Photo: Kate Toney of The Citrus Collection | @thecitruscollection

Bachelor Alum Sydney Lotuaco Marries Nick Wehby In Beautiful Virginia Ceremony

Sydney Lotuacois married!

“I’ll never be over it!” Lotuaco wrote onInstagramalongside a carousel of photos from her big day.

Despite a strong forecast for rain over the course of the wedding weekend, Lotuaco shared on her Instagram Story that the rain “held off so that we could still have our outdoor ceremony.”

Kate Toney of The Citrus Collection | @thecitruscollection

Bachelor Alum Sydney Lotuaco Marries Nick Wehby In Beautiful Virginia Ceremony

The couple, who host theSomething to Sharepodcast together, returned home to Ohio on Monday following the joyful wedding weekend.

“We were very sad to leave today but we had the absolute best weekend with all of our favorite people 💛,” Lotuaco shared on her Instagram Story. “Home with my husband!!”

Bachelor Alum Sydney Lotuaco Marries Nick Wehby In Beautiful Virginia Ceremony

“When Nick and I first started dating we were long distance and shared a journal that we’d write love notes to each other in when we were apart,” she told PEOPLE in Dec. 2021 “Nick wanted to incorporate the journal somehow so Kate had the idea of having us write each other letters to read during the shoot.”

She added, “I said ‘Yes’ without any questions and am so excited to get to spend forever with him.”

The couple first connected at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and they began their relationship in quarantine.

“Nick had watched me onThe Bachelorand for whatever reason took a liking to me,” Lotuaco says. “We [started] talking back and forth via Instagram, then texting, and eventually FaceTimed for 3 months before ever meeting in person.”

Sydney Lotuaco/Instagram

Bachelor Alum Sydney Lotuaco Marries Nick Wehby In Beautiful Virginia Ceremony

“We built an amazing connection just over the phone,” she adds. “I got to really know him as a person on so many levels. It was almost like theBachelorbubble except without cameras and the other suitors. I saw what an amazing man he is from the way he cares for his family and all that he has overcome.”

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Prior to joining theBachelorfranchise, Lotuaco had never had a boyfriend.

“I always knew I would be one and done and was waiting for the right person. Nick was my first and only boyfriend and is now my fiancé and will eventually be my husband. He was very much worth the wait!”

source: people.com