Bachelor in Paradise couple Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert have celebrated their engagement with a big party.
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"Just a few more months until I get to marry this stud," Caelynn captioned a sweet photo of herself walking poolside with Dean under an umbrella in the rain.
Caelynn -- a former beauty pageant queen who looked stunning in a white crop top and matching maxi skirt -- wrote on Instagram Stories how there was "so much love" at the event.
Caelynn called the couple's engagement party of 50 guests "a sneak peek of" their wedding in Aspen, CO, which will welcome 100 guests later this year.
The big bash included a rainy golf game for Dean and his pals, a photo booth for funny pictures, and a tower of champagne glasses.
Guests included The Bachelor alum Becca Tilley, Bachelor in Paradise bartender Wells Adams' wife Sarah Hyland, and Season 20 The Bachelor star Ben Higgins' wife Jessica Clarke.
Prior to the engagement party, Caelynn told People the gathering was going to feature "great food" and "fun people" with a "more casual" atmosphere and "comfort food" for guests to dine on.
Caelynn and Dean, who got engaged in Hawaii in October after more than three years of dating, put out a spread of sliders, a charcuterie board, tomato soup, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
The bride and groom-to-be are currently full speed ahead when it comes to wedding planning.
Caelynn and Dean told the magazine that they spent New Year's in Aspen "looking at wedding venues" for their big day.
"We think we found the one," Caelynn shared. "I've got my [two] dresses, and I feel like that's the heavy lifting -- the venue, the dresses -- and then comes the fun stuff."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWCaelynn called her wedding venue "very unique," sharing, "I think it's going to be a really fun weekend just with a hundred of our friends and family."
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But Caelynn said she and Dean have decided against having a traditional wedding party comprised of groomsmen and bridesmaids.
"It takes so much pressure off and it'll just be us standing up there," Caelynn said.
"One of his best friends will be officiating, but we'll still have the [maid of honor] and [the best man], they just won't be standing up there or matching."
Dean joked about how Caelynn is in charge of the wedding, telling People, "I just nod my head and say, 'Yes.'"
Dean proposed marriage to Caelynn in October following a grueling 22-mile hike to Hawaii's Kauai Island about three years after they began dating on Season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise, which aired in Summer 2019.
Caelynn then popped the question to Dean in December, which made their engagement even more "official."
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"I can't wait for a lifetime of pushing each other out of our comfort zones."
Caelynn revealed late last year that she only tried on three wedding dresses and she ended up selecting two of them.
And the pair seem excited about settling on Colorado as their wedding destination.
"We'd originally thought we'd elope in Italy... and then we [realized] we actually do want all of our friends there, so we're going get married in Aspen," Caelynn shared with Us Weekly in November.
"But then I was like, 'Maybe [Alabama], maybe here.' And he was like, 'I have my mind made up.' And when his mind is made up, you can't talk to him."
Caelynn continued, "And I was like, 'You don't understand that the wedding process is about a lot of decisions and changing things, so do I just not involve you?' And he was like, 'I don't know.' So, we'll see."
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On Bachelor in Paradise's sixth season, Dean broke up with Caelynn on her birthday and left the show alone because he didn't think he was ready to provide the commitment that Caelynn wanted.
However, Dean returned for Caelynn later on and begged her to give him a second chance, and the pair left Paradise dating each other.
Following their Paradise exit, Dean convinced Caelynn to live "the van life" with him in which they traveled together and didn't have a stable home base.
But Dean apparently got the van life out of his system because the couple moved into a home together in Las Vegas, NV, in Spring 2021. Caelynn and Dean, however, later moved to Denver, CO.
Dean ended up popping the question with a temporary engagement ring with a "small" diamond because he claimed on his "Help! I Suck at Dating" podcast to have lost the original 4.5 carat diamond he'd purchased for his girlfriend.
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Dean first revealed he was going to propose marriage to Caelynn soon during the October 23 episode of "Help! I Suck at Dating."
When Caelynn confirmed her engagement, she gushed on Instagram, "The hardest and scariest hike I've ever done led to the best day of my life. I can't wait to be velcroed to you forever @deanie_babies.
And Dean posted a video around the same time from the couple's hike and ultimate marriage proposal.
"On the most beautiful beach in the world I got to ask the most beautiful girl in the world if she'd let me be her husband (she said yes)," Dean wrote on his own Instagram account.
"It's been 16 years since I lost my mom. I always thought it'd get easier as time wore on but it hasn't... I miss her more now than I ever have before. I'm so happy to now have this date as a happy memory as well."
"From now on I'll be able to find joy in something this time of year, be excited for the future rather than sad about the past, and celebrate love with the woman who may one day be a mother to children of our own," he concluded.
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Back in June 2022, Dean revealed on his podcast that he had made a deal with Caelynn about getting engaged.
"I made a deal with [Caelynn]. I was like, 'I'll buy you a ring if you buy me a truck,'" Dean said, which sparked criticism from some fans that Dean didn't treat Caelynn very well.
Dean also admitted at the time how he had thrown a "hissy fit" upon seeing the 4.5 karat ring Caelynn was hoping to have on her finger one day and the pair got into "a scuffle."
Dean said getting engaged was simply "a touchy subject" in his relationship, adding, "Caelynn makes significantly more money than I do and here I am having to spend all this money on something I don't even want. Like, I want her to get what she wants, but she's the one who wants to get married."
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That same month, Dean told Jared Haibon on their podcast how he knew where he was going to propose marriage and how he was going to do it. He also noted that it's his "dream" to elope.
Back in April, Caelynn recalled her reaction to Dean's request that she propose marriage to him.
"When Dean first said that, I thought, 'Okay, [it's] another thing Dean is saying to break the mold.' Sometimes he says things just for a reaction, and he'll admit that. I thought that's kind of what he was doing," Caelynn explained in a Q&A on YouTube.
"But the more I thought about it, the more I loved it, because traditionally, he would propose to me. That's something I've dreamt of for so long, and that's something that he doesn't get -- a day that's catered to him and this special moment where he's really thought of. That's when I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I love this.'"
Caelynn pointed out how she and Dean have "a partnership" and so they both deserve to have a proposal day.
"I love the idea of planning this extravagant -- well, not extravagant, because he doesn't like to be the center of attention -- but just this thing that's all about him. So after I really thought about it, I am really, really into it," Caelynn said.
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When Dean and Caelynn do tie the knot, they both plan to change their last names to "Bell" in honor of Dean's late mother, whose maiden name was Bell.
Dean and Caelynn have been wearing wedding bands since 2020 to show they are committed to each other. Caelynn told Us last year that it "really frustrates" her when fans assume Dean isn't good to her.
"He is hilarious and he's very sarcastic and he's also the most romantic person I think I've ever met. He's so thoughtful," Caelynn boasted.
"So I think that's a big misconception -- that I'm, like, more invested in the relationship or he, like, doesn't treat me right. I'm like, 'No, he treats me exceptionally well and he's always going out of his way to just surprise me and do romantic things.'"
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Dean previously gushed to Us his relationship with Caelynn is "monumentally different" from other women he's dated in the past. Dean was previously linked to Kristina Schulman, Danielle Lombard and Lesley Murphy from The Bachelor world alone.
"She's very intelligent and compassionate. I am able to be myself around her and she's able to be herself and that's how we create synergy and build around each other," Dean explained of Caelynn.
"For the first time in my Bachelor franchise relationship history, I feel like I'm able to say what I want, do what I want, and allow my partner to build with me while I'm doing that."
Dean, however, believed in late 2019 that marriage was "never going to happen" for them.
"She does joke around about us getting married all the time, and I always say, 'Sorry, it's not going to happen.' I don't know, I'm super unconventional and she obviously is a little more conventional," Dean told the magazine at the time.
"We joke around about it. Just try to keep expectations to a minimum, you know? Like I said on the show, underpromise, overdeliver."
It appears Dean has been overdelivering ever since!
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