Ashley & JP - Site and Wedding Updates - Discussion

Scarletta wrote:Ashley was my least favorite Bachelorette & her season was hands down my least favorite of the whole franchise. As a couple I couldn't stand either one of them.
But ............. They stayed together, stayed mostly out of the limelight, went about their own lives, & it stuck!! They each found someone who was right for them. I applaud that & wish them loads of happiness & a long marriage.

Meanwhile, all my favorites have broken up. Goes to show, it doesn't matter who the favorites of the viewers are. What matters is 2 people finding each other & being happy. :Nod:

These 2 have completely surprised me. I have to give them some credit, esp. Ashley. I thought they would last 6 months, Ash would drop out of dentistry and head to hollywoodland, blah blah blah. But you are right, they stuck it out and went about their normal lives and their careers and stayed out of the limelight most of the time. I think Ash does like the attention of the cameras on her some of the time, but at the same time she's not a fame seeker. I think she knows when to seek it and when not to -- she's discerning when it comes to the cameras, which I respect about her. When she started on her journey, I said this is an intelligent girl. And I hoped that they would showcase that and not show her off as being ditzy. But then they brought in Bentley and that whole fiasco. But imho, Ash had JP pegged from the get go, and the whole Bentley fiasco was just for show, which she went along with (cause you know they gotta fabricate some drama on this show! LOL.) So now, we see the smart woman that she is, who makes wise choices, who thinks, and who took this journey and their relationship seriously, more serioulsy than I thought. I never doubted for a minute that JP was completely smitten with her, that it was the real deal for him, but I had my doubts about Ashley and what her real intentions were (well, other than to pay off some debt from that expensive ivy league school of hers! ) I should've had more confidence in her cause I knew she was a smart cookie. Way to go, Ashely! I applaud them both and wish them nothing but happiness and look forward to their wedding in December. Besides, I live across the bridge from Madawaska Maine so I gotta show support for Ashley!

I am happy for them and I will watch or tape it. I think it's encouraging that some of these couples do actually make it. I didn't believe they would, but they proved this madawaskan wrong, so more power to them. Congrats Ash & JP!

This is from Cassie & Peter's wedding. But they are too cute for me not to post it.

umngirl wrote:This is from Cassie & Peter's wedding. But they are too cute for me not to post it.

Good Looking couple!

Do we know the identities of the Bachelor Nation folks who received invitations to the Big Hoorah? My only absolute positive is Ashley Spivey. This could be quite a challenge. Wonder what Reality Steve knows? What fun!

lancecorning wrote:Do we know the identities of the Bachelor Nation folks who received invitations to the Big Hoorah? My only absolute positive is Ashley Spivey. This could be quite a challenge. Wonder what Reality Steve knows? What fun!

I don't know for sure, but Craig R. tweeted Ashley and JP a couple of days ago that he would see them soon at the wedding. Ashley Spivey and Britt mentioned seeing each other soon, and Britt was in Mexico with both Ashleys, so I assume she'll be in attendance, as will the other girls who were on the trip. Graham, William, and Stag are givens, as are Trista, Ryan, Molly, and Jason. I would also assume that Jillian, Deanna, and Emily would probably be invited. I'm interested to see how many people from Ashley's seasons of the Bachelor and Bachelorette will be invited. One person who definitely won't be there is Ben (he was invited, but he has a work commitment).

Archer23 wrote:

lancecorning wrote:Do we know the identities of the Bachelor Nation folks who received invitations to the Big Hoorah? My only absolute positive is Ashley Spivey. This could be quite a challenge. Wonder what Reality Steve knows? What fun!

I don't know for sure, but Craig R. tweeted Ashley and JP a couple of days ago that he would see them soon at the wedding. Ashley Spivey and Britt mentioned seeing each other soon, and Britt was in Mexico with both Ashleys, so I assume she'll be in attendance, as will the other girls who were on the trip. Graham, William, and Stag are givens, as are Trista, Ryan, Molly, and Jason. I would also assume that Jillian, Deanna, and Emily would probably be invited. I'm interested to see how many people from Ashley's seasons of the Bachelor and Bachelorette will be invited. One person who definitely won't be there is Ben (he was invited, but he has a work commitment).

Are you thinking Jillian, Deanna and Emily will be invited by TPTB? Just don't see a real connection there otherwise (yes, I know that Emily 'beat' Ash for Brad's heart but I don't see them as friends).

And did we ever hear WHERE the wedding is going to be?

I think Jillian, Deanna, and Emily (and Ali, for that matter) would be invited on the basis of being former Bachelorettes. I think Ali would have been invited anyway, because she and Ashley are actually friends, but I think Jillian and Ashley is quite friendly with Jillian, Deanna and Emily, even if she isn't necessarily close with them. I think TPTB always like to portray that image of continuity and the Bachelor "family." I think Jen Scheft will be left out in the cold because her season was such a disaster, and Meredith seemingly is the forgotten Bachelorette (at least where TPTB are concerned), so I doubt she'll be there. But the others have good relationships with the producers, so I would expect them to be invited. The only former Bachelor I would have expected to be invited other than Jason is Ben.

Why not Brad, Archer? Don't they usually like to have the 'exes' there? Doubt he'd go though.

Brad and Emily at the same event? (Insert evil laugh).

I think Graham will probably be invited too, since they are all friends and hang out. Or use to before they moved. What do y'all think?

Thomigirl wrote:Brad and Emily at the same event? (Insert evil laugh).

Guess not! Stupid me.

luvstx wrote:

Thomigirl wrote:Brad and Emily at the same event? (Insert evil laugh).

Guess not! Stupid me.

Hey, I have no clue. You may be right. It's rumored that Ali and Roberto (separately) are coming. You never know