01:24 AM EDT 10/15/2009

Add PEOPLE News

Melissa Rycroft

Credit: MAXA/Landov
Melissa Rycroft Finds Her True Love, At Last

Melissa Rycroft Finds Her True Love, At Last

Originally posted 07/22/2009 09:50AM

She didn't end up the winner on The Bachelor or Dancing with the Stars, but Melissa Rycroft is proving she's lucky in love.

Last month, she accepted a marriage proposal from Dallas insurance agent Tye Strickland – and the couple couldn't happier.

"Tye is my true love," Rycroft, 26, tells PEOPLE in its new issue.

Seven months ago, Rycroft was engaged to The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick. Their relationship ended when Mesnick broke up with Rycroft on the "After the Final Rose" special so he could pursue a relationship with the show's runner-up Molly Malaney.

Read More

Credit: MAXA/Landov
Melissa Rycroft Says She's Not a Bridezilla

Melissa Rycroft Says She's Not a Bridezilla

Originally posted 07/14/2009 02:50PM

Wedding plans are falling into place for Melissa Rycroft – but it's all thanks to the work of her fiancé Tye Strickland.

"Tye is planning more than I am," the former Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars contestant confessed to PEOPLE Monday night at the Verizon Wireless Matt Leinart Foundation Celebrity Bowl at Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood.  "At this point, I'm probably the worst bride in the history of brides."

But Rycroft, who got engaged June 26 to Dallas insurance agent Strickland, 28, after they dated on and off for more than two years, says she'd rather be a bad bride than a bridezilla.

Read More

Credit: Kelsey McNeal/ABC
DWTS's Melissa Rycroft Engaged

Couples

DWTS's Melissa Rycroft Engaged

Originally posted 06/29/2009 09:25PM

Former Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft is finally headed down the aisle, proving she may be lucky in love after all.

Rycroft got engaged to Dallas insurance agent Tye Strickland on June 26 after they dated on and off for more than two years, PEOPLE has learned.

"He's my best friend," Rycroft, 26, gushed to PEOPLE last April about the 28-year-old agent.

The twosome rekindled their romance after Rycroft's engagement to The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick ended via a televised breakup on the After The Final Rose special on March 2.

Read More

Advertisement
Advertisement

Treat Yourself! 4 Preview Issues

Got a News Tip?

Send it to our People.com editors!

EMAIL US

News Archive