Chris Harrison Marries Lauren Zima in Not One But Two Wedding Ceremonies
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Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima
Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima got married—twice!
The TV personalities shared details and exclusive pictures of his nuptials with People, revealing they had two weddings: a small ceremony in Napa Valley, California, on Oct. 14, and a big bash at a ranch in Austin, Texas, held on Nov. 4.
"As much as we wanted an intimate weekend for our wedding ceremony in Napa, we also wanted to celebrate getting married with all the great friends we have—hence this bigger party," Zima explained to the publication.
She continued, "Doing the second event in Austin [where the couple lives full-time] gave us the ability to include all of our friends, and also made sure that we didn’t leave our wedding feeling like we didn’t even see any of our loved ones—a story we’ve heard before."
According to Zima, many Bachelor Nation stars attended a "Bachelor World" reunion the day before the second wedding, which included Bachelorette contestant-turned-Bachelor in Paradise bartender Wells Adams, accompanied by wife and Modern Family alum Sarah Hyland; former Bachelor Ben Higgins with his wife Jessica Clarke; Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham; long-lasting Bachelor couple Sean and Catherine Lowe; Colton Underwood with husband Jordan. C. Brown; and JoJo Fletcher.
Their Napa Valley wedding also included a nod to Harrison's former, longtime gig.
Zima noted that she walked down the aisle to an instrumental, piano version of "La Vie en Rose."
"I love that song, because it's all about how true love leads you to a happy life," she said. "And roses are a thing in our lives. We met because I covered The Bachelor, and certainly roses were in Chris' life for 20 years."
The couple met when Zima interviewed Harrison in 2016 while she was a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. After speaking on the job various times, the pair went on a first date, where they realized the extent of their chemistry.
"It wasn't a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs in our relationship. It's always just been this beautiful kind of steady climb together where each date, each time with our family, it just opened another door that we really liked about each other," said Harrison.
Zima added, "Early on I thought to myself, 'I could marry this guy.' It just felt easy and natural. He's the best partner, and I'm just happy every day."
