Joey Graziadeigot engaged to Kelsey Anderson on Monday’sBachelorfinale, and, as he mentioned earlier in the season, Joey doesn’t want to rush to the altar.
Kelsey suspects she and Joey will stay engaged for two or three years. “I honestly don’t know what I want my wedding to look like,” she says. “I definitely want all my close friends and family there. I think I want a very timeless wedding, but where? Not sure. I guess we’re going to have to figure that out.”
Bachelor Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson.Yuri Hasegawa
Yuri Hasegawa
The tennis pro points out that a longer engagement will give him and his fiancée more time to plan. “I’m sure more ideas will come out of that,” Joey says. “We have no interest in putting it off, we just don’t want to rush through it. We want it to be something that feels special together.”In the meantime, the couple wants to plan an engagement party this summer in New Orleans, where Kelsey lives. “I’m excited to celebrate our love and for everyone to meet Joey,” the junior project manager says.
After celebrating in New Orleans, Joey and Kelsey plan to bring their lives under one roof in New York City.
“I’ve always wanted to live there and Joey is supporting me in that,” Kelsey shares. “We’re young and I think now is the time to live in a tiny, cramped apartment together and experience it. Even if we hate it, at least we can say we did it.”
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Joey thinks “it’s going to be fun” living in the Big Apple.
“Anyone that knows me personally knows that beach, warm weather, all of that has been my vibe. I lived in Hawaii, but I’ve really come to love in New York from the time I spent there,” the Bachelor says. “It does have a different feel. I’ve never lived in a big city. My family lives in Philly area and I have close friends [there], so the idea of being close to them finally is going to be great. I think it is the right time to do it, so we’re excited.”
Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei on ‘The Bachelor’.Disney/Jan Thijs
Disney/Jan Thijs
Although Kelsey and Joey don’t have plans to say “I do” just yet, she thinks the Philadelphia native will be “an amazing husband.”
“He’s going to be an amazing father,” Kelsey gushes. “Joey is very intentful with his words and his actions. He really grounds me. Through this whole experience, I saw so many qualities in him that just really struck me. A lot of those qualities were what my dad showed and I saw them in Joey, which my mom always told me, ‘You need to find somebody that has the same qualities as your dad,’ and I do feel like I found that.”
Joey feels like Kelsey balances him out.
Kelsey’s mom died in 2018 from breast cancer, but the reality star has felt her mother’s presence throughout herBachelorjourney. Kelsey considers butterflies a symbol of her mom, and one followed her and Joey around duringher hometown datein New Orleans.
Joey Graziadei with ‘Bachelor’ final two Kelsey Anderson (left) and Daisy Kent.John Fleenor/Disney
John Fleenor/Disney
Since they couldn’t be together after filming wrapped in order to keep the show’s outcome a secret, Kelsey had to share the news with Joey via FaceTime.
“She sent me a text that day like, ‘Oh my God. Oh my God,’” Joey recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh, something’s wrong.’ And then all of a sudden I get this FaceTime and she’s like, ‘Look what it is.’ Just like a butterfly in her hand.”
Now, with the news of their engagement out in the world, Kelsey and Joey look forward to working through a list of activities they made together.
“We have a shared note and we both add to it,” Kelsey says. “There’s dance classes, pottery classes, grocery shopping — little things together and the big things. I’m just excited to do life together and just run to the store together.”
Joey can’t wait to travel and “see the world” with Kelsey, he says. “But then also just be a normal couple because we haven’t gotten a chance to do that yet, so a lot to look forward to.”
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source: people.com
