Please douse yourself in some suntan lotion and hold a celebratory coconut, because King and Queen of Paradise Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are madly in love and still thriving!
And as any loyal denizen of Bachelor Nation knows, their love story is a journey full of weeping, rejection, romance, more weeping, and whatever this is:
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Here's a timeline of their love, from the day they met to right now:
Summer 2015
Jared and Ashley meet on Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 and she immediately falls in love with him.
"I remember walking down the steps in Paradise and seeing him at the bar and it was the weirdest feeling," Ash says. "I was just so gravitated and drawn to him. It was truly love at first sight."
The pair briefly date (by which I mean Ashley spends a lot of time crying hysterically), but he rejects her. And she...doesn't take it well:
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October 2015
Ashley and Jared hit up a charity event, which is the first time in ~his opinion~ that they start vibing. "I wanted you that night," Jared muses, while chatting about the below pic:
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Summer 2016
Bachelor in Paradise airs its fated third season, where Ashley struggles with Jared dating Caila Quinn: "Like, what the hell! This is the worst scenario," Ashley says. "I hope that this date makes Jared realize that Caila sucks."
She later describes Caila as a "backstabbing whore of a friend," and spends a long time talking to this poor, long-suffering parrot about her drama:
Winter 2018
Ashley starts dating Bachelor Winter Games star Kevin Wendt, and they seem fully in love per this IG post:
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However, Ashley and Jared continue to have tons of chemistry, and she later admits that she low-key cheated on Kevin. "I was dating Kevin like out in the real world for two weeks and Jared came out about his feelings and he kissed me in the airport," she said on her show The Ben & Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast. "And we had mentioned this before—I admitted before I was dating Kevin when Jared kissed me. Whether you call that cheating that is up to you, by most definitions that is true. But, it was one of the moments of passion, one of those actions—he pulled me in, I kissed him back."
March 2018
Ashley and Kevin split and I think we all know why! "He’s such a sweet guy," Ash tells reporters. "Perfect husband material. Just not my husband [...] I think that at [our age], if after three months you’re not in that honeymoon period, I feel like you should probably go your separate ways. I didn’t want to lead him on any longer because even though he’s such a high-quality guy—couldn’t ask for a better boyfriend—he just wasn’t my forever guy. But he taught me how to be desired and appreciated and just smothered in love, so that was nice."
May 22, 2018
Ashley drops a casual 44-minute mini-documentary revealing that she and Jared are dating!!!!!!!!
They go Instagram official on the same day with this gem:
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Summer 2018
Jared takes Ashley back to paradise and pops the question. Here's a video!
Everyone RN:
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Say it with me...HE WENT! TO! JARED!
July 31, 2018
Ashley posts pics from her engagement shoot and they are predictably magical. Somewhere, Chris Harrison is weeping with joy. Or maybe he's just weeping. Dude has seen some things.
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September 2018
Jared and Ashley's parents meet for the first time on a tropical vacation:
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January 1, 2019
Jared gives Ash her first-ever New Year's kiss, proving that she is literally living an IRL fairytale.
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August 11, 2019 aka THE FUTURE
Ashley and Jared get married in Rhode Island!
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August 15, 2019
Jared and Ashley honeymoon in Italy and Greece, according to this stunning pic from Jared's Instagram feed:
June 15, 2020
According to a lengthy Instagram caption penned by Ashley, the couple quarantined with her parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. "This amazing man spent 13 weeks at his in-laws’!! I think he deserves a round of applause for getting out of it sane! Since day one of friendship, Jared fit right into my family. I’m so grateful for that," she wrote.
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She continued, "Despite the unfortunate circumstances of this long stay being because of COVID-19, I’ll be forever thankful for all the quality time I got with my family. I’m going to miss the family dinners and endlessly watching Sex and the City with my mom. Honestly, we’re not even itching to leave, but we’re also looking forward to living just as a couple again starting the week. It’s about to be our last month technically as newlyweds!"
February 15, 2021
A couple of months later, Jared made an appearance on the Click Bait with Bachelor Nation podcast and revealed that he and Ashley are in the stages of starting a family. "We're actually in the 'trying' phase. We're gonna try and let the chips fall where they may. Because, you know, we've been told it could — who knows how long it could take," he said.
May 24, 2021
Ashley shared an update on her fertility journey with her Instagram followers, revealing that she and Jared were having trouble conceiving after trying for 6 months. She wrote, "I would have been nervous about my fertility if I hadn't gone to my OB/GYN a couple weeks ago. She assured me that not being pregnant after 6 months of trying is totally normal and she's not concerned at all. She said it takes most of her patients at least 6 months to conceive. She said to wait until we're a year into trying until running tests on me … "
July 15, 2021
According to People, Ashley and Jared revealed they were expecting their first child during an Amazon livestream and dished that they already had a name picked out if it was a boy (!!!).
August 26, 2021
During another Amazon livestream, the couple revealed they were expecting a baby boy. "I'm super excited. I hope that he likes some of the things I loved growing up, like Star Wars and comic books and sports," Jared gushed. "I've always dreamed of coaching my son's little league team, so I hope he likes playing baseball. I guess we'll find out. I also really hope he becomes the next kicker for the New England Patriots."
January 31, 2022
Ashley and Jared's baby, Dawson Demitri Haibon, is born! Jared shared an update with fans on Instagram, writing, "Baby Dawson is here and healthy! Ashley is recovering and doing well! It really couldn’t have gone much smoother 🙏 He’s so sweet & beautiful and has been sleeping all day. Unlike his Mom and Dad who are on no sleep right now but it’s totally worth it!"
February 2, 2022
We finally get a glimpse of bb Dawson thanks to an Instagram post from Ashley:
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"Dawson entered the world on a very important day in our family. January 31st is not only my mom’s birthday, but also the day my parents met 44 years ago. ❤️," she wrote.
She continued, "Right now we’re enjoying the sleepiest, calmest baby we’ve ever met. Dawson did not get his chill from his parents. He did get his feet from me, his chin from Jared, one of his names from a Leo character, and another one of his names from, well, see Jared’s IG caption. We love him so much and are feeling so blessed!!"
March 6, 2023
Jared posts a super sweet birthday tribute to Ashley (complete with adorable pics of Dawson, ofc). "Happy birthday to an incredible wife, an even better mother and just a wonderful person. Dawson and I are beyond lucky to have you in our lives," he wrote. Excuse me while I 🥹🥹🥹.
January 22, 2024
Fast forward to 2024, when Ashley and Jared are expecting their second baby! Ashley chatted with People about their life update, saying, "We want Dawson to have a sibling. I want that big family dynamic, but man, having so many kids is just so overwhelming. Even the idea of a second kid ... it's no longer two-on-one where we can play defense against him. Now it's just one-on-one."
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