The Bachelor alum Juelia Kinney and her fiance Aaron Bass have tied the knot in Cancun a whopping six years after meeting at Carly Waddell and Evan Bass' wedding in Mexico.
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Juelia, 38, and Aaron -- who got engaged in July 2018 and welcomed a son Van Hayes, now 2, together -- initially planned to wed in Santa Barbara in June 2020, but their big day was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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On Friday, June 30, Juelia and Aaron finally exchanged vows and got married, Us Weekly reported.
The couple said "I do" beneath an arch of natural-colored flowers at the Dreams Natura resort in Cancun, Mexico.
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Juelia wore a mermaid-style lace dress with a bejeweled headpiece when she walked down the aisle in front of friends and family, including Aaron's brother Evan.
Juelia joked about how her engagement lasted "forever" because of the pandemic during a recent appearance of the magazine's "Here for the Right Reasons" podcast.
"I'm like, 'I am not planning another wedding. I can't do it. I put so much effort into it,'" Juelia explained in early June.
"We're just going to go off to Cancun and do all-inclusive and they can hand me my flowers that I don't even care [about] and we're doing it!"
Juelia gushed about how Aaron is "the best guy" and she couldn't wait to become his wife.
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Juelia said when she had attended Evan and Carly's June 2017 wedding, she never anticipated or thought she'd meet the man of her dreams. Juelia's mother, however, remained optimistic.
"My mom said, 'Maybe you'll meet someone at the wedding!' But I said, 'Mom, no, that's not going to happen. I'm just going to go support my friend and that's it,'" Juelia recalled of supporting Carly.
"And, you know, there was Aaron -- tall, dark and handsome -- standing there and I'm like, 'Who are you?' He's like, 'I'm Evan's brother.' And I'm like, 'You are? I didn't even know Evan had a brother!' So yeah, Aaron's the best. He's hilarious. He's the best dad. He's just the sweetest. He's my best friend."
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Juelia said she believes "everything happens for a reason," even though the odds weren't in Juelia and Aaron's favor when they began dating.
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But not long after meeting, Aaron moved from Nashville, TN, to San Diego, CA, to be with Juelia and her daughter Ireland, now 10.
"I was like, 'If you're serious -- if you actually want to talk to me and date me -- then you need to come to San Diego and take me on a date, otherwise I'm not taking you seriously at all,'" Juelia shared.
"And so two weeks later, he came here and we went to Catalina Island together and literally the rest is history. We've been together ever since."
Juelia and Aaron have since welcomed Van together, and Aaron also had two sons from a previous relationship.
"It's so much fun and the kids love each other. It is honestly so sweet to see and they FaceTime [Aaron's sons] more than [we do]," Juelia gushed.
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"We're like, 'Hey, can we talk to the boys?' Ireland's talking to them all the time and it's just so cute. And they're all obsessed with Van and Van's obsessed with them. It honestly couldn't be better."
Carly previously revealed that she wouldn't be attending Juelia's wedding but she would definitely be there -- in spirit -- via videochat.
Juelia explained to Us how she's been able to keep her relationships with Evan and Carly separate considering the pair are now divorced.
"I'm still there for my friend Carly but then also, like, Evan is going to be my brother-in-law and I care about him a lot," Juelia said. "It's interesting sometimes but I just keep it as separate as possible and support them both as best I can."
Juelia found fame when she competed for Chris Soules' heart on Season 19 of The Bachelor in 2015 before appearing on Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise later that year.
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When Juelia announced her engagement in Summer 2018, she gushed about how Aaron made her "so happy" and they "went through the ups and downs" together.
"We made it here... stronger and happier than ever. I am so excited to say... WE ARE ENGAGED!!!!!!" Juelia gushed in an Instagram post at the time.
"He is the best man I could ask for and my best friend... not to mention he makes me laugh till my stomach hurts every morning and every day. I never would have expected we would have met like we did but I am so freaking grateful that we did. I love you @theaaronbass!! Thank you for making me the luckiest girl in the world!!"
Evan congratulated his brother on Twitter following Juelia's sweet announcement.
"So so happy for my brother getting engaged to this incredible woman," tweeted Evan, who has two children with Carly, who also competed on The Bachelor 19 with Juelia.
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"These 2 snuck away to the beach after meeting at our wedding and then a little over a year later they sneak back to Mexico to get engaged!! Congrats @theaaronbass and @jueliakinney !!!"
Juelia had a long road to finding her happily ever after.
Juelia's late husband Dustin Kinney committed suicide in 2013. The pair had been married for three years and welcomed Ireland together, before Dustin sadly decided to take his own life.
And prior to meeting Aaron, Juelia dated The Bachelorette's JJ Lane in 2016, and the couple attempted to hash out their issues on the ninth season of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.
However, JJ made a couple of shocking confessions on the series that led to the demise of their romance.
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