Alexis Waters officially traded in her dolphin (but really a shark) costume for a glitzy wedding gown.
Waters, 32, and fiancé Tyler Fernandez got married at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 26, after their two-year engagement, according to photos shared via social media.
The Bachelor Nation alum, who previously met Nick Viall on season 21 of The Bachelor in what she claimed was a dolphin onesie, wore a sparkly Nicole+Felicia minidress with a long train and fingerless gloves. For glam, Waters wore her long locks in bouncy curls with a traditional full-length veil.
Fernandez, for his part, looked dapper in a classic black tux as the couple said their “I do’s” in front of an Elvis Presley impersonator officiating the ceremony. Afterward, Waters and Fernandez celebrated their nuptials at Papi Steak Las Vegas.
Nine Bachelor Nation couples have tied the knot in a televised ceremony — with a 55.5 percent success rate. Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter were the first Bachelor Nation couple to exchange vows in December 2003, with a reported 17 million viewers tuning in to watch the OG Bachelorette marry her final rose winner. Two […]
According to Waters, both her and Fernandez’s families have a particular fondness for Sin City.
“Tyler’s family loves Vegas and I never wanted a big wedding so I just wanted to elope and do something fun and wild,” Waters told People in an interview published on Sunday, April 27. “My mom also got married at the Little White Chapel and that was her only marriage that lasted, so I am just trying to keep the tradition alive in the family.”
Waters and Fernandez have been together for nearly six years, initially meeting through her former Bachelor costar Rachel Lindsay.
“I feel like no matter what happens in life, having him by my side will always be my greatest accomplishment,” Waters told People of her now-husband. “We are both so excited to start this chapter of life, stronger than we’ve ever been.”
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She added, “We balance out each other perfectly. “We are the true definition of opposites attract and we have a rockstar relationship (I am the star and he is the rock). Tyler is so supportive of my stand-up comedy career and he is the calm to my crazy. The best part is that our families get along so well, which is super important to both of us.”
Fernandez proposed to Waters in March 2023 during a boat trip.
“IF A GIRL WHO WORE A SHARK COSTUME & CALLED HERSELF A DOLPHIN ON NATIONAL TELEVISION CAN GET ENGAGED…. THERE’S HOPE FOR ALL !!!!! ❤️❤️❤️🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬💍💍💍💍,” she quipped via Instagram at the time, referring to her infamous Bachelor limo exit.
After Viall, now 44, sent Waters home from his season in 2017, she returned to the next year’s Bachelor in Paradise, though also left single.
