Bachelor Lesley Murphy marries Alex Kavanagh: wedding details

Congratulations to the newlyweds! Bachelor alum Lesley Murphy and Alex Kavanagh are married.

The couple tied the knot on Friday, October 14 at the Ritz-Carlton in Maui, Kapalua after having to postpone their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic persons.

The couple got engaged in February 2020 and announced the news via Instagram two days after Kavanagh’s romantic proposal in Manhattan Beach, California.

“2/4/20, a day I will never forget,” Murphy captioned a series of photos of the couple holding hands on the beach. “We’re just getting on a plane to meet my parents in New Zealand! I look forward to processing the final 24 hours of this incredible life at 35,000ft #ToKavAndToHold.”

For his part, the Australian native shared his own message about their engagement via Instagram.

“I’ve been waiting for this special moment @lesleyannemurphy for a very long time,” he wrote. “After traveling side by side through more than 25 countries for over 18 months and meeting her wonderful friends and family many times on various special family occasions, Lesley has traveled Down Under a few times to meet family and spending valuable time getting to know everyone. Life is pretty crazy when all the stars are aligned and the right person walks into your life at the right time, right when you need them. Never give up love.”

Kavanagh continued to share his devotion to his fiancee in his lengthy post. “I knew I wanted to get to know Lesley more after our first interaction, this stunning ray of light with the kindest heart was single?! I’m not sure how that was humanly possible, but it was! LUCKY ME!” Kavanagh wrote. “I planned this proposal for months, from asking Lesley’s parents for permission, to finding the perfect ring, to planning a pretty over the top proposal with 5 drones, 3 cameramen, 3 photographers , all capturing the moment… Lesley, I love you with all my heart and can’t wait to share the rest of our lives together.”

A year later, in February 2021, the Arkansas native and DroneGear founder welcomed a baby girl, Nora.

“Meet Our Newest Little Valentine,” Murphy captioned the Instagram carousel of pictures of the newborn at the time. “I find her so perfect that sometimes words fail me and I burst into tears instead… like right now. Pure love is being home as a family of three on a snowy Valentine’s Day with this little ball of joy.”

The former ABC personality made an appearance Sean LoweSeason 17 of The bachelorbut dropped out at week 11. She returned for a second chance at love The Bachelor Winter Games in 2017. Murphy hit it off immediately Dean Unglertthe originally from Rachel Lindsay‘s season of The Bachelorette. Unglert got down on one knee The Bachelor Winter Games: The world says it all Special in 2018 to ask Murphy to move in with him, but the couple announced their split four months later.

Unglert has since moved on Caelynn Miller-Keyeswho he met in season 6 of Bachelors in paradise in 2019.