‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Stars Brandon Jones and Serene Russell Planning to Wed in 2024
23.11.2022 - 19:23
/ usmagazine.com
Here comes the bride … in 2024! After popping the question on Bachelor in Paradise, Brandon Jones is ready to take the next step in his relationship with Serene Russell.
“We know we wanna get married in 2024,” Serene, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with Brandon, 28, ahead of the Tuesday, November 22, finale. “We’re thinking about, like, time of year and all of that. But we’re still in the stages of being super excited for where we’re at. We haven’t gotten to walk out in public as an engaged couple yet, so we’re really enjoying this time. But I would be lying if I wasn’t, like, on wedding TikTok just saving stuff. … I have a collection for wedding ideas already!”
Fans watched the pair get engaged on Tuesday’s episode, with Jesse Palmer then offering to marry them on the spot. Despite his eagerness to say “I do,” Brandon has no regrets about turning down the host to marry the couple on the beaches of Mexico just minutes after they got engaged. “I want the wedding! I want everyone there,” he explained to Us.
Serene echoed those sentiments, explaining, “We loved each other enough to get married right there. [But] we’ve gotta have a party with our loved ones. Also, my mom would’ve killed me because I’m the first girl. I have two big brothers and so she’s like, ‘There’s no way you are getting married without me.'”
Brandon added: “We’re very in-the-moment people. So, it’s like, we want to enjoy our engagement, make memories. Then [we’ll move on to] marriage, make memories, then kids, [and] make memories.”
The reality TV personalities immediately hit it off after coupling up on the first day of filming season 8 and were the first couple to drop the L-bomb during their first official date. “When I saw you, [I