Bachelor in Paradise couple Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb have tied the knot in a Great Gatsby-inspired "elevated garden party" wedding in Oklahoma.
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"Mr. and Mrs. Erb," the couple captioned a joint Instagram post on Tuesday, October 8 of their wedding photos.
Abigail and Noah, both 29, told People that they recited private vows during a first look.
Noah's twin brother Aaron Erb -- who had competed on Jenn Tran's season of The Bachelorette -- served as the best man, while Abigail's sister Rachel stood beside her as the maid-of-honor.
Abigail donned a strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline for the wedding, and Noah rocked black tuxedo pants, an ivory jacket and a black bow tie.
"I had tried on several dresses and this was the only one I loved immediately," Abigail, who later changed into a strapless column dress with beading and pearls for the reception, recalled to the magazine.
"It had everything I was looking for -- it was simple but yet unique, and it felt the most like 'me' out of all the dresses I tried on."
The couple shared how there was "a clear choice" for their wedding location because they've made "countless memories" in Tulsa, dating back to the early days of their relationship.
"From secret date nights when we were in hiding during Bachelor in Paradise to now putting down roots in our new home, Tulsa has always been so special to us," Abigail shared, referring to how she and Noah had to keep their romance a secret while Bachelor in Paradise aired in 2021.
The pair's wedding venue, the Philbrook, features a 1920s Italian renaissance-style villa surrounded by 25 acres of gardens.
"It is an absolutely stunning venue," Abigail gushed. "We felt like it was a perfect way to showcase Tulsa's beauty to our out-of-town friends and family."
The couple invited 90 guests to their wedding -- including Bachelor Nation members Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt, Chelsea Vaughn, Serena Chew, Ivan Hall, Thomas Jacobs and Becca Kufrin, Chris Bukowski and Anna Redman, Demar Jackson, Blake Moynes, and Zac Clark.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWAbigail and Noah's German Shepherd, Maki, was also a part of the ceremony because they said they "couldn't imagine" not having their dog participate in their big day.
In order to fully enjoy their nuptials, Abigail and Noah said they didn't fuss over details.
"Noah and I always knew we wanted our wedding to focus more on the quality time with our guests, with minimal wedding traditions involved," Abigail explained.
Noah added how he and his bride wanted their wedding to feel "low key," allowing moments to just "flow naturally" without a "structured timeline."
"I know that would stress me out," Noah admitted, joking that he would have been fine with just eloping. "I'm cool with running away with just her, and there's not a huge thing around it."
At the reception, guests feasted on a plated, family-style Italian dinner that Abigail described as "very intimate." The dinner included focaccia, antipasto, Chilean sea bass, orecchiette and sausage, and wild mushroom risotto.
In lieu of a wedding cake, the pair served peanut butter chocolate chip and limoncello-flavored gelato cups.
"We went overboard on food, as I knew that would be the moment [during the wedding] where I'm like, 'This is good. This is it. This is how it should be. We got it done. Now we can just celebrate,'" Noah said.
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Abigail and Noah's wedding turned out to be a three-day celebration that began on Saturday, October 5 with an informal "couples shower" at their newly-renovated home in Tulsa.
And then on Sunday, October 6, Abigail and Noah enjoyed their rehearsal dinner and a more formal welcome party at The Mayo Hotel in downtown Tulsa.
Following the wedding on October 7, Abigail and Noah took off to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a relaxing honeymoon.
"We wanted to go somewhere quiet, where we could just fall off the map after the stress of wedding planning and my book tour," Abigail explained.
"I'm so excited to just cozy up, explore Jackson Hole and Yellowstone park and have chill nights at our Airbnb."
The couple had decided to pull the plug on a more expensive and extensive trip through Asia, but Noah promised they'll "do it next year."
Abigail gushed about how she and Noah are "excited" to spend the rest of their days with each other because they know each other inside and out -- and they always choose each other.
"We cherish every day of our relationship and are excited about spending the rest of our lives together," Abigail told People.
"Marriage means sharing our lives, supporting each other and continuing to grow together in this amazing journey."
As for what's next for the newlyweds, Abigail and Noah said they'd like to start a family soon. Abigail, however, has braced Noah that their family is not going to be huge. (Noah is one of 11 siblings).
"I say no more than four, five [kids]. We'll see how it goes," Abigail noted, before jokingly adding, "But we're not doing 10!"
Abigail and Noah announced in January that they had bought their first home together in Tulsa, after Abigail had accepted Noah's marriage proposal in August 2023.
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"We're trying to keep it around 75 [people]. That would be ideal," Abigail said at the time.
Noah added, "We want a classy dinner party."
Abigail explained that while "big weddings are really fun," she and Noah want to be present with their guests and have a more intimate and romantic affair.
"[A big wedding is] very overstimulating and I want to be able to talk to everyone at the wedding and have conversations," Abigail said. "So we always knew we wanted a smaller wedding."
In June 2022, Abigail told Us Weekly on its "Here for the Right Reasons" podcast that she and Noah definitely felt pressure from Bachelor Nation "to move quickly" in their relationship.
"And I don't blame them," Noah quipped at the time. "We'd make a great married couple. But yeah, we have conversations ourselves. I think we're on the same page."
But Noah said he and Abigail were "pretty happy" with the pace they were moving and they were having "a blast" just dating.
Abigail and Noah were smitten with each other on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season in Summer 2021, but they broke up before Fantasy Suites because Abigail had struggled to be vulnerable and so Noah lost his confidence that he and Abigail were meant to be together.
But after filming ended, Noah and Abigail reconnected and reconciled, and Bachelor in Paradise's October 2021 finale later revealed how the couple planned to take things "slowly" going forward.
"You never know what you have until it's gone, then you never let it go," Noah wrote via Instagram in October 2021. "World, meet my new GF, turns out we do know how to talk to each other and I think I'll keep her."
Abigail, for her part, simultaneously gushed about being in love with Noah on Instagram.
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"It's definitely been an adjustment," Noah told Us, later adding, "But it's been good. It's been fun."
Abigail and Noah began spending a lot of time together once Noah's nursing contracts were up and he could take a break from traveling for his job.
Looking back on their Bachelor in Paradise breakup, Noah said in 2022 that his brief split from Abigail made their relationship "more real."
"You step away -- no cameras, no production, just you and somebody you like that were in a crazy experience in the real world," Noah explained.
"I think it's good. It makes it more real. You get to say, 'Okay, where am I at in real life with my own thoughts and my own time?' And all that."
Noah dubbed his The Bachelorette stint on Season 16 starring Clare Crawley and then Tayshia Adams in 2020 as well as his journey on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season in 2021 "a distant, fond memory."
Prior to meeting Noah on Paradise, Abigail had competed on The Bachelor's 25th season starring Matt James.
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