This week on The Bachelorette, Andi and her 13 guys travel to Connecticut to take advantage of what the New England countryside has to offer. She wore a Minnie Rose Cashmere Fringe Shawl ($308), sold-out Theory Datyah Amazing Wool & Cashmere-Blend Biker-Style Coat, and DSTLD Low Rise Skinny Jeans in Dusk ($65):

The guys are excited to be at the fabulous Mohegan Sun resort and Dylan gets the first one-on-one date card. It reads “Our relationship is picking up steam.” We also find out that Dylan grew up in Massachusetts so it is sort of his hometown. For the date, Andi wore a sold-out Sandro coat and the Sam Edelman Over-the-Knee Kayla boot ($284.95). This Andrew Marc Combat Twill Button-Down Coat ($155.92) is similar and these Carlos Santana Marina Womens Boots ($60) would make a great look for less:

They take a ride on a steam train, and as the daughter of someone who worked in the railroad business all of his life, I was thrilled they included this on their date.

Back at the hotel, the group date card comes for JJ, Chris, Andrew, Eric, Nick, Marquel, Cody, Tasos, Brian, Patrick, Josh. It reads “Who’s got game?”

For the dinner date, Andi wears a sold-out Rebecca Taylor Novelty Textured Insert Jacket. This Kenneth Cole New York Peggy Jacket ($64.99) is similar:

Dylan really opened up to Andi on this date and told her the story of his siblings. This was so sad and my heart hurt for him. I am the nurturing type so my reaction to that story would have been to be his shoulder to cry on. I’m not sure if that is Andi’s personality, so I’m not sure how far Dylan will go in this process. Dylan gets the rose for the evening, but I’m not sure what sort of connection they have.

Andi could not have been more excited for the basketball group date. Men getting sweaty really got her going. The guys had to play against some WNBA players and then they split up into teams and played against each other for extra time with Andi. Andi was sporty chic with a sold-out IRO Ashville Perfecto Jacket ($780), ALC Getty Top ($264), Ash Bowie sneaker ($136.99), and a Peggy Li Large Berber Pendant Necklace ($59).

For a similar look for less, this Calvin Klein Faux Leather Moto Jacket ($56.99), Pleated Crepe Woven Blouse ($14.80) and Skechers Women’s Plus 3 High Sparkler Fashion Sneakers ($57.54) are perfect:

After the game, Andi took the winning team Rosebuds out for some drinks. She wore an Alice + Olivia Layne Fitted Leather Dress ($1147). This MinkPink Above You Dress is a similar look for less ($89.99):

Andi had some one-on-one time with Eric on this date basically to tell him that they weren’t really meshing. He was relieved because he felt the same way and they were able to clear the air and share some details about his family life with her. It was so nice to hear that he was able to take a trip to visit all of his family members before he came on the show and how well he spoke of his family. I’m glad they were able to show this part of their date.

Andi wore the Kiki Designs Smokin’ Diamonds Ring ($115):

During her time with Brian, he was able to shoot a half-court shot on the basketball court and Andi was literally panting over him. That was his moment to kiss her but he totally blew it. He ended up get the group date rose, so she must want to see more.

Marcus has the final one-on-one date with Andi. The date card said “The sky’s the limit.” Andi reveals that she is afraid of heights, but wants to face her fear by rappelling down the Mohegan Sun with Marcus. Girl is crazy!

I was really impressed by Marcus on this date though. He was terrified himself, but was great at distracting Andi and helping her to get through the experience. That is a great quality to have in a husband, so that gave him points in my book.

After they are scared out of their minds, they get to have dinner, because who has an appetite after that? Andi wears Mother+Freja the Muse Hot Ticket leather pants ($147), Halston Heritage Ruffle Cap Sleeve Top ($227.50), Theory Wool Biker Jacket ($430) and Brooklyn Designs Harper Earrings ($35).

To get the look for less try these Halston Heritage Skinny Faux-Leather Pants ($120) and Michael Kors Moto Wool Jacket ($161.99). I found a few different ruffle shirt options, the first is this Ruffled Sleeve Woven Shirt from Forever 21 ($14.80) in a similar color and the second is this Joe Fresh Ruffle Sleeve Blouse from JCP ($29):

Andi goes ahead and gives Marcus the rose early on in the dinner then the get a special concert from Jon Pardi.

Before the rose ceremony, Andi receives a letter from a secret admirer. It wasn’t revealed who the admirer is yet, but I think it’s sort of sweet for her to get love notes and flowers. These boys are supposed to be wooing her. She is wearing a green blouse to relax in her room. This Worthington Long-Sleeve Button-Front Blouse gets you the same look for only $17.99:

The cocktail party was bittersweet this week. As we know, Eric Hill has since passed away and it was unfortunate that they ended their relationship on that note. I think it was very clear that whatever attraction they had on the first date had passed and Eric pretty much cut to the chase.

If you watched the one-hour special (see below for the link) you would have seen that Nick went to console Andi after Eric left, which will play a role in next week’s dates. At the cocktail party, Andi wore an interesting gold dress. It was sort of funky, but I found this La Femme 18439 dress ($550) that is similar:

The ring Andi is wearing is also Kiki Design’s Queen Lepidolite Ring ($120)

During the rose ceremony, Tasos was eliminated which wasn’t a big surprise. They didn’t seem to have much of a romantic connection. Next week we head to France!

What did you think about this episode and Eric Hill’s exit?

There are a number of deleted scenes this week. The first one is Marcus’ ITM on getting the one-on-one date card:

In this scene we get to see some of her alone time with Josh from the missing rose ceremony:

Chris and Eric talk about Dylan’s one-on-one date with Andi and what he needs to do to get a rose this week:

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 Four you can watch it online here.

You can catch The Bachelorette: The Journey So Far here which has the rose ceremony from this week.

Andi Dorfman posted her Bachelorette blog on People here.

Chris Harrison posted his Week Four blog here.

Former Bachelorette, Emily Maynard posted her thoughts here.

Former Bachelorette, Jillian Harris is blogging this season here.

Former contestant Sharleen Joynt is blogging here.

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

For more Bachelor/Bachelorette posts, click here.

This week on The Bachelorette, the gang is heading to Santa Barbara. Andi drives up to The Bacara Resort to get settled. I mentioned this resort, because after checking out their website, I discovered that they are in the Meritage family of resorts and I have stayed at their sister resort in Napa, how cool! She wears a fuchsia button up dress. This Jessica Simpson Sleeveless Dress with Laser Cut Eyelet Trim ($79.99) is similar. There are additional sizes for $128 here.

The first date card arrives for Nick and reads “Let’s ride off into the sunset.” Nick is skeptical about this whole process, but Andi makes him feel comfortable with a normal date going on a bike ride. She wears a turquoise blouse, Paige Denim Catalina Denim Shorts ($139) white shorts and a Peggy Li Feather Necklace ($59). I found this turquoise blouse from Modcloth ($29.99):

Following the bike ride, they go for a hike and Nick reveals that he has a schoolboy crush on Andi and she seems to like his honesty. Andi wears a Free People Denim & Knit Jacket ($148)and her Mali beads, first seen in Week 2 here:

For dinner, Andi and Nick are treated to a romantic setting outside of a courthouse. She asked him the tough questions, but Nick said all the right things and Andi gives him the rose. I got the impression that Andi really likes Nick, she may not have as much chemistry with him, but she really wants to. It seems like they have similar personalities. They had a pretty steamy make-out session at the end of the date.

Andi wore a sold-out BCBG Thandie Jumpsuit and the Stella & Dot Hannah Chandeliers ($49). I found this similar KamaliKulture Jumpsuit ($99), but if I am going to wear a jumpsuit I need it to be a little sexier, so I would go with this Romwe Lace Backless Jumpsuit ($39.99):

Back at the house, the group date card comes for Brian, Marquel, Cody, Tasos, Brett, Ron, Bradley, Josh, Eric, Drew, Patrick and Marcus and reads “Let’s start things off on the right note.” The guys think they are going to karaoke…boy will they be surprised.

On this date, the boys meet Boyz II Men and learn to sing “I’ll Make Love to You” so they can perform in front of a live audience. They were pretty good sports about the whole date, even though most of them sounded awful. I had a hard time listening to this again when I was putting together this blog. Once was more than enough! Andi wore Rag & Bone Portabella Leather Shorts ($440), sold-out ASTR Faux-Leather Trim Layer Tank, Rachel Roy Paavi Laser Cut Leather Ankle Boots, and sold-out Tasha Spike Necklace:

Since most of the items were sold-out, I tried recreating this look with similar Halogen Leather Shorts ($198), Pleated Halter Top ($17.80), Michael Kors Graham Booties ($265) or on sale here if you are a size 10 like me, and a spike necklace from Etsy ($12):

At the cocktail party, Andi has fun pulling a little prank on Cody, but he seemed to get a kick out of it. She wore a Cut25 by Yigal Azrouël hot pink one-shoulder dress ($276.50) and Robyn Rhodes Nima Ring in Turquoise/Gold ($99). I found a similar one-shoulder dress from Dress Barn ($70):

Andi had some steamy makeout time with Josh and Marcus and ended up giving Josh the rose. She is so into him, it’s not hard to figure out that he will go far this season.

The next one-on-one date card arrives at the mansion for JJ and reads “Love is timeless.” I thought this was a really interesting date. Andi and JJ got elderly makeovers and spent the day being old together. They seemed to have a lot of fun, which was great, but I think this would have been better as a third or fourth date, not as the first date. They sort of put JJ in the friend zone by doing this. Andi wore a blue cotton dress before her makeover. This Splendid Flowing Woven Dress ($138) is similar or this Eileen Fischer Racerback Dress is a similar style with a different shade of blue ($178):

Back at the house, Ron received an upsetting call that one of his close friends had passed away. He decided to leave and spend time with his family and friends. What a terrible loss, our thoughts and prayers go out to him.

Dylan also shared a heartbreaking story. I wondered why the producers showed that conversation, I wonder if he will be featured more prominently in the next episode and they are setting it up.

JJ and Andi get to take off their makeup for dinner (thank goodness) and get some normal one-on-one time. JJ opens up to her and although I didn’t really see the chemistry, she likes him and gave him the rose. I loved her dress for dinner, it was so beautiful and feminine. It was the Bela Criacao Nicola Dress ($298). I found some similar options in this Arden B. Mesh Back Knit Dress ($59), this Gianni Bini Emma Fitted Mesh Dress ($71.40) or this Lauren Ralph Lauren Crocheted Lace Dress ($184):

She also wore this darling Robyn Rhodes Andi Ring ($75):

This week’s cocktail party was interesting. JJ and Josh confront Andrew about getting a girl’s phone number while they were out to dinner. I’m not sure how much of this was contrived, but I thought it was interesting that the guys got to go out to dinner, when past contestants have been sequestered in the house.

Andi wore a Badgley Mischka Orchid dress ($594) which is now on sale from the first time I mentioned it here last season. This is very similar to what Clare wore the first night of The Bachelor. This look for less at iFitDress.com ($79.99) is still available:

Eric gets some one-on-one time with Andi, but they are interrupted by a flower delivery from Nick. This was a Bachelorette first, but a nice touch from Nick. It was obviously staged by the producers to show up at that exact time. Poor Eric, that totally threw him off his game.

Andi accessorized her look with these Selena Drop Earrings from Melinda Maria ($198) and the Sydney, Morgan, Jaclyn bracelets from Courtney Lee ($145):

At the rose ceremony, Andi sends Brett and Bradley home this week.

What did you think of Andi’s choices this week?

There was on deleted scene this week where we see JJ telling Josh about Andrew getting another girl’s phone number:

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 Three you can watch it online here.

Andi Dorfman posted her Bachelorette blog on People here.

Chris Harrison posted his Week Three blog here.

Former Bachelorette, Emily Maynard posted her thoughts here.

Former Bachelorette, Jillian Harris is blogging this season here.

Former contestant Sharleen Joynt is blogging here.

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

For more Bachelor/Bachelorette posts, click here.

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.

Hooray for the new season of The Bachelorette!  Andi seems like a great choice for this season, smart, beautiful and knows what she wants. If you’ve seen some of the promos for Andi’s season, then you’ve wondered about her gold dress. Well not to fear, I have it and a great look for less. Andi is wearing the Val Stefani Strapless Gown with Sweep Train ($598). DressFirst has a similar dress for $197.99 that is a great alternative. The picture only has pink shown, but they have it in gold:

My big comment as the show kicks off is the promo with Andi talking about how much she loves her job and how awesome it is. Flash forward two minutes and now she is giving it up for a TV show where the majority of the contestants don’t find love. Hmmmmmm…I just felt like that was a sort of misleading intro. It will be interesting to see what Andi does with her life after The Bachelorette is over.

Since we last saw her, Andi has received The Bachelorette makeover. She is looking fit and has gotten rid of that awful ombre hair (normally I like the ombre look, but I didn’t like it on her). She is also getting the wardrobe, as witnessed by her intro shopping trip in California. During the shopping trip she wears the Free People Ethereal Daze Ginger Sheer Panel Envelope Tank ($78):

She also wears the White Double Chain Bar Necklace from BouCou Jewelry ($42):

Andi also tries on this Civilianare Military Dress ($195) maybe we’ll see it sometime this season:

On the beach, Andi wears the Crocheted Lace Shorts from Express ($41.94):

Under her hoodie, Andi wears the Voda Envy Push Up Braid Halter & Hipster Bikini ($77 for the top $51 for the bottom):

As Andi enters the house to greet Chris Harrison and kick off this crazy journey, she wears the A.L.C. Lily Top ($280), which you can get here, here and here. A.L.C. has a similar Harper Twist Back Tank for $165 or you can get this Charlotte Russe version for $4.99:

She is also wearing her beautiful Michael Kors Large Runway Watch ($275) from last season:

Andi’s sister visits to help her get ready for the first night. They fake us out and make us think she is going to wear the gold lame dress, but surprise! She looked stunning in her rose ceremony dress (I’m glad she went with this one as opposed to the gold lame). The dress is designed by Brian Rennie for Basler. This gown is a one of a kind runway piece, which can be produced in each size on demand. If you are interested you can private message Basler here on Facebook. This Floor Length Sleeveless Jewel Embellished Dress ($343) is similar:

If you liked the other dress better, it was the David Meister Pleated Halter Gown ($197.28):

Here are some of the men that stood out to me:

The Good

Marquel – he brought her cookies! Need I say more…

Tasos – gets most creative gimmick for the night. I figured he had to step it up since he’s a wedding planner, but I don’t think the lock thing has ever been done on the first night before, so I liked it.

Eric Hill – Eric seems like a great guy, I’m not sure if he would fit into Andi’s lifestyle, but I can’t imagine what girl wouldn’t want to be his travel companion. This is bittersweet as Eric has since passed away after filming the show. Hopefully, his time on the show will be a tribute to who he was and a chance for the world to know him.

Josh M. – Josh and Andi seem to have a lot in common and she seemed really into him right off the bat.

Nick V. – Nick got the first impression rose, I’m not really sure why, but I think it was because he was so opposite of her normal type and she wanted to try something different for a change.

Chris is probably my favorite. He was super cute and is a successful farmer. I’m not sure he is Andi’s type, but I won’t mind watching him for the next few months.

The Bad

Emil – I’m sorry did he just say “Anal” on TV?

Brett – he brought her a stolen lamp from his hotel room. Other than the fact that she is a district attorney and he just stole a lamp, I don’t get what he was going for. He should have at least had a witty pickup line to accompany the lamp.

Jason – As an urgent care physician you think he would have been smarter than to use a lame pickup line like “I’m a doctor and I can tell that you might have a fever because you look hot.” I probably laughed about this for 20 minutes.

Cody – Cody comes up pushing the limo with a popped collar, need I say more…

JJ – What exactly is a Pantsapreneur? I hate to break it to you but pants have already been invented.

Chris Bukowski – I’m not sure why he came back, but it was totally staged and pointless. The producers obviously set him up to come out there (he wasn’t there for a whole week regardless of what he said). He was miked up and everything. What may have been the wild card factor is Andi not wanting to see him. Which was a wise choice for her, because if she saw what a tool he was on Bachelor Pad that decision was a no brainer.

At the rose ceremony, Andi eliminated: Emil (shocker), Jason, Josh B., Mike and Rudie.

Some of you may have noticed that to accomodate the shortened time, ABC cut out the intro videos that they normally do in the first episode. Well not to worry, I’ve added them below for your viewing pleasure! At the beginning of all of these promos, Andi wears the Aqua Grecian Pleated Blouson ($258). I found a similar Pleated Bodice and Skirt from Eliza J ($158) for one hundred less and there are a few sizes at Nordstrom for $94.80:

We also have a few deleted scenes to watch this week. The first one are the long hair don’t care boys talking hair tips:

In this clip, the Rosemaster himself breaks a glass and reveals that this has happened before:

Who knew that Andi’s dad decided to surprise her on the first night?:

He jokes around with some of the bachelors:

Andi and her dad have a touching moment as she walks him out:

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 the Week One Premiere you can watch it online here.

Andi Dorfman posted her first Bachelorette blog on People here.

Chris Harrison posted his Week One 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 Jason Mesnick and Chris Siegfried’s new Bacheloradio podcast, click here.

For more Bachelor/Bachelorette posts, click here.