Bachelor's Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney Wed in Downpour!
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One of The Bachelor's most talked-about couples got their fairy-tale ending -- even in the pouring rain!
Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney got married on a wet Saturday afternoon at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.
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The ceremony took place on a lawn overlooking the ocean; the couple exchanged vows beneath an altar made of tree branches, white lillies and orchids. Wearing a strapless Monique Lhuillier gown and Neil Lane jewels, holding an all-white bouquet, Malaney walked down the aisle as American Idol alum Jason Castro performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." White doves were released in the middle of the ceremony.
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As the couple read their vows, it started pouring. Mesnick and Malaney had a good laugh as they got drenched. Following their kiss, Castro sang "That's What I'm Here For" as Mr. and Mrs. Mesnick walked out.
Among the party's 250 guests -- to be broadcast in a two-hour ABC special March 8 -- were Bachelor alum Trista and Ryan Sutter, Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski, Charlie O'Connell. Melissa Rycroft, the "final rose" recipient famously dumped by Mesnick on-air (Malaney was initially his runner-up) during the tumultuous thirteenth season, was not present.
"I've never been a girl who has had her wedding planned for years," Malaney, a 25-year-old department store buyer, told Us last fall.
Added Mesnick, 33: "We don't want an hour-long ceremony and assigned seating and fancy food. I'd rather have people walk away saying That was the most fun, badass wedding I've ever been to!'"
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An ex-insurance agent who now runs Jasonsplace.com (and online community for single parents), Mesnick proposed to Malaney Oct. 21 at the Kohara Lodge in Queenstown, New Zealand -- where they had an "overnight date" on the show. "That's where we fell in love," Mesnick explained to Us.
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After presenting Malaney with a bouquet of wildflowers, Mesnick snuck the engagement ring -- a 1.2-plus carat, antique cushion-cut stone with small diamonds along the platinum band -- into the bottom of her champagne glass.
"He just looked at me and said, 'will you marry me?'" Malaney recounted. "A rush of happiness hit me. It was perfect."
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The couple have been living together in Mesnick's native Seattle since late September. Also part of their new life: Ty, Mesnick's five-year-old son from a previous marriage. "I love listening to what he did at school," Malaney gushed of her stepson. "I'm someone he can come to if he needs anything."
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24Oh puhLEEEEZE. Did ABC restrain the mothers, bridesmaids, ushers, etc FROM COVERING THE POOR GIRL WITH AN UMBRELLA? Would it have ruined their shots...their drama...to give the poor girl a SPOT of DRYNESS?! They would have had to WRESTLE my 80 year old mother from leaping up with an umbrella. They take "manipulative" to an ugly depth!
I can not believe they let them stand up their in the downpour. At least they could have had a canopy or umbrella for the bride and groom. Not very good advertisement for the wedding planner. Even if the client refuses to move the wedding inside because of foul weather there should have been some type of rain plan; a canopy or at the very least maid of honor and best man holding umbrellas for them. The guests had umbrellas. I could not get past the fact that their outfits were totally soaked. Did they sit in wet clothes all night or were they given dry duplicates?? That was ridiculous.
Who would want a guy that chose you second?! She's the scraps and he's the dirty dog that did not choose her first.
Yeah lets see how long it lasts...not trying to be a hater but that's how tv couples are.
Good for them, congrats!
As far as i'm concerned he only did it cause Melissa has gotten so far and her wedding made headlines. Molly you're a fool for falling for all of it but i'm sure the hefty check that came with the ceremony was a motivator. I give this marriage less than a year & that includes divorce proceedings. What a joke!!!
Who gives a rats a.s.s about these morans the guy's a dumb a.s.s NERD not even a little GOOD looking !
to Samantha.....she's a hottie??? She looks like a nerdy geek, with BUGGIN eyes! He's just as nerdy, so in that sense, they're perfect for each other. Both are dorks!
Wow Jason, what an original proposal. I bet NOBODY else has proposed with a ring in a champagne class. Seriously, could he be more generic? This gross couple deserves each other and I wish nothing but misery and unhappiness on them both.
It won't last because of the pouring rain.
I'm so happy for them! Rain on your wedding day is such good luck. May they have a long happy marriage.
I agree with Mary. She's a hottie! He's a very lucky guy indeed.
Good job Jason..he is so romantic. THat is what we all loved him for. Molly is a lucky girl!
Wow..what a beautiful bride. SHe looks so natural...I though I will not want to watch this but I definitely will watch and I have forgiven Jason for all the mess that was potrayed against him. The guy did not do anything wrong he just followed his heart. Can we at least give him a credit for that. He really is a nice guy I am falling in love with him all over again...oh Jason do you have a brother?
I doubted this before...but now I have no doubt that this was meant to be. I wish you two a lifetime of happiness and I know you will make it. You all seems to have your heads on your shoulders...
He says he fell in love with Molly at the place they had their overnight date; if he was in love with Molly then why did he originally ask Melissa to marry him? Molly needs to be very careful.
Aha - Busted! He says that's where they fell in love. Well, they didn't fall in love the weekend he proposed to her there. He was talking about during the filming of the show. If they fell in love then, why did he choose Melissa? What a phony bolony. I smell a rat. I smell two.
@Jenn- It also poured rain on Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey's wedding so I'm not really sure how your logic fits. People are being "haters" because Jason is an @sshole and speaking of Karma, he dumped someone ON TELEVISION. Being a "hater" isn't going to bring poor Karma (if you really knew anything about Karma you would know that) but dumping someone on television and humiliating them will. These two are destined for divorce.
Guess you people didn't know that rain on your wedding day is a VERY good sign! It poured on my wedding day and I've been happily married for almost 15 years. I am so sick of haters on these sites. Can't people just wish them the best? Karma is something you don't mess around with and every one of you haters are going to get your very own dose of it!
He;s a jerk for various of reasons.To top it off, the guy has seriously got to be out of his mind when he dumped his first choice on Live National Television.And you know, I do wish the couple best of luck, BUT I highly doubt that will happen =]