Former Bachelor Jake Pavelka has tied the knot.
“I wasn’t sure I would get married — and then I found Aimee,” Pavelka, 48, told People on Monday, June 8, about their wedding. “It almost doesn’t seem real. There’s a sense of peace and certainty that comes with knowing I get to spend my life with my best friend.”
Pavelka and Aimee, 41, exchanged views at the Tuscan Rose Ranch in California on Sunday, June 7, with their loved ones in attendance. For her wedding look, Aimee opted for a gown by Ukrainian designer Milla Nova.
“I didn’t try on many dresses, just the one actually, and I was in and out of the bridal shop in 20 minutes,” she said. “I knew I wanted something simple, classic and timeless.”
Bachelor Nation met Pavelka when he appeared as a contestant on Jillian Harris’ season of The Bachelorette in 2009. The following year, Pavelka starred as the lead of The Bachelor season 14. He ultimately got engaged to Vienna Girardi in the season finale, but the pair announced their split in June 2010.
In 2024, Pavelka crossed paths with Aimee on the dating app Bumble. Pavelka said during an October 2024 interview on the “Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous” podcast that he matched with Aimee in the “15 minutes I turned it on.”
“I said, ‘I’m not looking for a long-distance relationship’ and she said something kind of fun, like, ‘Well, you couldn’t handle it anyway.’ I was like, ‘Oh, OK.’ This is probably the girl. She’s so wonderful,” he recalled at the time.
Pavelka announced earlier this year that he popped the question to Aimee in 2025.
“We went and had a great dinner and laughed and had champagne,” Jake told People at the time. “Then we took an Uber back to our apartment. I had rose petals on the ground and a table set up with candles. We walked in the apartment and she was like, ‘What’s going on here? Did somebody break into our apartment?’ She was looking at a table trying to figure out how a candle got lit.”
He continued, “When she turned around, I was down on one knee with a really pretty ring, and I asked her to marry me. She kind of gasped and then muttered yes. It was sweet and intimate. I definitely made the right choice keeping it private. It was a really special moment.”
