Sydney Lotuaco, who appeared on Bachelor in Paradise season 6, recently announced she is engaged to her boyfriend of over a year, Nick Wehby. Viewers were introduced to Sydney for the first time when she competed on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor. Sydney made it to week six before she realized her relationship with Colton was going nowhere. She decided to self-eliminate at the time, as she didn't want to continue a relationship with someone she felt wasn't serious about her.
After her first stint on the ABC reality show, Sydney chose to give Bachelor in Paradise a chance. She joined the season from the beginning and developed a few connections with the men on the beach. However, it didn't last very long. In fact, Sydney left the show after week five when Mike Johnson broke up with her. Despite none of her relationships working out on the show, Sydney never gave up on love, and it seems everything worked out in her favor in the end.
On December 5, Sydney announced on Instagram that she and her boyfriend Nick were engaged. The 29-year-old shared a series of snaps from the magical day, with Sydney looking surprised but excited by the proposal. "One and DONE! I love you forever [Nick]," the BIP alum wrote in her caption. After her engagement, Sydney did an interview with People where she talked about how she and Nick first connected at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic during quarantine. "Nick had watched me on The Bachelor and for whatever reason took a liking to me," Sydney, who is a former dancer, revealed. "We [started] talking back and forth via Instagram, then texting, and eventually FaceTimed for 3 months before ever meeting in person." Sydney also told the publication that before joining the franchise, she never had a serious boyfriend before. Sydney knew that whoever she ended up dating "would be the real thing."
After her stint on BIP, Sydney continued to search for the one and eventually met her now-fiancé. The couple knew they had something special when they began exchanging direct messages over IG, and after meeting up for the first time in August 2020, Sydney chose to take a leap of faith and move in with Nick. Syndey, who first competed on Colton's season of The Bachelor, admitted that she and Nick were able to develop a great connection over the phone and she saw "what an amazing man he is." Sydney revealed that Nick once told her he'd never walk again after breaking his neck, but he was able to do it just three days later. His courage and strength really stood out to The Bachelor alum. Nick surprised Syndey with the proposal by inviting her to do a holiday photoshoot with the couple's favorite photographer. Syndey said yes without any questions and is excited to spend the rest of her life with Nick.
Sydney always knew that her first and only boyfriend would be the man she would eventually marry. Luckily, the Bachelor in Paradise alum connected with Nick when she did. Now, the couple is ready to spend forever with each other.
Sources: Sydney Lotuaco/Instagram, People