Clare Crawley, Fiance Ryan Had 3 Proposals, Need 2 Weddings

Making huge plans! Clare Crawley and her fiancé, Ryan Dawkins, haven’t jumped absolutely into wedding ceremony planning after their whirlwind engagement — however the bride-to-be has some concepts brewing.

The previous Bachelorette, 41, dished on her dream for having “a quite simple wedding ceremony” whereas chatting with Trista Sutter and Bob Guiney on a latest episode of the “Nearly Well-known OG” podcast. Crawley additionally hinted at wanting to carry a number of ceremonies so her mother, who’s battling Alzheimer’s illness and dementia, can take part safely.

“We would like two weddings. I need one as a result of my mother isn’t in a position to journey … and to be round lots of people is overwhelming for her,” the Bachelor season 18 alum defined. “He is aware of how a lot my mother means to me and the way vital she is in our lives. He desires her to be there for the marriage, and time is treasured and time is restricted, so we wish one together with her — only a small intimate factor.”

Crawley added that she desires the nuptials to be a “particular second” for herself and her mom in “a small, intimate ceremony,” whereas the second wedding ceremony would possible embody Dawkins’ two daughters.

Not solely are the twosome planning a number of ceremonies, however the actuality TV character revealed in addition they had multiple proposal after saying their engagement earlier this month.

“Nobody is aware of this, however now we have really three proposals,” the hairstylist mentioned. “He proposed to me on the RiSE Pageant. Then we got here again to Sacramento and he — this makes me wish to cry each time — he requested my mother for her blessing once more and obtained down on a knee once more and in entrance of my mother proposed to me once more, so she may be there for it, which is tremendous candy.”

As a result of she considers herself and Dawkins to be “very progressive folks,” the California native additionally proposed in a candy second of her personal. “I didn’t get down on one knee, however I proposed to him as properly, so if folks see him with a hoop on his finger it’s as a result of I proposed to him,” she shared. “He was like, ‘In the event you get to put on a hoop, why don’t I get to put on a hoop?’”

Us Weekly confirmed on October 10 that the Mascot Sports activities CEO popped the query three days prior in Las Vegas. “Every thing in my world has modified since I met her, she’s the love of my life and I want the world knew the Clare that I do know,” he completely instructed Us. “She is among the strongest girls I do know and is actually a light-weight. I like our life and [am] past enthusiastic about our future.”

The pair quietly started relationship in 2021, going public with their romance in September. Crawley revealed on the podcast that she didn’t see the RISE Pageant proposal coming.

“It was actually probably the most surprising factor, we have been simply residing our life doing our factor and right here we’re!” she gushed. “Our life collectively simply felt so pure, and it’s been the identical for some time, so to me, it was simply occurring a visit.”

The ABC alum was beforehand engaged to Dale Moss, whom she rapidly fell for whereas filming season 16 of The Bachelorette. The twosome left the collection early however referred to as it quits in January 2021, simply three months after their engagement episode aired. Although they reconciled in February 2021, the fact stars broke up for good that September.

After her engagement to Dawkins made headlines, Crawley completely instructed Us that a few of her exes reached out with well-wishes. “[The] guys from the present that have been great, [they] have reached out. My ex Benoit [Beauséjour-Savard] is great,” she mentioned on October 13. “I am keen on [him] greater than something on this planet. We help one another, love one another and care about one another deeply as mates. So he’s reached out.”