Everyone knows behind every big project there’s an army of people who made it all happen.
I’d like to thank, first and foremost, Bachelor Nation for accepting me and wanting to know more about my story. To my followers on social media, thank you for always supporting me in everything I share with you. It humbles me to know that I have such an amazing troupe of people who share advice with me and, in turn, appreciate what I have to say as well.
To my co-writer, Allie Kingsley Baker, working on this book together has been an enlightening and cathartic journey. Thank you for making the process fun and exciting! Thank you to my assistant, Tiffany Gomez, for supporting me through the project and wearing all the (cute) hats you do!
Special thanks to my book agent, Steve Troha; editor, Vy Tran; and the great BenBella team for all your hard work.
I appreciate my Bachelor franchise friends for contributing their funny first date stories to the book! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Shooting the cover of this book was a fun day I’ll always remember! Thank you to the glam squad, Chrissy Rasmussen and Devon Duff, and photographer, Cory Tran, for delivering perfection. To my friends at Nightcap Clothing, thank you for the beautiful, cover-worthy dress.
To my family—my mom, dad, and sister, your unwavering support and quickness to bring me back to earth is something I’ll always cherish.
And last, but certainly not least, Kinsley Elizabeth and Charlie Emma: You guys are my entire universe. I will spoil you, love you, smother you, cherish you, adore you, take care of you, be in love with you, and be the most embarrassing mom to you both always and forever. Thank you for teaching me all the lessons that I would never learn anywhere else. You guys are the best of everything I am.