Revelations About Nikki, Artem’s Wedding ceremony

An occasion years within the making! Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev tied the knot in August 2022, however their journey to the altar wasn’t straightforward — and their nuptials occurred a lot later than they initially deliberate.

The WWE star, 39, and the Dancing With the Stars professional, 40, took followers inside their marriage ceremony planning course of of their new E! docuseries, Nikki Bella Says I Do, which premiered on Thursday, January 26. “We actually wanna be husband and spouse,” the “Bellas Podcast” cohost defined within the first episode. “However there’s been a whole lot of issues which have delayed our marriage ceremony. First, I acquired pregnant. That was type of a giant shocker.”

The California native and the ballroom skilled welcomed son Matteo, now 2, in July 2020. The infant’s beginning took priority over any occasion planning, particularly as a result of he arrived in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We have been simply making an attempt to determine the way to be dad and mom,” Bella defined. “Then Artem does Dancing With the Stars. That’s really loads inside two years, if you consider it.” Her husband agreed, including: “It’s clearly a very long time coming, I imply from proposal to the place we’re proper now.”

The duo, who acquired engaged in November 2019, determined to stroll down the aisle final 12 months, however that they had a really particular time-frame in thoughts due to their work schedules and Matteo’s upcoming first 12 months of faculty. After they settled on a late August 2022 date, that they had solely 4 weeks to plan the occasion.

“In my head, it simply appeared so excellent, and in my head, I believed it’d be really easy to plan a marriage in 4 weeks,” the WWE Corridor of Famer solely instructed Us Weekly forward of the present’s premiere. “And I used to be so flawed. I don’t counsel that anybody plan a marriage that fast, however it was additionally enjoyable and spontaneous.”

Regardless of the short turnaround, the twosome managed to succeed, thanks partly to assist from Nikki’s twin sister, Brie Bella, who deliberate the bridal bathe and the bachelorette get together. The Incomparable coauthor additionally helped her sister take a look at marriage ceremony venues in California, and later France after Nikki determined to maneuver the ceremony to Europe.

Planning a marriage in lower than a month was clearly annoying, however Nikki and the Russia native weathered the storm. “I’m now absolutely in a household life,” she instructed cameras in a confessional interview. “I’m in my most excellent place ever, like the place my soul referred to as me to be.”

Half 2 of Nikki Bella Says I Do airs on E! Thursday, February 2, at 9 p.m. ET.

Maintain scrolling for the most important revelations from Nikki Bella Says I Do: