Ben’s loss is Jordan’s gain! After Ben Higgins blindsided JoJo Fletcher during the season 20 finale of The Bachelor, she sent off on her own journey to find love.
The real estate developer’s final four included Jordan Rodgers, Robby Hayes, Chase McNary and Luke Pell. In the end, it was clear that JoJo’s heart belonged to Jordan. And while they got engaged on the Bachelorette season 12 finale, which aired in August 2016, JoJo later revealed that the former football player almost didn’t get down on one knee.
“Jordan had said, ‘Unless this is 100 percent where we are both at, I don’t want to do it for the sake of the TV show and I won’t.’ There was this whole thing with producers not really letting him talk to my parents again after they had met,” she said on the “Betches Brides” podcast in September 2019, noting Jordan didn’t want to pop the question just “for the sake of the TV show.”
While the Vanderbilt alum ultimately proposed, the twosome didn’t rush down the aisle.
“If Jordan and I were to have gotten off the show engaged and started planning a wedding right after, we probably would not have made it. It probably would have ended up in divorce,” JoJo explained. “And I hate saying that because I never would ever want that for my life, but I truly do think if we would have taken that route and rode out that high and jumped right into it, it wouldn’t have been good for us.”
Three years after the show aired, Jordan decided it was time to propose to JoJo again — with a new ring.
“I love @joelle_fletcher with all my heart!! I always wanted to re-propose, with no cameras, no producers, no drama … just us,” he wrote in August 2019 via Instagram. “Our first engagement was so real, and meant so much to us both, but as we start to actually plan our wedding for next year I wanted to do it all over again, OUR WAY!”
Something that the couple did for the first time in June 2020? Watching their season of the show as a condensed version of The Bachelorette season 12 airs on ABC as part of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!
“I think I got really lucky the first time around because Jordan didn’t watch my season. He’s like, ‘I don’t need to see that!’ But now he’s like, ‘I’m super excited to watch!’” she told Us Weekly exclusively. “I’m like, ‘Oh great. Four years later we’re gonna rehash all this?’”
The pair survived the dramatic walk down memory lane. After six years of dating, two postponed wedding amid the coronavirus pandemic, they tied the knot at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, California, on May 14, 2022.
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While the couple were set to wed on June 13, 2020, they were forced to postpone their nuptials due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Happy ‘What would have been Wedding Day’ to us!” JoJo wrote via Instagram. “As you guys know, we have spent the last 11 months planning the wedding of our dreams but given the circumstances of 2020, we had to make the difficult decision to postpone our special day. Even though I don’t get to marry you todayyyyy @jrodgers11, I know it will be all more worth the wait. 2021, we reallyyyyy can’t wait for you.” While they awaited their wedding day, the duo are kept busy with their careers. In addition to hosting CNBC’s Cash Pad and Paramount Pictures’ Fittest Couple, Jordan works as an SEC football analyst and JoJo runs her Fletch clothing line. They live in Dallas, Texas. They finally said "I do" in front in an intimate wedding ceremony at a California vineyard in May 2022. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Matt Klitscher/ABC; Craig Sjodin/ABC;Courtesy of Jojo Fletcher/Instagram
The season 12 runner-up’s reality TV career continued after The Bachelorette. In addition to briefly dating Amanda Stanton on season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise, Robby has been featured on episodes of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules (he dated Scheana Shay) and MTV’s Siesta Key during his relationship with Juliette Porter. Robby also cocreated and runs Digital Marketing Agency Rebella. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Aurora Rose/OK! Magazine/Shutterstock
While Chase was set to be the season 21 Bachelor, ABC made a last-minute switch and Nick Viall was made the lead. Chase went on to appear on season 1 of Ex on the Beach and The Challenge: War of the Worlds. He later admitted to Us that he regretted making the move from ABC to MTV. “It was definitely something I learned from and if I went back, I probably wouldn’t do it again,” he told Us in 2019. “It didn’t represent who I was as a person. And it crushed me for a while, so it feels good to get back with ABC and have a little touch back into Paradise and to show the world who I really am and not let MTV, kind of, define me. … New network, new following, new, new, new. I’ll be the first. Kind of the pioneer to cross that bridge and it didn’t pay off.” Chase, who appeared on Bachelor in Paradise season 6, made his relationship with girlfriend Ellie White Instagram official in May 2020. The Denver resident also opened bar Revel Social in 2019. McNary and White got engaged in July 2022. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Chase McNary/Instagram
Luke, who was also a frontrunner to be the season 21 Bachelor before ABC picked Nick, returned to Bachelor Nation for a stint on The Bachelor Winter Games in 2018. While he found a connection with Nastassia "Stassi" Yaramchuk, he later broke up with her to reunite with ex Holly Allen. Us confirmed they split again in 2018. That same year, Luke started seeing on-air host Amanda Mertz. Following a brief split in 2020, the duo got back together and announced their engagement in July 2022. The Nashville, Tennessee, resident still releases music and co-owns Black Tie Moving company. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Luke Pell/Instagram
The singer-songwriter still releases music, including a song in support of President Donald Trump called “Great Again” in 2020, which got mixed reviewers from his followers. In June, he revealed he lost 3,000 fans for his political views. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of James Taylor/Instagram
Alex appeared on season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise but didn’t make it past the first week. While he often documents his travels via Instagram, Alex appears to live in South Florida and be single in 2020. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Alex Woytkiw/Instagram
Derek met Bachelor alum Taylor Nolan during season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise. While she accepted his proposal during the live reunion, the twosome called it quits in June 2018 after a year together. After he was briefly linked to Stephanie Pratt, Derek returned to Mexico for Bachelor in Paradise season 6 in 2019. His second stint was more dramatic as he feuded with John Paul Jones over Tayshia Adams. Derek, who lives in New York City, is a Senior Vice President at Laurel Road. He got engaged to British model Saffron Vadher in November 2020. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Adela Loconte/Shutterstock
Wells landed the job as a bartender on Bachelor in Paradise after he competed on seasons 3 of the show. The podcast host started dating Modern Family star Sarah Hyland in 2017 after meeting over social media. Wells proposed in July 2019. “I don’t know if that’s not the right thing to say, [but] I don’t feel any different,” he told Us in October 2019. “It’s fun to say, like, fiancée now. There’s a new word I get to call her, I suppose. And it’s also like retraining myself to be like, ‘This is my fiancée instead of my girlfriend.’ But for the most part, I feel the exact same.” Craig Sjodin/ABC; Broadimage/Shutterstock
The erectile dysfunction specialist met Bachelor alum Carly Waddell on season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise. The twosome returned to Mexico to tie the knot in August 2017. Evan, who has three sons from his first marriage, and Carly share daughter Bella and son Charles. Evan confirmed the twosome were done having kids in June 2020, joking on Carly’s podcast that he doesn’t think their marriage would last if they added more kids to their family. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Paul Hebert/ABC; Courtesy of Evan Bass/Instagram
The firefighter met and got engaged to Lace Morris on season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise during the summer of 2017. They called off their engagement that November. Grant has since shifted his career focus to music, releasing tracks with Vanderpump Rules’ DJ James Kennedy in 2020. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Grant Kemp/Instagram
Vinny appeared on seasons 3 and 4 of Bachelor in Paradise but has yet to find a lasting love connection. He now works as touring DJ and runs event production group All Axess Group in South Florida and New York. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Vinny Ventiera/Instagram
After competing on Bachelor in Paradise season 3, the Canadian returned for season 4 and met Lacey Mark. While they left Mexico together, their relationship didn’t last. Daniel works as a personal trainer and appeared on Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love in 2020. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Daniel Maguire/Instagram
Chad has gone on to appear on Bachelor in Paradise season 3, Famously Single, Celebrity Big Brother UK and Ex on the Beach. His tumultuous relationship with on-again, off-again girlfriend Annalise Mishler resulted in his arrest for domestic violence in 2020. He pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in March. Craig Sjodin/ABC; Courtesy of Chad Johnson/Instagram
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