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Life is nice for Brandon Jones and Serene Russell! The lovebirds, who bought engaged whereas filming Bachelor in Paradise in June, are lastly in a position to go public with their relationship now that the present’s finale has aired. In an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife, Brandon and Serene revealed that they’re at the moment dwelling collectively after not too long ago shifting in with each other in San Diego.
Now that that step is out of the way in which, Brandon and Serene have began adorning their new place, and are “starting” to speak about wedding ceremony planning. “I think we want to do 2024,” Serene confirmed. As for whether or not or not they plan to televise their nuptials…by no means say by no means! “You never know. I wouldn’t knock it,” Serene admitted, whereas Brandon added, “I think it’d be a good idea. It’d be fun. We’ll talk about it. We’re just enjoying each other right now.”
Brandon and Serene have already met one another’s households, however their households haven’t met one another but. The fortunately engaged couple is headed to Oklahoma City for Thanksgiving to spend the vacation with Serene’s household. “I get to show him my city and all the fun things we do there,” Serene gushed. “‘I’ve lived there my whole life so it will be really nice for him to see where I grew up. Even though it’s been a long stretch and we wouldn’t wish having to stay private for that long on anyone, we’re so excited it’s time for the holidays. We can do all the fun stuff with each other’s families.”
Serene can even now publicly put on her emerald lower, Neil Lane engagement ring, which she mentioned she had a hand in serving to Brandon pick. “One day [on the beach] I asked for a napkin and a pen and I walk up to Brandon and slipped him a nice little note,” Serene laughed. “I was like, ‘This is what an emerald cut looks like.’ I’m not going to die if I don’t get it, but….Oh and I also really like gold, too. I drew what I wanted because I wanted him to understand. You can’t just look things up [out there]!”
Serene and Brandon additionally confirmed that that they had loads of “tough” and “important” conversations earlier than getting engaged, though viewers didn’t get to see most of that on the present. “I feel like viewers missed a lot of the important stuff before we got to the ‘I love yous,” Serene admitted. “There were a lot of intentional conversations.”