Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo have finally tied the knot, after postponing their nuptials multiple times amid the pandemic.
The Big Brother alums met in 2016, during season 18 of the hit competition series, before they started dating the next year and got engaged in 2018.
They had an intimate castle wedding Tuesday, March 16 at Casa Feliz Historic Home & Venue in Winter Park, Florida, after announcing back in January that they’re pregnant with their first child.
Wedding bells: Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo have finally tied the knot, after postponing their nuptials multiple times amid the pandemic
The newlyweds told Us Weekly: ‘It feels amazing! We’ve been waiting for this moment for so long and it’s finally happened. All the stress of having a wedding is lifted off our shoulders. Now all our attention is focused on having a healthy and happy baby.’
It comes after Franzel, 28, and Arroyo, 29, planned to get married in mid-2020, before postponing the wedding to December in Turks and Caicos, and finally settling on the March date.
They added: ‘This day could not have been more perfect. Yes, it was daunting and stressful to have to move the wedding so many times, but at the end of the day, we are so happy with how everything came together and are excited for our next chapter.’
Franzel stunned in an off-the-shoulder short-sleeve white gown that billowed from her waist to the ground with a six-foot train.
Reality romance: The Big Brother alums met in 2016, during season 18 of the hit competition series, before they started dating the next year and got engaged in 2018
Intimate gathering: They had an intimate castle wedding Tuesday, March 16 at Casa Feliz Historic Home & Venue in Winter Park, Florida, after announcing back in January that they’re pregnant with their first child
Baby brain: The newlyweds told Us Weekly: ‘It feels amazing! We’ve been waiting for this moment for so long and it’s finally happened. All the stress of having a wedding is lifted off our shoulders. Now all our attention is focused on having a healthy and happy baby’
For the reception, she changed into a strapless skintight gown that accentuated her baby bump, with a sweetheart neckline and long evening gloves.
Arroyo, who looked sharp in a classic black tuxedo, said: ‘Getting married is part of starting a family, and with one in the oven, it honestly feels complete.
‘All emotions for the day are multiplied because we know this moment is special as it is, and we can tell the baby all about it when they grow up and point to Nicole’s little baby bump in the photos.’
The bride was surrounded by bridesmaids in satin dresses, some in champagne and others in burnt orange.
The couple said of the ceremony: ‘We didn’t necessarily write “vows” but more like the reasons why and how we fell in love with each other.
‘It not only feels great to let each other know how we’re feeling, but it’s also a great reminder of why we want to spend our life together. We want to keep doing the right things as partners and soulmates to continue having a loving and healthy relationship.’
They exchanged rings by Sarah O, before sharing their first dance to Ed Sheeran’s Best Part of Me (featuring YEBBA), noting: ‘This song makes us both emotional and has been our wedding song since the first time we heard it a few years ago.’
Slight delay: It comes after Franzel, 28, and Arroyo, 29, planned to get married in mid-2020, before postponing the wedding to December in Turks and Caicos, and finally settling on the March date
Perfect day: They added: ‘This day could not have been more perfect. Yes, it was daunting and stressful to have to move the wedding so many times, but at the end of the day, we are so happy with how everything came together and are excited for our next chapter’
Franzel and Arroyo cut their sugared oven cake in front of a custom neon light that read ‘#arroyalwedding.’
Their nuptials were attended by Big Brother co-stars Josh Martinez, Memphis Garrett and Christmas Abbott, as well as fellow Amazing Race alums Leo Temory and Bret LaBelle.
The couple said of what’s next: ‘We have not planned a honeymoon yet. We’d like to travel out of the country, but right now that is not feasible. We will at some point, but in the meantime, we’ll enjoy the rest of the week here in Florida.’
They said that they’re looking forward to ‘not having to plan a wedding, especially during COVID,’ adding: ‘There are so many moving parts in a wedding as it is, which is magnified now with the current situation. We can now relax that it’s over and enjoy married life with our little one.
Franzel won their season of Big Brother, before they returned for a special episode during season 20, in which he popped the question.
The couple also competed together on season 31 of The Amazing Race, and they co-host their podcast Coco Caliente.
They announced their pregnancy in January, writing on Instagram: ‘Nic + Vic = our lil’ side kick We are SO excited to announce that we are PREGNANT! We feel so blessed & grateful. #cococalientefamily’
New addition: They announced their pregnancy in January, writing on Instagram : ‘Nic + Vic = our lil’ side kick We are SO excited to announce that we are PREGNANT! We feel so blessed & grateful. #cococalientefamily’