Amanda Stanton and Michael Fogel.Photo: ALICIA MINK
Amanda Stantonis a bachelorette no more!
The reality star wed herboyfriend Michael Fogelin an intimate ceremony at Kestrel Park in Santa Ynez, Calif. on Sept. 2, with fellow Bachelor Nation alumsLauren Bushnell Lane,Andi Dorfman,Emily FergusonandRaven and Adam Gottschalkin attendance, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.
“It’s so special to make this commitment,” says Stanton, 32, whogot engagedto real estate entrepreneur Fogel last December. “I’m so excited and happy.”
Amanda Stanton and Michael Fogel.ALICIA MINK
Stanton — who walked down the aisle in aMonique Lhuilliergown asTaylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” played — was a contestant onBen Higgins' season ofThe Bachelorin 2016 before joining the cast ofBachelor in Paradisethe following year.
When it came to her nuptials, “I wanted everything to be very timeless,” says Stanton. “It’s an elevated modern garden wedding, very simple.”
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Stanton’s two daughters,Kinsley, 10 and Charlie, 8, were special parts of the big event.
“Kins is my maid of honor,” she says. “She likes to help me with everything. And Charlie is the flower girl. They are both very happy with their positions.”
Stanton says she’s looking forward to a blended family with Fogel, whom she began dating after two years of friendship.
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“Everything was always so easy with him,” she recalls.
“It was so nice that we already knew each other. Now, my girls are really excited to officially call him their stepdad!”
source: people.com
