‘The Bachelorette’ Alun Michelle Young marries Jack Leius wedding exclusively

Michelle Young Tied tied in a place that felt “at home.”

Bachelor Alum and sales consultant Jack Leiusboth of which come from Minnesota, got married on Saturday June 7 Woodland Glasshaus at Bayern Downs In Chaska, Minnesota. About 200 guests participated in the couple’s “timeless” wedding in a glass of atrium that sat under a roof of trees.

“It’s been a whirlwind of emotions and our cheeks can get stuck from smiling so big!” Young, 32, tells People. “We knew no matter how things turned out that it would feel like an incredibly special day. So many fun moments and fun stories.”

Natural light shone through the forest site’s floor-to-ceiling glass walls on young people when she went down in the hallway when violinist Daniel Gilbert played “Love me for Yt both of us” by CJ FAM. She wore a bouquet consisting of the same type of flowers in the bouquet Leius gave her when he suggested in October 2024.

Bachelor Nation Alum, which was the runner on season 25 of Bachelorand later season 18 Bachelorette, wore a white wedding dress tailored by Anne BargeWho contrasted her bridesmaids that were dressed in black.

“The timeless style is what really pulled me in as well as detail and care that is entered from the team while designing a custom dress,” says Young. “It was many months of meetings and flights to meetings but turned into one of the most special memories.”

Dressed in a tuxedo from Travel carLeius had gone down in the hallway to “Lovers and Friends” by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz with Usher and Ludacris. When Young reached him, they played a game of rock paper scissors to determine who would read their handwritten promises first.

The couple then switched rings from Wedding Day Diamonds.

“My favorite with Michelle is the aura she brings,” Leius tells People. “She has this contagious smile and laughter and is just this magnetic person that people are engraving against. I have loved to look at how she navigates in life with so much confidence.”

Young Gushes, “Jack always sees the best in everyone and will go out to help everyone. I can open up to him about anything and also have fun with doing absolutely anything. He is really my partner in crime.”

Leius’ boss and former University of Minnesota football coach, Mike Shels, served the wedding. Shel’s twin daughters, Lyla and Cecilia, were the flower girls.

After the bride and groom said “I do”, they went down in the hallway together as Drake’s “best I had ever” played.

The couple “made a pact to stay side by side all evening.”

“We wanted our day to be very intentional,” Young explains. “It’s easy to get stuck in the planning of everything and not switch to the moment so we made sure to plan small moments aside with each other.”

They shared their first dance to “hate that I love you” by Rihanna, with ne-yo. This song is meaningful to Young and Leius because it played in the car the first night they met, which resulted in a “special moment” of the song out the song together.

Before the wedding, Young told People that she was most excited to “dance until our feet fall off” – and everyone did just that.

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Embrace Leius Italian roots eat party guests family style with catering from D’Amico hospitality.

“We felt that this would bring our two families by sharing a meal,” says Young.

The couple then skipped the wedding cake and went straight to the dessert table. The bride has “pretty the sweet tooth”, so she couldn’t have just a sweet treat. Cheesecake, Key Lime Pie, Butterscotch Panna Cotta, Tiramisu, Limoncello and more were on the way.

Later in the night, Young and Leius surprised their guests by having SalonFood car pulls up with tasty burgers.

Wedding planning and flowers were of Artful Events & Design. Reem photography caught pictures on the big day while Branson Maxwell Took videos.

Young and Leius were introduced by a mutual friend. The made his relationship instagram official In October 2023, joint post Loved pair photos along with Young’s sweet captions, “Hit the jackpot with you 🫶🏾.” In January 2024 made their first public relationship debut on The golden bachelor alum Gerry Turner and Theresa nistS wedding.

People confirmed exclusively that the couple engaged on October 24, 2024, at Centennial Lakes in Edina, Minnesota. Leius asked the question with a 3.56-carat emerald diamond ring after getting Young to believe that she participated in a commercial shoot.

“I tried to say yes several times but was in shock that no words really came out. There were many happy tears and of course I said yes!” Said Young at that time.

The newlyweds are pleased to “eat through” their two -week honeymoon in Italy at the end of this summer and later start a family together.

“We are both happy to have found the person we really call our best friend and will go through life with,” they tell people. “Looking forward to having some athletic children and hopefully training them in the future.”