Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are officially man and wife after tying the knot in a beautiful Rhode Island ceremony.
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Ashley and Jared exchanged traditional and personalized vows in an emotional ceremony officiated by former The Bachelor producer Elan Gale in front of 180 guests, People reported.
United Congregational Church is a historic Newport church that was built in 1857. Rosecliff was built by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899 and was modeled after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles.
After it was constructed, Rosecliff served as the setting for many of Newport's most lavish parties. It was donated to The Preservation Society of Newport County in 1971 and is now open to the public for tours and private events.
Several movies have filmed at Rosecliff over the years, including The Great Gatsby, True Lies, Amistad and 27 Dresses.
"We freakishly agreed on everything," Ashley said of the couple's vision for their wedding.
"Growing up we had the exact same vision of our wedding, [doing] it as grandiose as it has become... We're so accustomed to being together, and living together, that marriage is the obvious next step!"
Ashley reportedly donned two entirely different dresses for her big day, with the first being "an extremely classic, princess ballgown" by Ines Di Santo that featured lace elements and a strapless, sweetheart neckline.
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"This dress needs to be shown off as much as possible! It is unreal. It is everything I ever wanted," Ashley told People.
"It's the kind of dress that you wear and you are so thankful you chose that one, because you're going to look back on it fifty years later and be happy you went with that style. I will never regret it and I think I'll always think it's the prettiest dress that I've ever seen. It's timeless, classic elegance."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWWhen Ashley changed into her second dress for the latter part of her reception, she reportedly wore a "super feminine and romantic" dress by Rita Vanieris.
"I never thought I would be a two-dress kind of girl, but I found my reception dress first and couldn't say no," Ashley told the magazine, adding that the sleek design made her "look tiny" and was "super flattering."
"It was something that was a little bit more in line with my original concept," the bride noted. "It was satin and it was clean lines and I loved it so much."
Ashley hoped Jared -- who wore a tuxedo -- would cry when seeing her in her first dress and it would take his breath away.
As for Ashley's 11 bridesmaids, they wore emerald green.
Her close pal from Bachelor in Paradise, Jade Roper, however, was unfortunately unable to attend the event since she just recently welcomed her second child with husband Tanner Tolbert, who was also supposed to originally officiate the ceremony.
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Among Jared's groomsmen were also former The Bachelor star Nick Viall and Bachelor Nation's Dean Unglert.
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Newly-married fifth-season Bachelor in Paradise couple Chris Randone and Krystal Nielson also attended the wedding, according to their social-media postings.
The guests reportedly dined on New England-inspired hors d'oeuvres at the reception, which included custom edible photo donuts as a special treat.
Ashley and Jared's first dance as husband and wife was to "Ever the Same," which was reportedly sung live by American Idol alum David Cook, and an orchestra and DJ also played at the reception.
Ashley and Jared confirmed they were dating in May 2018 and then got engaged the following month in Mexico while the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise was filming.
The couple had met in 2015 on Bachelor in Paradise's second season, sparking a friendship and on-again, off-again confusing romance in which Ashley largely pined for Jared as he dated other women.
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