The Bachelor - The Greatest Seasons – Ever - Discussion

Tonight we take you, fashion and my hair all the way back to the beginning #TheBachelorGOAT https://t.co/eEbUP8Xqyh

— Chris Harrison (@chrisbharrison) July 6, 2020

Trista Sutter, the Original "Bachelorette," Counts Down Her All-Time Favorite "Bachelor" Moments

“Who would’ve thunk it?” Sutters says. “From Midwest tomboy to someone coined as the Fairy Godmother of one of the longest-running and most-watched reality shows on the planet, I honestly still don’t understand how I got so lucky.”

To celebrate the trip down memory lane, Sutter — who says she has watched every single episode in the franchise ever — writes, in her own words, about her all-time favorite “Bachelor” moments in history for Variety…

Chris Harrison Gets The Ball Rolling (“The Bachelor,” Season 1)

I’ll never forget watching. It was a moment that would change my life and the lives of thousands (yes, thousands, including the casts and crews from not only the shows that air in America, but all others around the world). Chris was standing in the backyard of the very first “Bachelor” mansion, introducing us to what would become a part of pop culture. “Hi, I’m Chris Harrison, and no, I’m not ‘The Bachelor.’”  Not “The Bachelor,” but better. He was our friend, confidant, and now, family.  


The BEST. Surprise. EVER. (Trista and Ryan’s Wedding)

It is not lost on me that I have been given a rare gift through “The Bachelor.” I met the man of my dreams, was given a dream wedding along with a beautiful vow renewal, and can play back each of these moments with the help of a DVR or VCR (yes, I’m that old). Of all these special moments, though, my absolute favorite was shown in the credits of the last episode of our wedding. Ryan had taken the words he wrote in the poem “Something About Her” that he gave me on our date to SeaWorld, turned them into the lyrics of a song, put them to music thanks to our friend Rick Cowling, then had Brad Paisley record it (for those of you who will ask…it’s still on iTunes!)! But, to top it off, he surprised me at our reception (surprises are my favorite!) by having Brad serenade us for our first dance. Talk about pulling at my heart strings and creating a memory that is still, to this day, one of my all-time most cherished.