Trista Rehn, the runner-up on Season 1, was a fan favorite who lost out on love and now had her chance. Ryan was shy, sweet and soft-spoken, a perfect foil for the magnetic Trista. Their courtship ...

At the time, she was a 29-year-old physical therapist named Trista Rehn and he, a 27-year-old firefighter. “This day is a day I dreamed about my entire life,” Trista told Ryan as she handed hi ...

During the first season of The Bachelor, Trista Sutter finished as the runner-up. She went on to star in season 1 of The Bachelorette. During the first season of The Bachelorette, Rehn picked Ryan ...

Let’s break down the whole crazy situation. America first met Trista Rehn on the first season of The Bachelor, way back in 2002. She went on to star in the first season of The Bachelorette ...

He stated that he wasn't trying to insinuate that Trista, with whom he shares 16-year-old son Maxwell and 14-year-old daughter Blakesley, passed away or left him. According to Ryan, she was ...

Then Trista Rehn, she became an instant fan favorite and stuck around in the franchise, but more on that later. You might ask, “But what about the Alabama connection?” When Trista starred in ...

ABC's very first Bachelorette set a high standard for future series stars. Trista Rehn chose firefighter Ryan Sutter on the show, he proposed, and they wed in a televised ceremony in December 2003.

Trista Rehn was the first "Bachelorette," way back in 2003. She chose firefighter Ryan Sutter for her final rose; the two have been married for almost 20 years. They share two children and are in ...

Anjelica Oswald contributed to a previous version of this story. Season 1: Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter Rehn was the first "Bachelorette" ever, and a runner-up on "The Bachelor." She chose ...

The female-led Bachelor spinoff, The Bachelorette, first premiered in 2003 with lead Trista Rehn. With Season 29 of The Bachelor concluding in March 2025, it’s time to take a look at who will be ...

After being dumped by Alex Michel on "The Bachelor," Trista Rehn met firefighter Ryan Sutter. They married on TV in 2003 and have two children, Maxwell and Blakesley. Jason Mesnick, the first ...

Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter kicked off The Bachelorette on a high note. Their romance, forged in the premiere season of the spin-off, is still going strong. They said their "I Do's" in December ...