Former Bachelorette Emily Maynard is finally experiencing her happily ever after! The Southern belle and her husband of six months, Tyler Johnson, are expecting a baby.
"We're super excited!" Maynard told Us Weekly of the happy news today. The announcement comes a year after management consultant Johnson proposed with five diamond-studded rings, in lieu of a standard engagement ring.
"I've had enough engagement rings!" Maynard said of that sweet gesture at the time, referencing her spotty record with betrothals up to that point. It was a long road to love for Maynard — she has a nine-year-old daughter Ricki with her first fiancé, Ricky Hendrick, who died in a plane crash 10 years ago. She also got engaged to Bachelor Brad Womack on the show's season finale and 2011; after they broke off their engagement, she competed as the Bachelorette on her own season and got engaged to contestant Jef Holm.
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She and Johnson reconnected after her stint on reality TV and her relationship with Holm ended in 2012, and tied the knot in a pink-infused cowboy princess wedding at Johnson's family's farm last June. The surprise nuptials were captured in a gorgeous video, which she shared on Instagram shortly after the event.
Since their romantic wedding, they've settled into a harmonious married life with Maynard's daughter. With few other details known about her pregnancy, we can make one guess: We're sure Ricki's thrilled about getting a new sibling!