JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Detail ‘Classic, Timeless and Romantic’ Wedding Plans Before Their Big Day

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JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Detail 'Classic, Timeless and Romantic' Wedding Plans Before Their Big Day

A long time coming! JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are (finally!) set to tie the knot six years after the premiere of her season of The Bachelorette. “I would tell [JoJo and Jordan in 2016] that it's going to get tough. It's not gonna be the easiest ride in the beginning, but to lean into your love with each other,” the 31-year-old former Bachelorette exclusively told Us Weekly at the launch of their Wedding Invitation Suite designed with The Knot in New York City on Tuesday, April 26. “And that’s exactly what we did, but at the time, we didn't know what our fate as a couple in the very beginning in 2016. But I would just let them know that, like, you made the right choice, you guys chose each other and it's gonna be amazing. And one day, six years from now, you're gonna get married and it will be freaking awesome. And you're gonna live through a pandemic and you're gonna reschedule your wedding twice, but you get there!” Rodgers, 33, echoed his fiancée’s statement and then joked he would tell his younger self, “And maybe, like, a little less volume in your hair.” The twosome, who partnered with The Knot throughout their wedding planning process, were set to wed in May 2020 but were forced to move their nuptials twice due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, they will exchange vows in Southern California next month. [jwplayer 7X0YkxNr-zhNYySv2] “I’ve talked to a lot of friends that have not been together as long as we have prior to marriage, but they have said like nothing changes from your day-to-day, but you have this feeling that just feels a little different — going from a fiancé to a husband,” Fletcher told Us. “Honestly, I kind of already feel married in a way, but I also know that it'll be really cool to be like, ‘We’re finally married!’” Rodgers noted, “We literally called each other fiancé for [all of our relationship] after nine weeks of knowing each other. … So, nothing drastically is gonna change, but I think it will feel different.” As for what they are looking forward to on the big day, the twosome can’t wait to party with their friends and family. “It’s been such a long time coming that, like, getting through the ceremony and walking into the reception to party and have fun with our friends, we’re so excited,” the real estate developer gushed. “We can let our hair down and just be like, ‘We did it! You guys, like, we made it here. We're doing it.’” Scroll through for more on Fletcher and Rodgers’ upcoming wedding:

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JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Detail 'Classic, Timeless and Romantic' Wedding Plans Before Their Big Day

A long time coming! JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are (finally!) set to tie the knot six years after the premiere of her season of The Bachelorette. “I would tell [JoJo and Jordan in 2016] that it's going to get tough. It's not gonna be the easiest ride in the beginning, but to lean into your love with each other,” the 31-year-old former Bachelorette exclusively told Us Weekly at the launch of their Wedding Invitation Suite designed with The Knot in New York City on Tuesday, April 26. “And that’s exactly what we did, but at the time, we didn't know what our fate as a couple in the very beginning in 2016. But I would just let them know that, like, you made the right choice, you guys chose each other and it's gonna be amazing. And one day, six years from now, you're gonna get married and it will be freaking awesome. And you're gonna live through a pandemic and you're gonna reschedule your wedding twice, but you get there!” Rodgers, 33, echoed his fiancée’s statement and then joked he would tell his younger self, “And maybe, like, a little less volume in your hair.” The twosome, who partnered with The Knot throughout their wedding planning process, were set to wed in May 2020 but were forced to move their nuptials twice due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, they will exchange vows in Southern California next month. [jwplayer 7X0YkxNr-zhNYySv2] “I’ve talked to a lot of friends that have not been together as long as we have prior to marriage, but they have said like nothing changes from your day-to-day, but you have this feeling that just feels a little different — going from a fiancé to a husband,” Fletcher told Us. “Honestly, I kind of already feel married in a way, but I also know that it'll be really cool to be like, ‘We’re finally married!’” Rodgers noted, “We literally called each other fiancé for [all of our relationship] after nine weeks of knowing each other. … So, nothing drastically is gonna change, but I think it will feel different.” As for what they are looking forward to on the big day, the twosome can’t wait to party with their friends and family. “It’s been such a long time coming that, like, getting through the ceremony and walking into the reception to party and have fun with our friends, we’re so excited,” the real estate developer gushed. “We can let our hair down and just be like, ‘We did it! You guys, like, we made it here. We're doing it.’” Scroll through for more on Fletcher and Rodgers’ upcoming wedding:

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The Location

“Our wedding is in Santa Barbara at a vineyard, it has this sort of Italian feel to it,” Fletcher told Us.

Rodgers, who confirmed they never switched locations from their original plans, revealed they looked at wedding venues when he re-proposed in 2019.

“I have some family in Northern California, like, my grandma doesn't fly, so we're trying to be somewhere that everybody can make it and she can drive from there,” he explained.

Fletcher added, “We just fell in love with the feeling, the venue. We went to a bunch of different venues and loved all of 'em, but there was just something that [felt] really cool.”

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The Invites

The pair worked with The Knot for their invites.

“We really wanted our invitations to reflect what the wedding day will feel like for our guests,” she told Us about the “classic, timeless and romantic” feel of their Southern California wedding. “We tried to do that with our invitations with the flowy script and the illustration and the olive branches because we wanted our wedding to feel organic and bring in the nature side of it. Everything from the invitations to the save the dates to the signage and the menus, everything is cohesive. I think that they reflect exactly what our guests can expect, which is great.”

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The 1st Look

The duo told Us that they initially weren’t doing a first look, but that’s one thing that changed from their OG wedding plans to now.

“Logistically, it makes more sense time-wise. Also, we kinda came around to the idea that having that first moment that we see each other being more intimate and not with a lot of people around was gonna be a really cool, special moment for us,” Fletcher told Us. “So that was like a big shift in like mindset for us. We were adamant we did not want that.”

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The Personal Vows

Fletcher and Rodgers are — hoping — to write their own vows.

“We said that we wanted to do our own vows,” she began before the former football player interjected, “But we have not started at all. … We should start that.”

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The ‘Bachelor’ Alums

Fans may already know that Becca Tilley is one of Fletcher’s bridesmaids, but she won’t be the only familiar face there.

“We have some [people] from my season, his season, [but] not a huge group, just the ones that we've stayed close with,” she told Us. “But it’s a good group.”

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The Dresses

Fletcher finally picked up her wedding dress in 2021 — and she still loved it! She plans to have outfit changes, however.

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The Honeymoon

The twosome, who also listed their hand-picked registry with The Knot, will jet off to Greece following their wedding.