Love Is Blind’s Jessica Batten Weds Ben McGrath

love is blind Alum Jessica Batten is now officially a married woman. The former reality show contestant married fiancé Benjamin McGrath in an intimate ceremony at the Santa Barbara courthouse.

Batten and McGrath announced their engagement in September 2021 and initially planned a big wedding to celebrate their union. However, after going through COVID-19 as an engaged couple, they decided to streamline their plans and hold a smaller ceremony. In conversation with bridesHowever, they said they are planning a bigger celebration in August 2024.

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“We both went through COVID after getting engaged and had to move shortly after,” the couple said.

“This unexpectedly pushed us outside in the planning process. As we began to dive in after the year started, we found that there was more complexity than we anticipated.”

Batten, who was a regional manager, appeared on love is blind in 2020. She was partnered with Mark Cuevas during the show, but famously called off their engagement when she told him “I don’t know.” But while that relationship was ending, another was about to happen.

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McGrath, a foot and ankle surgeon in California, watched Batten on the reality dating show and decided to reach out to her on Instagram. Batten returned McGrath’s interest and the two met for a bike ride in March 2020, just before California entered a COVID-19 lockdown.

Batten and McGrath then spent a lot of time FaceTiming as they lived over an hour apart, but soon moved in together as they and their families grew closer. Batten became particularly close to McGrath’s two children, who he had from a previous relationship. Now the couple are happily married after finding each other in unique circumstances.