It’s Week 2 – Let the dates begin!

Andi can’t wait to start dating her future husband and she is already drinking The Bachelorette Kool-Aid. I hope things work out for her this season – they look pretty promising so far. She wears the Meadow Necklace from Susanne Elizabeth ($48):

Eric gets the first date card which reads “Eric, Love is everywhere.” Andi wears the sold-out ASTR Scalloped Drape Back Tank. You can try this Loft Beach Lace Racerback Tank ($29.50) for a similar look:

Andi also wears a combination of the Mali Beads bracelets in the Claire ($42) and Marsha ($165) styles:

They start their date out at the beach and seem to be having a great time. Andi wears a White Crochet Bikini from Becca, halter top ($64), hipster bottom ($54):

They helicopter over to Bear Mountain to continue their date and professional snowboarder, Louie Vito gives them a snowboarding lesson. If you don’t remember Louie, he danced with Chelsie Hightower on Dancing With The Stars. Andi wears the Acapulco Gold Leopard Pom Pom Beanie Hat ($44.35) and the Knot ($24) and Square Ring from Susanne Elizabeth ($24):

Eric and Andi continue on to have dinner in a cabin and get to know each other better. He gives us some insight into his crazy adventures. This date ends up being bittersweet…they have such a great first date and we get to see how awesome Eric is, only to realize that he is no longer with us. Andi offers Eric the rose and we know that we will see more of him next week.

Back at the mansion, the group date card arrives for Josh, Marquel, Craig, Bradley, Nick S., Ron, Tasos, Cody, Brian, Dylan, Patrick, Carl, Brett and Marcus. It reads “Let’s bare our souls.”

Andi greets the guys and informs them that they are taking lessons in male exotic dancing to perform for charity in front of a live audience. I feel like this is Andi’s opportunity for payback from last season. Also, what girl doesn’t have an ulterior motive. Andi wears a sold-out Wayne Draped Halter Top. I found a few similar options with this Badgley Mischka Cowl Neck Top ($103) and this AtoZ Cowl Halter Top ($34.99):

The boys get oiled up and ready to perform, but not until Andi’s pals Sharleen and Kelly from The Bachelor joined her to help judge the guys. Chris Harrison reminds us that this is all for charity, so we don’t have to feel bad about ogling half-naked men. Andi’s outfit includes 7 for All Mankind Skinny Jeans ($139) and Rachel Roy’s Padma sandals ($230.30 at Amazon or $425 at Zappos):

Andi sexes it up for the cocktail party and I love how Craig starts off the night with a toast…foreshadowing his demise. She wore a Belle Black Long Sleeved Mini Dress from AQAQ ($250) which is also available as a Maxi Dress ($133.50):

Meanwhile, Chris gets the next one-on-one date with Andi and his date card reads “Let’s get our love on track.”

Back at the group date, Craig gets pretty trashed and makes a complete fool out of himself. Things get uncomfortable and they had to send Craig back to the mansion to sleep it off. This makes Andi question whether everyone is there for the right reasons. Marcus came out of the situation smelling like a rose and making Andi feel better about the evening. Andi gives him the rose for the evening and it seems that they might have a promising future.

Andi glams it up to take Chris to the derby and gives him the Pretty Woman date in reverse. She looks great in the sold-out Ted Baker Skater Dress. I found a few similar options with the Textured Knit Skater Dress from Forever 21 ($15.80), ASOS Skater Dress ($28.58) and Oasis Lila Embellished Crepe Dress ($118):

UPDATE: I found this perfect Cap Sleeve Fit & Flare Dress on sale at The Limited for $29.90 which is an even better match for this look:

It looks like she is wearing the Steve Madden Stecy Sandal ($66.75), which I’ve actually tried on, but they were too narrow for my big feet:

They sip on Mint Juleps, bet on some races, and chat up an elderly couple about falling in love. They get to know each other and Chris divulges that he was previously engaged, but broke it off because she wasn’t the right one for him. Andi seemed to love his honesty and gave him the rose. She has one more surprise and brings him to a private concert with the band, This Wild Life.

For the rose ceremony, Andi wears the Ditly Gown by Kayat. This Sheath V-Neck Beading Split Front Jersey Dress ($246.99) is similar:

I think Andi is a smitten kitten over Josh. He seems to really like her and they had their first kiss. These two have a lot in common and will go far.

Craig tries to make things right with Andi by singing her a song and he is no Wes Hayden people, but it didn’t work out for him this week and he went home.

Andi sent home Carl, Nick S. (a.k.a. sad robot), and Craig,

I can’t wait to see what happens next! Who are your favorites so far?

In one of the deleted scenes, Dylan tells Andi that he lost his brother and sister, but they are interrupted before he can tell her what happened:

Cody plays a prank in this clip:

I enjoy reading Bachelor spoilers and if you are interested in finding out what happens in advance you can check out Reality Steve for more information. He also has great behind the scenes details on which cast-offs are dating and who is going take the final rose this season.

If you missed Week Two you can watch it online here.

Andi Dorfman posted her Bachelorette blog on People here.

Chris Harrison posted his Week Two blog here.

Former Bachelorette, Emily Maynard posted her thoughts here.

Former Bachelorette, Jillian Harris is blogging this season here.

To catch up on Jason & Molly Mesnick’s podcast, click here.

For more Bachelor/Bachelorette posts, click here.