Hannah Godwin explains on TikTok why she didn’t carry bouquet during her wedding ceremony.Photo:Hannah Godwin/TikTokIt’s been two weeks sinceBachelor in ParadisestarsHannah GodwinandDylan Barbourtied the knot in a romantic destination wedding, and she’s letting fans in on some of the choices the couple made for the big day.Theirweek-long wedding extravaganzaconcluded with a romantic ceremony and reception at the Chateau de Villette in Condécourt, France, in front of 145 friends and family members on August 23, which PEOPLE revealed exclusively.Since then, Godwin, 28, has fielded questions about the long-awaited nuptials — including her decision to skip the traditional flower bouquet many brides hold while walking down the aisle.“There’s one topic that has had a little bit of controversy,” the newlywed says in a video shared to herTikTokaccount earlier this week. “First of all, no, I didn’t just forget my bouquet. I guess it could seem like that but I didn’t forget it.”But the decision to leave out the bouquet wasn’t in an attempt to “start a trend.”“I think I was just kind of stupid,” she says. “Someone asked me ‘Do you really want to walk down the aisle with a bouquet?’ I don’t remember who it was. And I was like ‘I don’t know, not really,’ and that was it.”Hannah Godwin’s wedding bouquet.Beba Vowels | @bebavowelsphotoShe adds, “I’ve honestly not ever noticed someone having a bouquet at weddings. I would never notice if somebody had one or didn’t. I mean, now I will since all of this controversy.”While Godwin didn’t put much thought into her decision, she feels in the end not carrying a bouquet ended up “saving” the wedding day.Apparently, while Godwin was walking toward Barbour, 29, during the ceremony, her veil got stuck on the venue’s cobblestone paths. “The ground was so unstable,” she says. “So many cobblestones and stuff like that, so I was already kind of nervous walking on it but I didn’t think about my veil getting caught on one of the crazy cobblestones.”“But guess what was open? This hand that would have been holding a bouquet,” she continues. “I literally would have been trapped. So my hand picks up the veil very effortlessly.”“The bouquet thing really helped me out . . ." she says. “And if I did start a trend, that’s even cooler.”Hannah Godwin walking down the aisle.Beba Vowels |@bebavowelsphotoSince the wedding, Godwin and Barbour — who got engaged during theirBachelor in Paradisefinale in 2019 — have beensoaking up married lifeand enjoying their first trip as husband and wife.On Sept. 1, Barbour posted a photo of himself and Godwin onInstagramin the Maldives on their honeymoon. In the photo, the couple are wearing coordinated outfits while Barbour shows off his wedding ring finger in the photo. “In my husband era," he wrote.
Hannah Godwin explains on TikTok why she didn’t carry bouquet during her wedding ceremony.Photo:Hannah Godwin/TikTok
Hannah Godwin/TikTok
It’s been two weeks sinceBachelor in ParadisestarsHannah GodwinandDylan Barbourtied the knot in a romantic destination wedding, and she’s letting fans in on some of the choices the couple made for the big day.Theirweek-long wedding extravaganzaconcluded with a romantic ceremony and reception at the Chateau de Villette in Condécourt, France, in front of 145 friends and family members on August 23, which PEOPLE revealed exclusively.Since then, Godwin, 28, has fielded questions about the long-awaited nuptials — including her decision to skip the traditional flower bouquet many brides hold while walking down the aisle.“There’s one topic that has had a little bit of controversy,” the newlywed says in a video shared to herTikTokaccount earlier this week. “First of all, no, I didn’t just forget my bouquet. I guess it could seem like that but I didn’t forget it.”But the decision to leave out the bouquet wasn’t in an attempt to “start a trend.”“I think I was just kind of stupid,” she says. “Someone asked me ‘Do you really want to walk down the aisle with a bouquet?’ I don’t remember who it was. And I was like ‘I don’t know, not really,’ and that was it.”Hannah Godwin’s wedding bouquet.Beba Vowels | @bebavowelsphotoShe adds, “I’ve honestly not ever noticed someone having a bouquet at weddings. I would never notice if somebody had one or didn’t. I mean, now I will since all of this controversy.”While Godwin didn’t put much thought into her decision, she feels in the end not carrying a bouquet ended up “saving” the wedding day.Apparently, while Godwin was walking toward Barbour, 29, during the ceremony, her veil got stuck on the venue’s cobblestone paths. “The ground was so unstable,” she says. “So many cobblestones and stuff like that, so I was already kind of nervous walking on it but I didn’t think about my veil getting caught on one of the crazy cobblestones.”“But guess what was open? This hand that would have been holding a bouquet,” she continues. “I literally would have been trapped. So my hand picks up the veil very effortlessly.”“The bouquet thing really helped me out . . ." she says. “And if I did start a trend, that’s even cooler.”Hannah Godwin walking down the aisle.Beba Vowels |@bebavowelsphotoSince the wedding, Godwin and Barbour — who got engaged during theirBachelor in Paradisefinale in 2019 — have beensoaking up married lifeand enjoying their first trip as husband and wife.On Sept. 1, Barbour posted a photo of himself and Godwin onInstagramin the Maldives on their honeymoon. In the photo, the couple are wearing coordinated outfits while Barbour shows off his wedding ring finger in the photo. “In my husband era," he wrote.
It’s been two weeks sinceBachelor in ParadisestarsHannah GodwinandDylan Barbourtied the knot in a romantic destination wedding, and she’s letting fans in on some of the choices the couple made for the big day.
Theirweek-long wedding extravaganzaconcluded with a romantic ceremony and reception at the Chateau de Villette in Condécourt, France, in front of 145 friends and family members on August 23, which PEOPLE revealed exclusively.
Since then, Godwin, 28, has fielded questions about the long-awaited nuptials — including her decision to skip the traditional flower bouquet many brides hold while walking down the aisle.
“There’s one topic that has had a little bit of controversy,” the newlywed says in a video shared to herTikTokaccount earlier this week. “First of all, no, I didn’t just forget my bouquet. I guess it could seem like that but I didn’t forget it.”
But the decision to leave out the bouquet wasn’t in an attempt to “start a trend.”
“I think I was just kind of stupid,” she says. “Someone asked me ‘Do you really want to walk down the aisle with a bouquet?’ I don’t remember who it was. And I was like ‘I don’t know, not really,’ and that was it.”
Hannah Godwin’s wedding bouquet.Beba Vowels | @bebavowelsphoto
Beba Vowels | @bebavowelsphoto
She adds, “I’ve honestly not ever noticed someone having a bouquet at weddings. I would never notice if somebody had one or didn’t. I mean, now I will since all of this controversy.”
While Godwin didn’t put much thought into her decision, she feels in the end not carrying a bouquet ended up “saving” the wedding day.
Apparently, while Godwin was walking toward Barbour, 29, during the ceremony, her veil got stuck on the venue’s cobblestone paths. “The ground was so unstable,” she says. “So many cobblestones and stuff like that, so I was already kind of nervous walking on it but I didn’t think about my veil getting caught on one of the crazy cobblestones.”
“But guess what was open? This hand that would have been holding a bouquet,” she continues. “I literally would have been trapped. So my hand picks up the veil very effortlessly.”
“The bouquet thing really helped me out . . ." she says. “And if I did start a trend, that’s even cooler.”
Hannah Godwin walking down the aisle.Beba Vowels |@bebavowelsphoto
Beba Vowels |@bebavowelsphoto
Since the wedding, Godwin and Barbour — who got engaged during theirBachelor in Paradisefinale in 2019 — have beensoaking up married lifeand enjoying their first trip as husband and wife.
On Sept. 1, Barbour posted a photo of himself and Godwin onInstagramin the Maldives on their honeymoon. In the photo, the couple are wearing coordinated outfits while Barbour shows off his wedding ring finger in the photo. “In my husband era," he wrote.
source: people.com
