What is Ryan Sutter and Trista Sutter doing now? What we know as first Bachelorette couple celebrate 22 years of marriage

“The Bachelor” Talent Attends Tubi NewFront Event - Source: Getty
Ryan Sutter and Trista Sutter attend Tubi NewFront event on May 01, 2019 in New York City. - Source: Getty

Trista and Ryan Sutter are celebrating a special relationship milestone. According to People Magazine, the couple, who are celebrating their twenty-second anniversary, met on the first season of The Bachelorette, where Trista was a contestant, and at the end of the season, they tied the knot in 2003. Ryan and Trista Sutter later went on to welcome two children and also made several appearances on many reality TV shows as a couple.

Trista Sutter took to Instagram on Saturday, December 6, to celebrate the special occasion of their anniversary, posting a video of the couple's most special moments. In her post, Trista wrote:

"22 pictures for 22 years (well, really 23 pictures because I wanted the song to last longer!). 22 years of love, friendship, compromise, trust, forgiveness, laughter, safety, peace, adventure, passion, joy and so much more. No matter the ups and downs, I wouldn’t want to do life with anyone else. I love you with everything, @ryansutter and can’t wait to celebrate 22 more. Happy anniversary."

More about Ryan Sutter and Trista Sutter's relationship, as the couple celebrate 22nd wedding anniversary

Ryan Sutter met Trista Rehn back in January 2003 during the first season of the popular ABC reality TV show, The Bachelorette. According to People Magazine, this came a year after Trista finished second on the the first season of The Bachelor, which featured Alex Michel and was won by Amanda Marsh. Trista chose Ryan Sutter out of the final two contestants, the other of whom was Charlie Maher.

The couple tied the knot a few months after the end of The Bachelorette, on December 6, 2003. The wedding ceremony, which took place at the Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage in Santa Monica, California, was attended by three hundred guests. According to Daily Mail, ABC acquired the exclusive rights to the couple's wedding, which was broadcast in a three-part miniseries titled Trista and Ryan's Wedding.

Ryan Sutter, who is a former college football player, briefly played in the NFL and has worked as a firefighter at the Vail Fire Department since 2001. According his LinkedIn profile, Ryan Sutter previously attended the University of Colorado Builder, where he graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Architecture and Environmental Design. He later pursued a Master's degree from John Hopkins University, where he studied Organization Leadership. According to US Weekly, Sutter was mostly recently diagnosed with Lyme Disease and Epstein-Barr Virus, after which he underwent two surgeries.

On the other hand, Trista, who previously worked as a pediatric physical therapist, has since appeared on Fear Factor and on the first season of Dancing With The Stars.

Ryan and Trista Sutter, who now live in Colorado welcomed their first child, a son, Maxwell, in July 26, 2007, following which they welcomed their second child, a daughter, Blakesly, two years later in April 3, 2009. Earlier this year in February, the couple made an appearance on the Amy & T.J. podcast, where they spoke about their decades-long married life.

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Edited by Urmimala Dev