The Bachelor is back! This is my favorite time of year, because it means my wine and Bachelor viewing parties start up again. For season 20, we have Bachelor Ben Higgins from Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season.

The premiere kicks off with an introduction to our newest Bachelor, Ben. Ben sort of reminds me of Chris Soules – positioned as an all-American boy from a small town. Before Ben kicks off his journey, he gets a crash course from former Bachelors Jason Mesnick, Sean Lowe and Chris Soules…what no Juan Pablo?

Then we have a few promos from the girls including Lauren B., Caila, Jubilee, Mandi, Haley, Emily, Amanda, Tiara and Samantha.

I noticed Haley and Emily’s Kendra Scott earrings immediately as I’ve had my eye on them myself. They wore the Danielle ($60) and the Skylar ($65):

Samantha wore a Stella & Dot Engravable Bar Necklace ($59) with her dad’s birthday engraved on it.

Enter the limos! First up is Lauren Bushnell our resident flight attendant who brings Ben his own wings. She wore a Sorella Strapless Maxi Dress from LuLu’s ($205). If you have your heart set on the blue, I found this Floor-length Chiffon Bridesmaid Dress ($89.99). On a side Laura a.k.a. Red Velvet had the same dress in a different color.

Caila Quinn literally jumped into Ben’s arms in an Adrianna Papell Sequined Sheath Dress ($208).

Enter Jami, Kaitlyn’s bff from Vancouver. This dress wasn’t really my cup of tea, but my coworker loved it, so this one’s for you Sasha! Jami’s dress is from Ever New in Vancouver. I found two similar looks to recreate the look if you don’t want to hunt this dress down in Vancouver. The first is this Spellbound Midi Dress ($84) and the second is this Graceful Dancer Ivory Lace Two-Piece Dress ($69):

Samantha was memorable to me, because she may have been the first girl in Bachelor history to have learned that she passed the bar exam on her way to the mansion. I also liked her red lace dress. I found two options to recreate her look this Jovani Lace Illusion Gown ($650) and this Illusion V-neck Mermaid Chiffon Side-slit Lace Prom Dress ($96.60):

JoJo enters with a unicorn mask claiming that she’s Ben’s unicorn. I didn’t hate it, at least she tried something fun. She wore a Red Shannia Dress. This Phistic Felicia Crisscross Front Bandage Dress ($49) is similar:

Lauren B. a.k.a. “LB” is next with a hot pink bandage dress. This GUESS V-Neck Bandage Dress ($59.99) is similar:

I really liked Olivia’s Zuhair Murad dress and thought it was charming that she was a little speechless. I’m not sure why she left her news anchor job for the Bachelor…hopefully it will pay off for her. I thought this Lisa Women’s V-Neck Sequins Floor Length Evening Gown ($69) is similar:

After all the women have arrived, Chris Harrison treats us to a surprise…Amber and Becca are back! Becca wore the Expert-tease Black Bodycon Dress (sold out). This Endless Rose Front Cutout Mini Dress ($34.68) is similar:

Amber wore a dress designed by Project Runway’s Calvin Tran. This Deep V-Neck Gown ($280) from White House Black Market provides a similar look:

Olivia received the first impression rose, although if quitting your news anchor job to come on The Bachelor is Ben’s idea of good catch, I’m not sure I’m a fan. She does address this point on her blog here.

At the end of the night Ben sent home Breanne, Izzy, Jessica, Laura, Lauren R., Maegan and Tiara.

Here are a few deleted scenes from Week 1:

In this deleted scene, we meet Jami who is friends with Kaitlyn, our former Bachelorette:

In the next scene, we learn more about Shushanna, who does in fact speak English:

In this deleted scene, JoJo explains the unicorn head:

In this scene from Bachelor Live, we get to learn a little more about Maegan, who was probably the most real person of the entire night. Let’s just say, I would love to hang with Maegan – she seems fun:

In this scene, Sean, Jason and Chris pass down the infamous “Bachelor undies” to Ben:

Last but not least, Tiara has her own version of a confidence dance:

What did you think about the Season 20 premiere? Anyone favorites yet?

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