 94 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: be really comfortable with the people that we know. And 95 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 2: it was just that it was so it's just like 96 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 2: the greatest one we all get together, because I just 97 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 2: feel so at home with everyone. 98 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 3: I'm with you, and I was looking forward to this too. 99 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 3: I was a little nervous about it. I think there's 100 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 3: some dynamics. 101 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: You thought there was going to be some drama. 102 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 3: It was like, really kept at Bay, there's gonna be 103 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 3: some drama. We're going to talk about the drama, the 104 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: potential drama, but let's first talk about who was all there. 105 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 4: Ashley. Let's start. 106 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 3: There was Ashley and Jared, myself and Jessica, Chris and 107 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 3: Lauren Wells and Sarah, Bob Guinea and Canyon his wife. 108 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 3: We also had Ari and Lauren Lyondyke, Taysha and her boyfriend, Luke. 109 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 4: Colton and Jordan were there. 110 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: Becca and Hayley were there, Jojo Fletcher, Caitlin Bristow, Jason Tartick, 111 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: which we'll talk about later. That dynamic obviously one that 112 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 3: was full of intrigue and interest. For myself, at least, 113 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: I don't know for anybody else. 114 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: We were all I'm really curious to see what would happened. 115 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 4: Tanner and Jade. Trista Sutter was also there, whom I 116 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 4: forgetting and Sean. 117 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 2: Kathern didn't come to the Friday Night thing. 118 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: But Seawan and Catherine at the wedding, but they did 119 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 3: not come to the Friday night thing. Was there anybody 120 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: else that I'm missing that was there? 121 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, Kelly Travis and her husband Hunterry. 122 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah, great friend. 123 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: One Populo season. Okay, so yeah, should we just jump 124 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: into the whole Caitlin and Jason interaction. 125 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think so. 126 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 3: I mean, I think this is one there's a lot 127 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 3: of build up, you know, behind the scenes. I can't 128 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: say that anybody fully knew the dynamics. 129 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 4: Of their relationship. 130 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: We all know though that anytime you see an X, 131 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 3: even if. 132 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 4: The breakup is mutual and amicable and. 133 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 3: Very sweet and nice, the the dynamics can be awkward, 134 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 3: right they are because you've broken up for a reason, 135 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 3: Like you haven't broken up because you still like each 136 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 3: other so much. You've broken up because at some point 137 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 3: you're like, hey, this isn't working, We're not getting along. 138 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 4: We need to end it. 139 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was wondering whether or not they were seeing 140 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: each other sharing the dogs in Nashville. But I'll let Caitlyn, 141 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: you know, on her podcast explain their situation because I 142 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 2: don't want to overstep, but I will say this, it 143 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: had been a while since she's seen him, and she 144 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 2: Jade and Trista and I were planning on getting a 145 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 2: drink before going over to their house on Friday, and 146 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: Caitlyn was a little bit late getting down there, so 147 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 2: Jade and I were we were sitting down at like 148 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 2: a little table by the bar, and all of a sudden, 149 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 2: who walks up and grabs a drink at the bar? Jason. 150 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 2: So then we're like, oh my god, what do we do? 151 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 2: What do we do? She's like she literally had just 152 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 2: texted us and she's like on her way down. So 153 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,559 Speaker 2: we did our best. We intercepted her, and we walked 154 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: her out to like the outdoor sitting area and we 155 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 2: found like a little empty spot in the in the corner. 156 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,119 Speaker 2: But Jason had when he made I con back with Jade, 157 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: was like you could just tell he was like, Oh gosh, 158 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: I got there's somebody got There's definitely she's definitely coming down, 159 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: and then we were sitting there in the corner and 160 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: she was like, oh my god, this is so awkward. 161 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: What do I do? So actually he ended up texting 162 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: her basically was like I saw you, like, do you 163 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: want to say do you want to like say hi? 164 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 4: Yeah? And which is great? 165 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, which is great. And then once they said hi guys. 166 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: Not to make you like, sorry to disappoint for those 167 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 2: who want drama, but they were like so totally normal 168 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: all weekend long once the initial high was done. 169 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 3: In fact, they were kind of I think, you know, 170 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: it'd be it's interesting going to a wedding alone, and 171 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: I think when you go to a wedding alone, there's 172 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: a lot of couples there and sometimes you. 173 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: Wonder how you're going to kind of fit in. 174 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: And I would say the two of them were around 175 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 3: each other a lot, got along really good. I was 176 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 3: just really proud of them, like proud in the sense of, hey, 177 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 3: I can learn from them in this moment. I don't 178 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: know if I would have had that ability or in 179 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: my past with an ex to do that. And I 180 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: think I was just like admiring how well they navigated 181 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 3: that everybody there knew they were once together. Everybody knew 182 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 3: they've now broken up, and they didn't let it be 183 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 3: a thing. 184 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you could tell there was a really good, just 185 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: foundation of friendship there because they did. Chew used to 186 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 2: hang out together at certain points, like even on Friday 187 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 2: night when we went to dinner, they like hung out 188 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: the other side of the table. They took ubers with us. 189 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: It wasn't as it, It was not like at all anything. 190 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 2: It looked like people who really enjoyed each other's company 191 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: for so many years. 192 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 3: Were you at all at any point, Ashley hoping to 193 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 3: witness a rekindling other flame? 194 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we all did, because they were like 195 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 2: so friendly. They were like, well, if they're so friendly, 196 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 2: then like maybe they should just maybe, you know, maybe 197 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: just tonight fun, you know, fun for all of us 198 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 2: at least. 199 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 4: Yeah. 200 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 3: I couldn't tell if I was in like wanting it 201 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 3: or not. I didn't know what was healthy and what 202 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 3: was not. I don't know enough details to have. 203 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: Probably healthy not to and they didn't. 204 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 3: It was really great, really proud of them again. I 205 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 3: learned a lot from them in terms of everybody else. 206 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 3: It was just good to see everybody else. It was 207 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: great to see Jojo I. 208 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: Love Jojo so much, Like I haven't seen her for 209 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: three years, but how is it that when I see her, 210 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: I feel like yesterday and I just like want to 211 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 2: hang out with her so much much more. She's such 212 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 2: an addictive personality, Like I'm got a personality that you 213 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: want to be around. 214 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 4: She really is. 215 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 3: And I had told Jess because before the weekend kind 216 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 3: of gave her a rundown to everybody, uh, And you know, 217 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 3: she was like, should it be weird between Jojo and I? 218 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 3: Because somebody had asked her one of her clients had 219 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 3: asked her, are you nervous to go to this wedding? 220 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: Like is it going to be awkward? And I was 221 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 3: like no, I was like, it's going to be opposite 222 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 3: of awkward. There's nothing awkward to it. We're all in 223 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 3: a really good place. And JoJo's the best, Like she 224 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 3: is incredible. And Jess and Jojo got along so well, 225 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: they really did. 226 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 2: Like I looked over and I saw the two of 227 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 2: them hanging out, just chatting the two of them multiple times. 228 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: Was really, it's really nice. 229 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 3: It was never even an that was never or even 230 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 3: a thought on my mind that that could be. Obviously, 231 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 3: then she knew a lot of the others from kind 232 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 3: of past weddings or past events, so the group was incredible. 233 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 4: We did a Friday night at Chris and Laurence. It 234 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 4: was just a good catch up. 235 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 3: If anything else, it was mostly just meant to say 236 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: hey to everybody, to show who was all there and 237 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 3: got to meet, you know, obviously Tasha's boyfriend Luke for 238 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 3: the first time and that was great. And then Saturday 239 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: night or Friday night, I guess, we went to dinner 240 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 3: mostly all together, kind of in two separate groups, the 241 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 3: girls and the guys. I got sid by Jared and 242 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 3: Tanner and talked football the whole night, while the other 243 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: side of the table just had a blast. I mean, 244 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 3: the stories coming from that side of the table are 245 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 3: a wild What they were talking about. I don't even 246 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 3: think I could mention on the podcast, but you know, 247 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 3: it was the Bob Guineas, and it was Wells, and 248 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 3: it was Jason, and they are just all really funny 249 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 3: people who can make each other laugh and make anybody 250 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 3: laugh and any given time. 251 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 2: Bachelor Bob is just amazing. And I still refer to 252 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: him as Bachelor Bob because that's what I thought of 253 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 2: him as in high school. He is just another person. 254 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 2: He like you just want to listen to him talk 255 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 2: and be around him. He's so He's always just in 256 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 2: the most upbeat mood and just like seeing his face 257 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: kind of makes me laugh. He's obviously an attractive man, 258 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 2: but like there's something about him just makes me like laugh. 259 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 3: He is one of those people that their personalities make 260 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 3: you want to see them as often as possible. And 261 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 3: I think he likes being called bachelor Bob. I think 262 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 3: he finds it very fun to still be considered bachelor Bob. 263 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: I think his wife likes for him to be called 264 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 3: bachelor Bob because she gives him such a hard time 265 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 3: in the most cute and like loving way. 266 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 4: That I think. 267 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 3: Refer to hering is that I think at this point 268 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 3: his life makes him very like smile, really big he is. 269 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 3: I didn't watch his season. I need to go back 270 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: and see if I can ever find it. I would 271 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 3: say from the people I'd met, he and Andrew Firestone 272 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 3: would have to be two of the best of There's 273 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 3: many great people who have been the Bachelor and bachelorette, 274 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 3: but like two of the best bachelors of all time, 275 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 3: Like I think we have to say that because they 276 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 3: just are great people. 277 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 2: Well, Chris is really close to Andrew Firestone, and I 278 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 2: think he was at their Napa wedding. He wasn't able 279 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 2: to come to this for some reason. 280 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 3: He had a big family event that he couldn't get 281 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 3: out of, and so he had I had message with 282 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 3: him because he's one of those characters also. So the 283 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 3: girls went and had dinner. Jessica went with the girls, 284 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 3: which I was really excited. 285 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 2: About, me jojo Becca, Haley, Caitlin, Trista, Lauren, and Jade. 286 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: And it was yeah, so great, such a girl's thing. 287 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 2: And you know, we were not telling wild stories, but 288 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 2: we're talking about the boys, and we're talking about kids too. 289 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 3: That's gracious talking about kids talking about the boys. 290 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 4: And then we met up, went to bed. 291 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 3: That night, Jessica and I stayed up and had drinks 292 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 3: with Wells and Sarah till about one thirty in the morning, 293 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 3: which has to. 294 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 2: Be a serious chance because the two event. Well, jess 295 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: was falling asley with the dinner table. 296 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 3: She is not a late night per person, as I've 297 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 3: fully explained. But we stayed up till one thirty because 298 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 3: Sarah and Wells were telling great stories. 299 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 4: The next day we had the wedding. 300 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 3: The wedding was an event in Austin, Texas at a 301 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 3: place called the Ranch that has like longhorns and donkeys, 302 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 3: and then it's just this beautiful outdoor setting, kind of 303 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 3: this amazing patio. It was, and I said it during 304 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 3: the speech. At one point it hit me Ashley like 305 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 3: it was a very sacred moment because both of these 306 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 3: people have come together through thick and thin already. They've 307 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 3: stayed by each other's side. They found each other in 308 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 3: a fairly unexpected way. There's obviously an age difference that 309 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 3: everybody's aware of, and so nobody would have necessarily like 310 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 3: put those two together. They've been married before, they have 311 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: just a history, you know, of relationship in life and 312 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 3: being around them, not just this weekend, but many weekends before. 313 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 3: They are deeply in love with each other, like deeply 314 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 3: in like with each other. They just are an incredible 315 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 3: couple who I believe do bring out the best in 316 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 3: each other. 317 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, for us, it's cool because we knew both of 318 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 2: them individually before they got together, and it was just 319 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 2: like one of those moments where it's like, oh my god, 320 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 2: you person that I really like are you were gonna 321 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: you're dating the person that I really like that it's 322 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 2: just it's a love those moments and they yeah, they're 323 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: just so they're like they are so compatible, but they 324 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 2: also have like a totally they have different personalities, Like 325 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: it's one of those like opposite track but also the 326 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 2: same at the same time. You know. 327 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think too. 328 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 3: Actually, something to mention is during Lauren's valves, she made 329 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 3: it a point to talk about how they both kind 330 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 3: of run their own race and yet they come together 331 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: to support each other. And I think the two of 332 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 3: them really needed that. They needed to be individuals and 333 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 3: to pursue their own passions and their own dreams. But 334 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 3: you know, it benefits them to have that partner that 335 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 3: stands beside them through those passions and dreams. 336 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 4: I think it would. 337 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 3: You know, it's not always easy in life to find 338 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 3: somebody who is not really codependent on their partner, completely codependent, 339 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 3: and the two of them could not have that. 340 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 4: They did not want that. 341 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: Thanks for articulating that way better than I. And she 342 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: also said that she never believed in soulmates until. 343 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 3: She gave the greatest explanation for that. On the definition 344 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 3: of soulmates and what that means. 345 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: She like loads of the definitions like does it fit that? Ees? 346 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: Does it fit that? Ees? It is really cute. 347 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know. 348 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: I think when it comes out with Chris's valves, then 349 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 3: the part that meant so much to him and has 350 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 3: always meant so much to him his friends and family, 351 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 3: and I think he groups those into one big group. 352 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 3: But most of his vows focused around the idea that 353 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 3: Lauren has entered into life with Chris and has loved 354 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 3: his friends and his family and his kids as much 355 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 3: as he does. And I think that means so much. 356 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 2: He said that as much as I do, and I. 357 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 3: Think that's really a powerful statement. Chris, I don't think 358 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 3: ever imagine getting married again. I don't think he necessarily 359 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 3: saw the reason to get married again, but I do 360 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 3: think it took somebody, specifically like Lauren, who has been 361 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 3: been there with his kids and stood beside him with 362 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 3: his family and friends for him to say, yes, this 363 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 3: is something I want to do with you his vows. 364 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 3: His vows were obviously beautiful. I got the Chris host 365 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 3: voice back. I haven't heard that voice in the long missed. 366 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 2: The Chris host voice which did appear throughout the night, 367 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 2: so it didn't appear, of course throughout some parts of 368 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,239 Speaker 2: the vowels where he did to get choked up, and 369 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: so like I knew I wasn't gonna be able to 370 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 2: get through the husson. He like had to take a pause, 371 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: get that lump out of his throat. It's really cute. 372 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 3: It's not often you see Chris get rattled. So for 373 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 3: us there, I think it was the purest form of 374 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 3: Chris that a lot of us know and love. But 375 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 3: it was a Chris that was just being there besides somebody. 376 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 3: He was admitting that he loves them and committing the 377 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 3: rest of his life to them. And so then the 378 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 3: party starts, the party that was the wedding. The wedding 379 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 3: was a surprise. Now I want to let everybody know 380 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 3: that the wedding was not expected by anybody going. 381 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 2: The actual ceremony. 382 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 3: Hetty, Yeah, we thought we were just going to a party, 383 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 3: a celebration, a reception, just to celebrate their love. And 384 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 3: yet they gave us all the gift and hopefully themselves 385 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 3: the gift of being able to then do their vows 386 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 3: and finalize their marriage in front of all of us, 387 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 3: which yes, I was so excited about. 388 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 2: I was so excited. I I was like, I don't 389 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 2: know how I'm gonna feel about going to a wedding 390 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: brother it's just a party, you know, because like I 391 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 2: love the ceremony. The ceremony is always like my favorite part. 392 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 2: And I got a glimmer or that maybe we're going 393 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 2: to get something when I asked them the day before 394 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 2: if it was official, whether they had signed the paperwork, 395 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 2: and then I think Lauren said no, we're going to 396 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 2: sign the paperwork tomorrow. And I was like, hmm, but 397 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 2: why and okay, and then you show up and they 398 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 2: have the big arch and we're like, oh, okay. And 399 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 2: then we were told to promptly be there at five 400 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: point thirty as if there was something we miss if 401 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: we showed up a little late. So there are signs, 402 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 2: and I was really excited to hear that they were 403 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 2: actually going to go through the whole thing. I don't 404 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 2: know if you know the answer to this. Did they 405 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 2: exchange like traditional vowels or also personal written vows during 406 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 2: their NAPA ceremony which is about two or few weeks ago. 407 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 3: I know nothing about the NAPA ceremony, so I don't know, 408 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 3: but I do know. They had a ceremony in Napa 409 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 3: with close friends and family, like mostly just their families 410 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 3: were there with him in Napa to kind of celebrate. 411 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 3: I imagine they did exchange more traditional vows there. It would 412 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 3: be really hard to do credit twice, Yeah, tore at 413 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 3: it twice, but they wanted to do that with their 414 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 3: friends and family and Napa, and then I think they 415 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 3: gave their written vows. I would imagine at this ceremony 416 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 3: in Austin with about i'd say two hundred of. 417 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 2: Us there, two and twenty, yeah, I asked. 418 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 3: So it was a good solid group people from all 419 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 3: different walks of life. We saw producers like Alan there 420 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 3: who used to be working on The Bachelor. We saw 421 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 3: direct that used to be on The Bachelor. We saw 422 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 3: Hollywood hosts that were there, to professional athletes, to just 423 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 3: good old friends from Austin like their neighbors. We saw 424 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 3: her sorority sisters there and uh in which I thought 425 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 3: was a really cool moment when she when Laurena announced 426 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 3: each group that was there, because it shows each scope 427 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 3: of their life like family, friends, family, you know, childhood friends, 428 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 3: and then obviously the rest that I just had mentioned. 429 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 3: So there was there was a solid group of people, 430 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 3: a lot of which I had known. I didn't know 431 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 3: necessarily that they were going to be at the wedding, 432 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 3: but it was. It was spectacular. And it was also 433 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 3: spectacular to see Chris's kids who are now in college, 434 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 3: which is wild to me because when I was even 435 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 3: on the show, you know, Taylor was in middle school, 436 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 3: middle school, like just coming out of middle school. 437 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 2: Maybe not maybe maybe elementary school, Jared, Jared. 438 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 4: Maybe element Freudian slip there. 439 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 2: Think about it. She's going she's a sophomore now, and 440 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 2: you were the bats. Okay, so I was middle school. 441 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 4: It was middle school because it was like right on 442 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 4: the border. 443 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 3: Because I remember when her and her friends was so 444 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 3: fun for me because it was kind of the season 445 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 3: where you expect her friends for the first time to 446 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 3: be interested in the show, and so they would all 447 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: get so excited and come and it was always really 448 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 3: fun for me to be like around them because they 449 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 3: were just like giddy. But yet also Taylor's dad is 450 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 3: the host and like the leader of this franchise. But 451 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 3: it was really the first time that she could tune 452 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 3: in fully and watch a full season without you know, 453 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 3: having her eyes have to be closed at times, and 454 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 3: so it was. 455 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 4: It was great to see her. 456 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 3: Uh, it's great to see Josh and his girlfriend. So 457 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 3: we've gone through everye's there, We've gone through the ceremony. 458 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 3: They had some great barbecues, some mac and cheese. 459 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 2: This food was really good. And you guys speaking of 460 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: like just moments in the past, Taylor being her, his 461 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 2: daughter being in middle school. That reminds me of me 462 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 2: him with his kids in Paradise during that first season. 463 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 2: And I was still so starstruck by Chris, just being like, 464 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 2: oh my god, I can't believe this is Chris Harrison, 465 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 2: Like how how weird is it? That was like the 466 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 2: moment that you realized you were on like the Bachelor, 467 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 2: because like Chris Harrison would disappear every now and then. 468 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: And that's what Wells brought up in your joint speech. 469 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 2: How the first night he was like, not the goes, sorry, Jojo, 470 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 2: wasn't stars start to see you, but Chris Harrison, Holy crap. 471 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: So we talk about your speech and how you guys 472 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 2: planned it because it complimented each other. You guys went 473 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 2: back and forth and let us know when they asked 474 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 2: you to do that, you were the only people to 475 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 2: give a speech besides his kids. So it's really really special. 476 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a bit, I mean it was. It was 477 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 3: a big honor, which I would say, knowing that Wells 478 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 3: and I were the two people asked to give a 479 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 3: speech outside of his kids made Wells and I extremely nervous, 480 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 3: like extremely. 481 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: Nervous, Like Wells didn't eat before him because and he 482 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 2: was like, you know, I just don't want to eat before. 483 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: I was like, are you nervous, You're actually you are nervous, 484 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 2: and He's like, no, no, no, I'm not nervous and just 485 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 2: like don't want to I'm like, oh, okay, you just 486 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 2: don't want to eat, but you're not nervous. 487 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, if we were nervous, trust me. 488 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 3: So Lauren and Chris had reached out to us probably 489 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 3: a month ago and had asked if we'd be okay 490 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 3: giving a toast at their wedding, and at that point 491 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: we didn't know, you know, who all was giving toasts. 492 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 3: We later found out that it was just Wells and 493 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 3: I and then his kids, So Wells and I started 494 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: to kind of talk about it has been really a 495 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: fun experience because we we did put what I would say, 496 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 3: a lot of work into it. I'm not going to 497 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 3: say like we sweat over this. It wasn't like a 498 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 3: stressful thing for us. But we talked to each other 499 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 3: quite a bit about this speech. And the fun part actually, 500 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 3: which I think would be really fun for you, is 501 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 3: going back through all of our memories of Chris and 502 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 3: Lauren and pulling back like, these are the interactions that 503 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 3: have meant something to me, these are the funny interactions 504 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 3: that we've had, these are the memories that we have together. 505 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 3: Here's the memories that other people have of them, Here's 506 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 3: what other people say about them. And I think for 507 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 3: us it was just a very it was a very 508 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 3: exciting experience because I think it just continued to remind 509 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 3: me how much both of these two people have met 510 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 3: through you know, my my personal journey over the last 511 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 3: six years, and how many how much they've meant to 512 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 3: so many others personal journeys over the last you know, 513 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 3: sometimes you know twenty years for Chris and then you 514 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 3: know another seven or eight for Lauren as she's been 515 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 3: a part of the franchise. And so we did go 516 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,360 Speaker 3: back and forth that we did plan it out. We 517 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 3: had a couple of key points we wanted to really emphasize, 518 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 3: which is obviously how great they are. But then some 519 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 3: really funny stories about you know, when I first met 520 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 3: Lauren Zema, it was in a bathroom because. 521 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 2: I such a good story. 522 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I my. 523 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 3: Pants were too tight, so I had to drop my 524 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 3: pants down to my ankle to go to the bathroom. 525 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 3: And I was going to the bathroom on my very 526 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 3: first day of being the Bachelor during a studio shoot, 527 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 3: and I forgot to lock the door, and she comes 528 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 3: into the bathroom and there I am stand staring at her, 529 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 3: you know, full frontal. And that was the first day 530 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 3: I've ever met Lauren Zima. And it, you know, to 531 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 3: think now that I'm standing on stage at her wedding 532 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 3: as a very funny idea. And then with Chris, there's 533 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 3: a thousand you know, Chris stories that we could go through. So, yes, 534 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 3: it meant a lot to us. We were very nervous, 535 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 3: both of us. 536 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you guys are just pros at public speaking, 537 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 2: like there are not besides Jared, there are not two 538 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 2: older people in the world that I can think like, oh, 539 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 2: they can get up there and rocket with even out 540 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 2: without planning. 541 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 4: Well, thank you. 542 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 2: In storytelling too, like not just public speaking, and like 543 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 2: in the way that you have to deal with generous. 544 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 3: I think actually, to summarize the speech topic, we were 545 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 3: very nervous for one reason because when you are asked 546 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: to do anything at somebody's wedding, you know this is 547 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 3: going to be, you know, one of the biggest days 548 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 3: of their life, and you don't want to be remembered 549 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 3: as the person that really screwed up. Like after we 550 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 3: gave the speech, people were coming up to me and 551 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 3: being like, hey, you know, good job, or hey waited 552 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 3: to go whatever, And then they'd be like, I remember 553 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 3: at my wedding, my best man flopped. 554 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 4: He said this and this and this. It was so awkward, 555 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:14,959 Speaker 4: it was so weird. 556 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 3: So I do think there's the ability to really screw 557 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 3: it up and be remembered as a friend that really 558 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 3: screwed up your that wedding, not the whole wedding. 559 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 2: Only been to one wedding where I remember somebody just 560 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 2: being like, oh my, but you remember, I don't believe 561 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 2: he's saying this, Yes, of course, yeah, I remember. It. 562 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 2: It wasn't even somebody I was really close to. It 563 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 2: was more of like a friend of a friend's wedding, 564 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 2: but she was having such a gigantic wedding. She's like, yeah, 565 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 2: you and Jered should come, and like, yes, I do 566 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 2: really enjoy being around her, but like I couldn't believe 567 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 2: the stories this man was saying, and just the roasting 568 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 2: that was happening. A little roast here or there is fun. 569 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, you remember it and it stands out to you. 570 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 3: So you don't want to be those guys. You don't 571 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 3: want to be that. But we did it. I hope 572 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 3: that everybody got out of it, you know. I hope 573 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 3: what everybody got out of it was that. 574 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 4: They really. 575 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 3: Know and understand just how incredible Chris and Lorenard to 576 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 3: so many of us, and how they should be known 577 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 3: and seen as two people who have given up big 578 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,719 Speaker 3: pieces of their lives to cater and care for and 579 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 3: also guide and direct, but also just make ridiculous TV 580 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 3: for many years, and this should be a celebration of 581 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 3: two of them. 582 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 2: It was just great, Like everything was great. Your speech 583 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 2: was wonderful. It was heartfelt and hilarious, and then so 584 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 2: were the vows and that's exactly what you want. You want, 585 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 2: like to break up the tears with a couple laughs. 586 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 2: Did you cry at all. 587 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 4: I did cry. 588 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 2: I did, I cried, got welld up and I got welly. 589 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I cried when I, like I said, the moment 590 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 3: hit me. I was like, this is a very sacred night. 591 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 3: We're outside at a wedding. Everybody's looking so good. There's 592 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 3: so I mean, I always get emotional when my wife 593 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 3: is with me at these bachelor events because I'm just like, 594 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 3: I don't and then she's like getting along with people 595 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 3: and talking to people because I'm just like, how how 596 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 3: have I been so lucky? Like how do I get 597 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 3: to a place where these two worlds can collide and 598 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 3: they can collide in a way that I'm not threatened 599 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,719 Speaker 3: by or nervous about, but I can see as but 600 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 3: that are fun for me and beautiful to me. I 601 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,719 Speaker 3: get very emotional at the people that were a part 602 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 3: of the Bachelor you included, who kind of like have 603 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 3: helped her enter in and like be when she goes 604 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 3: to these she's excited because she believes and knows that 605 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 3: she has friends there. So I get emotional over that. 606 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 3: And then so then you look around the room and 607 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 3: you're like, you know, there's Colton, who obviously has has 608 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 3: been through it, from the show, and yeah, he's still here. 609 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 3: And there's there's Ari who has been through it from 610 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 3: the show, yet he's still here. There's Jojo who has 611 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 3: been through it, you know, as she mentioned with Jordan, 612 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 3: but then they get married. Like there's Kaitlin and Jason 613 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 3: standing next to each other, Like, it's just cool, I 614 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 3: think to see this in person and be reminded that 615 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 3: there are really cool, really heartfelt people that come from 616 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 3: this franchise. They're just doing their best after getting thrown 617 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 3: into this crazy world. 618 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'm just so grateful for this crew, and 619 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 2: I'm so grateful for the show. And I just have 620 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 2: these moments during moments of like watching them exchange their vows, 621 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 2: being like, how am I here? How am I here? 622 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 2: And it's the coolest And I never go a day 623 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 2: without appreciating what the show has brought into my life. 624 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 4: That's right. 625 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 3: Well, that's kind of the summary of the wedding. After 626 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 3: the wedding, everybody went home because we were exhausted. I 627 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 3: was exhausted at an early flight the next day. And 628 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 3: it was a massive success from all accounts, right, no drama, 629 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 3: no awkwardness, a ton of love being shared, a ton 630 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 3: of love being given great times, catching up with friends 631 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: that maybe you don't see as often as you would like, 632 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 3: or friends that you haven't seen in years, or maybe 633 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 3: friends that you see all the time. 634 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 4: But just you get to enjoyed this together. It was 635 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 4: a beautiful wedding. 636 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 3: Wishing Chris and Lauren then absolute dream. You can listen 637 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 3: to probably more details of the planning and of the 638 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 3: whole evening and why they did the things they did 639 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: on the most dramatic pod ever. It is a Chris 640 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 3: Harrison and Laurenzima special. They have obviously talked about it 641 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 3: and you should go over and listen to that as well. 642 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 3: But until next time, Ashley, until the next wedding, until 643 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 3: the next show airs, I haven't been. 644 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 2: I've been Ashley, See you guys. 645 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcasts on 646 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.