Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt were a match made in Paradise after finding love and getting engaged on Bachelor in Paradise season 7.
While Joe and Serena were head-over-heels for each other early on, things got rocky after Joe’s ex-girlfriend Kendall Long arrived on the beach. Kendall left soon after when she realized that Joe and Serena were endgame but returned a second time in the season finale.
“I don’t have any resentment [at Kendall] — it was a little confusing,” Joe exclusively told Us after the October 2021 finale. “The timing, I would say, wasn’t the best. I was just really focused on Serena and getting to that moment. I had a ring in my back pocket. It was more like, ‘OK, I get that you’re here, you know, I wish you the best, but it’s not the time. Now is not the time.’ But I hope she’s happy.”
After Joe’s televised proposal, he and Serena started their real-life journey together, eloping in October 2022 at a local courthouse before marrying a second time in September 2023 with friends and family in attendance.
In summer 2026, the pair faced an unforeseen challenge when Joe had to undergo brain surgery to remove a tumor. Serena, however, was there every step of the way and Joe successfully recovered by their third wedding anniversary that September.
Scroll down for a look at Joe and Serena’s romance from the start: