{"id":12081,"date":"2025-05-31T06:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearl.davidsbridal.com\/inspiration\/?p=12081"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:45:22","slug":"weddings-ish-colton-underwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearl.davidsbridal.com\/inspiration\/podcast\/weddings-ish-colton-underwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bachelor Colton Underwood on Becoming a Dad | Weddings-ish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LoveStoriesTV\"><\/a>In this deeply personal and joy-filled episode, host\u00a0Jove Meyer\u00a0sits down with former\u00a0<em>Bachelor<\/em>\u00a0star, author, and advocate\u00a0Colton Underwood\u00a0for a raw and inspiring conversation about\u00a0coming out, finding love, planning his dream wedding, and his journey toward fatherhood. 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