Bachelor in Paradise couple Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt have revealed where they've decided to live, when they're moving in together, and the latest on their wedding planning.
|
ADVERTISEMENT
|
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER?? (PHOTOS)
"We are going to New York next week and we are planning on signing a lease. So that's the plan. I think Brooklyn!" Joe, 35, told Us Weekly in a recent interview.
On how he and Serena decided on Brooklyn, Joe revealed, "We wanted something a little more low-key in New York. We've been going back and forth splitting time between Chicago and Toronto, and it does get exhausting traveling back and forth and back and forth."
Joe suggested Serena is especially tired of being in a constant transition between cities and countries.
"I think Serena's literally been living out of a suitcase for eight months," Joe noted.
"So to find somewhere mutual that we both are still close to our families and wanna be, that's how we came up with that."
Joe and Serena's families have yet to meet due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he said he gets "along great" with Serena's loved ones and vice versa.
In terms of what the couple is looking for from their first apartment, Joe said they'd like "natural lighting" and "in-unit laundry."
But Joe confirmed that he and Serena aren't far into wedding plans just yet.
"Obviously the plan was to move in together first [before getting married]. We are thinking about 2023, and that's kind of where we're at right now," Joe shared.
Joe added, "I wouldn't be shocked if we're near the end of 2023, there's a wedding."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWRELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOW: WHOM DID 'THE BACHELORETTE' STARS AND THEIR BACHELOR PICKS ULTIMATELY END UP WITH?! (PHOTOS)
Joe gushed to Us in early December 2021 how he didn't think he and Serena will ever leave the honeymoon phase of their relationship.
"We're really riding the honeymoon phase long and hard right now," Serena said, "and it's going really good."
Joe said at the time he and Serena were planning on "moving in together soon" -- either in New York City, Toronto, or Chicago -- adding that everything "couldn't be going any better" for them.
"It really just comes down to what makes the most sense for the relationship and our lives professionally," Serena said late last year.
And Serena gushed in early November 2021 that she and Joe make "a fantastic team together," according to Hollywood Life.
"He's a fantastic communicator," Joe added. "We just understood each other and felt very comfortable and safe and open with each other in the relationship."
Serena and Joe believe they established a strong relationship foundation while filming Bachelor in Paradise.
ADVERTISEMENT
Serena kept her eye on the prize, avoided jealousy, and trusted Joe as Kendall sought closure.
During an October appearance on former The Bachelorette star Becca Kufrin's "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast, Joe and Serena revealed how they'd like to have a "mid-range" to "longer" engagement.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' COUPLES NOW: WHO DID 'THE BACHELOR' STARS AND THEIR BACHELORETTE PICKS ACTUALLY END UP MARRYING? (PHOTOS)
"Yeah, we're not rushing down the aisle," Serena said. "But I mean, we definitely feel confident in the fact that we want to be together."
"It'll be nice to just take a breath, date, live together, and then marriage will come down the line," she noted.
Looking back on Joe's marriage proposal, Serena told Becca that she was in "complete shock" by his decision.
"The logical thing to do would be like, 'This is crazy. This is so fast, let's just do the step-by-step thing and get engaged down the line,'" Serena explained.
"I was so emotional when he got down on one knee and I was so excited to say 'yes.' I was obviously in complete shock but I knew he was the one."
Serena called the moment "beautiful" and insisted she had no regrets about allowing Joe to put a ring on her finger.
On Bachelor in Paradise's seventh-season finale, Joe gushed after getting engaged, "We followed our hearts and will just figure out the other stuff later."
And Serena joked, "The most logical people on the beach followed our hearts and got engaged!"
Prior to appearing on Bachelor in Paradise 7, Joe got eliminated very early from Becca's season of The Bachelorette and met Kendall on Season 5 of Paradise.
ADVERTISEMENT
Joe gave Los Angeles a chance during and after his stint on Dancing with the Stars and wanted to move back to Chicago to be with his friends and family, but Kendall apparently wouldn't even consider relocating and trying out a life in Chicago.
And Serena dumped Matt James on his The Bachelor season that aired in early 2021 after her hometown date.
In addition to Serena and Joe, two other couples got engaged on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season: Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin-Solis as well as Riley Christian and Maurissa Gunn. Riley and Maurissa, however, have split.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER?? (PHOTOS)
Interested in more The Bachelor news? Join our The Bachelor Facebook Group!
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
