Take that Juan Pablo! Bachelor castoff Renee Oteri marries her 'best friend of 22 years' Bracy Maynard
She didn't get the final rose from Juan Pablo Galavis.
But former Bachelor contestant Renee Oteri has already tied the knot with her childhood sweetheart, just weeks after it was revealed she had gotten engaged.
The 32-year-old shared photos on Instragram wearing her wedding dress after marrying fiance Bracy Maynard on Thursday.
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Just married: Former Bachelor contestant Renee Oteri married her childhood sweetheart Bracy Maynard on Thursday
Holding a bouquet of pink flowers, Renee can be seen in one picture wearing a simple white wedding gown and tan heels which she captioned, '...and THAT just happened! I married my best friend of 22 years!'
She wears her brown locks down past her shoulders with minimal make-up and flashes a huge smile.
In another shot, she and her new husband Bracy pose side by side in what looks to be a local courthouse or city hall.
Renee's eight-year-old son from a previous relationship served as best man for their intimate ceremony.
Here comes the bride: The 32-year-old shared photos on Instagram in her wedding dress
Just days before Juan Pablo Galavis handed out his final rose on The Bachelor, former contestant Renee Oteri upstaged the handsome Venezuelan.
The brunette beauty shared an Instagram photo where she flashed her diamond engagement ring as she hugged her fiance, who, according to Wetpaint, is her childhood sweetheart Bracy.
The 32-year-old single mother made it to fourth place on the ABC hit reality show.
He put a ring on it: Bachelor star Renee Oteri showed off her new fiancé Bracy and the diamond bling he gave her in this Monday Instagram shot
Wetpaint also revealed the ring was designed by Classic Creations, a company based in Venice, Florida.
Renee has already moved to Seattle with Bracy, who has taken a job there. They are currently living together, the site added.
She met the former military man whens he was a child.
Happily ever after: Oteri was sent home on The Bachelor but found love outside the show
Renee completed filming her episodes of the reality dating show in October.
'She is so happy and has wanted this with her fiance for a very long time,' a source close to Oteri reportedly told UsWeekly. 'We're all so happy to see them back together!'
A second source revealed that her fiance has known Renee's son, Ben, eight, since he was a baby and the at the Floridian.
Special connection: Renee and Juan Pablo are both single parents and bonded over that
She says she is also grateful for the experience of the reality show and the insight it gave her.
'I've never dated a single parent before so it's huge. We can connect on a whole different level,' Oteri said during a press call in February.
Juan Pablo is also a single parent, to five-year-old daughter Camila, and he and Renee connected over that.
'When you have kids, that's what you talk about, and conversation between him and I flowed naturally,' she said.
Miss congeniality: The Floridian was personable and well-liked by the other women in the house
Writing on his blog for the show, Juan Pablo said: 'Letting Renee go was very difficult. She never tried to show me something she was not … She helped everyone and showed the maturity of being a mother and was realistic about the situation.'
Renee did prove to be a motherly presence on the show, befriending many of her fellow hopefuls vying for Juan Pablo's heart.
The March 10 finale was down to hairdresser Clare Crawley and pediatric nurse Nikki Ferrell.
Meanwhile attorney Andi Dorfman, 26, bowed out of the competition, saying she was turned off by Juan Pablo after their overnight date.
She accused him of only talking about himself, not asking anything about her, and being rude by discussing his previous overnight date with Clare.
While in the end he chose Nikki, Juan Pablo did not propose but the couple are still together.
Blindsided: Juan Pablo seemed shocked by Andi's claims that he is self centered
Still has a shot: Hairdresser Clare is one of the final two contestants hoping for a ring from Juan Pablo
No jealousy: Andi, left, exited the show on her own, while Nikki, right, is who he chose in the end
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Womble, Somewhere out there, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Why go on such a show when you already have a boyfriend!!Other than to get publicity for your own agenda whatever that maybe....in this case. She has a child and all, why put them through that?!?!?