Coming Up Roses: The Bachelor

Desiree Talks About Her Journey For Love on 'The Bachelorette'

Desiree Hartsock, the new "Bachelorette", talked to me today about her journey to find love.  I was really excited to get to ask her some questions, especially after we saw the confrontation between Sean and her brother last season on "The Bachelor".

Desiree said that she thinks the outburst with her brother was "Sean specific" and that she didn't have trouble like that this time around.  She agreed that since Sean ultimately sent her home, maybe he had picked up on something that she didn't see.

 

 

 

 

 

Desiree also said that she visited some amazing places this season for her dates.  She said they start off in Atlantic City, then headed to Germany, Barcelona, and Madeira.  You know there will be some amazing things to see in those locations!  I'm really interested to see the Atlantic City dates because there was so much damage to that area during Superstorm Sandy, although the casinos and hotels were all mostly fine right there.

I'm going to guess that she does end up with someone, although she said that she's not allowed to give that bit away right now.  She would only say that she's happy and content with the decisions that she made.  Also, we better hope that Sean and Catherine get married on TV because it doesn't sound like Desiree is too into that whole concept.  She wants a small, intimate wedding.  Hopefully ABC can change her mind on that so we can see it, if there will be one!

 

 

"The Bachelorette" is just one week away on ABC!  It begins Monday, May 27th at 8pm!  You won't want to miss it!

 

 

You can check out all of the men vying for Desiree's heart HERE.  Also, you can catch Desiree on "Live with Kelly & Michael" tomorrow morning at 9am!

 

 

Hugs, Kisses & Roses,

Jennifer Matarese

Ashley & J.P. Share Their Wedding Day with Their Fans

 

The wedding special started off with a recap of Ashley and J.P.’s love story from “The Bachelorette”.  It was really fun to see again, especially knowing the outcome!  It was one of the best (if not the best) finales in “Bachelor” history.

 

 

Then, they showed what their life is like now living in Princeton, N.J.  Ashley is doing her pediatric dental residency in Philadelphia and J.P. is still working as a construction manager in New York City.  One thing is for sure; these two are clearly in love.  It’s so fun to watch them together.

 

In Manhattan, Ashley and J.P. met up with their families to let them both know that they set a date for the wedding, and it was back on December 1^st.  They both love each other’s families and that is so important.  Even Ashley’s sister who initially didn’t like J.P. gave a toast and officially welcomed him to the family.

 

 

Interesting side note, they had their little engagement/set the date party at the Empire Hotel, and that’s where my engagement party was!  The people I work with were nice enough to throw one for me three years ago, and I think that is a good omen for them as things have worked out better than I could have ever imagined for myself!

 

 

Then they met up with their wedding planner, Mindy Weiss.  She spoke with both of them about what their personal styles are and what colors they were thinking about.  I love Ashley’s choices.  She likes champagne and a slight dusty rose color.  Oh wow, they each have nine members of their bridal party.  That’s huge!

 

 

Then they went to a park and talked about how much they love each other and how they both don’t even feel an inkling of cold feet.  It was funny though because it was typical “Bachelorette” style to have a picnic and drink wine in the park.  J.P. brought out their wedding photo from their fake wedding in Taiwan.  It was so cute, he asked her if she knew then that they would get married and she said “Yes! Why do you think you were wearing that suit?!”  Her other dates that day were in the ugliest outfits!

 

 

Ashley and J.P. met with their wedding planner again to see all of the things she put together for them.  There were table settings, cake, and flowers.  She even had designer dresses for their dog Boo.  They picked out their favors that were forget-me-nots.  J.P. got choked up reading the sweet poem that was attached to them.

Ashley and J.P. Talk About Their Wedding and Married Life

Ashley Hebert has traded in her title of “Bachelorette” for a new one:  wife!  She’s now married to J.P. Rosenbaum, the lucky bachelor who competed for her heart on “The Bachelorette”.  

The couple was married on December 1^st in front of 200 guests at The Langham Huntington, in Pasadena, California. 

Ashley shared that the only thing she was really nervous about was that their family and friends would arrive in California OK and that they would have a good time, which of course they did!  How could they not?

 

Watch the video to hear their complete interview about their wedding!

 

 

Ashley and J.P. are Married!!!

It's finally happened!  Another "Bachelorette" couple has tied the knot!  

Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum got married yesterday in California!  Read all the details here: http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Ashley-Hebert-and-J-P--Rosenbaum-of-The-Bachelorette-wed/8905375

J.P. and Ashley's TV Wedding Date Announced!

Sooooo excited!  Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum's wedding date has been officially set!  "The Bachelorette: Ashkley and J.P.'s Wedding" will air on Sunday, December 16 and 9 p.m. on ABC! Woo Hoo! Another success story (FINALLY)!  

But wait, there's more!  Guess who will be officiating...none other than CHRIS HARRISON!  Yay rosemaster!  I wonder how many roses will be involved!  Congrats to the happy couple!

 

Hugs, Kisses & Roses,

Jennifer Matarese

Jef Holm Confirms Breakup with Emily Maynard

Another one bites the dust. I had high hopes for this couple, but last night, Jef Holm and Emily Maynard confirmed that they have called it quits.

"She has a great group of people who surround her. What we shared was completely genuine and real and it breaks my heart but we have decided to break up." Holm said in a statement to People Magazine.

 
You can read the rest of Jef's statement and read Emily's too at http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20639494,00.html 

Aw, how sad!  I hope they both can find happiness and I hope even more that the show doesn't "recycle" Jef and make him "The Bachelor" at some point.  I think we've seen now that doesn't work.

 

Hugs, Kisses & Roses,

Jennifer Matarese

Full Transcript of Interview with Chris Harrison

Here is the full transcript of the interview with Chris Harrison about "Bachelor Pad", the upcoming season of "The Bachelor", and even some details on how Emily and Jef from "The Bachelorette" are doing.

Jennifer Matarese:       So at the end of Monday's episode, you said that something in the finale was disturbing, and I was wondering if you could elaborate at all on that. 

 

Chris Harrison:            Not too much without the kind of giving away what's the serving.  But yes, it's a little different.  And it's funny that I've heard several times that that is the worst.  It kind of resonated with fans.  And the people on Twitter and everything, they're like, “Oh my gosh, he said dramatic before, but he'd never said the word disturbing.”  So it's funny how kind of something has caught everyone's attention. 

 

            But it is a – it's very different.  And we're trying to think like, “OK, how do we say this is very different than just the garden variety drama that we bring, you know, every season and every week, year in and year out?”  And it's a very different event that happens in particular that we've never seen before, so that was the – we had to bring something new to the game. 

 

Emily & Jef, Arie Talk About Life After 'The Bachelorette'

Now that "The Bachelorette" has aired and it's been revealed that Jef and Emily are engaged, the happy couple took some time to talk to reporters.  Also, Arie joined the call after Jef and Emily were done and filled us all in on how he is doing.  But, before we get to that, ABC released some amazing details about Emily's engagement ring: 

ABC: For those of you who are interested about the ring, which is amazing and gorgeous, it is a handmade ring designed and signed by Neil Lane.  It is a platinum and diamond ring set with a central emerald-cut diamond weighing 2.5 carats.  It's accented with 87 smaller round-cut diamonds and the approximate total weight is 3.5 carats.  So, for those of you who like to dream, there's that.

Now to the conference call interview...

Full transcript of interview with Emily Maynard and Jef Holm

 

 

 

Here is the full transcript of the interview with Emily and Jef after their appearance on Live with Kelly! They discussed everything from wedding planning to a humanitarian trip to Africa!

 

 

Emily Maynard Gets Engaged on 'The Bachelorette' Finale!

Emily’s journey has finally come to an end with the “dramatic” finale of “The Bachelorette”.  It began live with Chris Harrison introducing the pre-recorded part of the finale in Curacao.  Her parents and brother flew to Curacao to meet Arie and Jef and to try and help her make up her mind and decide who is best for her and Ricki.

Jef was up first to meet her family.  He told them all about her visit with his family.  Her mother pulled Jef aside to have a private talk first.  She wanted to know if he was really serious about her and he assured her that he was.  Emily’s mother also wanted to know if he was ready to be a father and Jef seemed to listen patiently and tried to reassure her that he wants the whole package.  Her mother said that she thought Jef was great and the things he said “made her heart happy”.