‘Happily Ever After?’: Ben Higgins tells Lauren Bushnell the wedding is back on
Who put him up to this? Was it you, Chris Harrison?
In a twist so dramatic it might make your head spin, Ben Higgins told his fiancée, Lauren Bushnell, that their wedding was back on during the finale of their reality show Tuesday night.
Previously on Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?, Ben burst Lauren’s dream bubble of an upcoming televised wedding because he thought they needed more time to get to know each other. Oh, the things men forget to mention when they propose to you on national television…
But a trip to Las Vegas for their bachelor and bachelorette parties provided clarity for the untapped sweater model.
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After spending the majority of his time with his friends making awkward toasts and giving a sample for a sperm count, Ben finally broke the news to his bros, included Jared Haibon, Tanner Tolbert, and JJ Lane, that he had called off the wedding.
“We had this grandiose plan right away,” Ben said, “from The Bachelor, like let’s get married as fast as we can. Let’s just start this thing, and we’ve realized that that’s not the smartest idea. That was a very unwise place for us to come from, and so we had to call off our plans for the wedding, take a step back and build our relationship.”
His friends were shocked and saddened, but they managed to pull their emotions together enough to make it to dinner.
Where was Lauren’s head this episode? Despite getting mani-pedis with her women-tourage, which included Emily and Haley Ferguson, Amanda Stanton, and Ashley Iaconetti, she couldn’t help but wonder about her future with Ben. “Part of me wonders if he called the wedding off because I’m not good enough,” she confided in the camera, “or because he can’t see life with me. And part of me also wonders if he’s going to end things completely.”
Back at dinner, Ben said he missed Lauren, and his friends let him know they had a surprise waiting for him – a montage of moments with Lauren displayed on a marquee that the lifestyle blogger was watching at the same time from another location. After the video played, Ben called Lauren and asked her to meet him.
“I know that these last couple weeks have been hard and confusing and tiring,” he said when they were reunited, “and sometimes something we both can’t understand. But through it all, I want you to know that I never thought for a second I could live a day without you in might sight. Lauren, I’m gonna be your husband. Lauren, you’re gonna be Mrs. Higgins.”
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Because, just like us, Lauren had no idea what was happening, she asked, “Does this mean that the wedding is back on?”
“Of course it is,” Ben said. Of course? Really, Ben, was it that obvious?
Then she told Ben he was her person, as she does, to which he replied, “You’re my person. You always will be.”
The couple was joined by their friends with champagne in hand, ready to celebrate, and later Ben said they were going back to wedding planning.
Though we get a hint of déjà vu writing it, congratulations again, you two.