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.