The Bachelorette (season 7)


The seventh season of The Bachelorette, an ABC reality television series, premiered on May 23, 2011, featuring Ashley Hebert dating 25 men. Hebert was rejected by Brad Womack on the fifteenth season of The Bachelor, where she was the second runner-up. The season concluded with Ashley choosing J.P. Rosenbaum as her fiancé. The couple was married December 1, 2012 and now live in Miami, Florida.

Contestants

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlace
Jordan Paul "J.P." Rosenbaum34Roslyn, New YorkConstruction ManagerWinner1
Benjamin "Ben" Flajnik28Sonoma, CaliforniaWine MakerRunner-up2
Constantine Tzortzis30Atlanta, GeorgiaRestaurant OwnerWeek 93
Ames Brown31Chadds Ford, PennsylvaniaPortfolio ManagerWeek 84
Lucas Daniels30Odessa, TexasOilfield Equipment DistributorWeek 75
Ryan Park31San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSolar Energy ExecutiveWeek 76
Blake Julian27Steamboat Springs, ColoradoDentistWeek 67
Ryan "Mickey" McLean31Rochester, New YorkChefWeek 68
Nicholas "Nick" Peterson26Odessa, FloridaPersonal TrainerWeek 59
William Holman30Fostoria, OhioCellular Phone SalesmanWeek 510
Benjamin "Ben" Castoriano28Lake Charles, LouisianaLawyerWeek 511
Weston "West" Lee30Walhalla, South CarolinaLawyerWeek 412
Christopher "Chris" Drish25Moline, IllinoisSports Marketing CoordinatorWeek 313–14
Jeffrey "Jeff" Medolla35St. Louis, MissouriEntrepreneurWeek 313–14
Bentley Williams28Alpine, UtahBusinessmanWeek 315
Matthew "Matt" Colombo28Bridgewater, MassachusettsOffice Supply SalesmanWeek 216–18
Ryan Miller27Novi, MichiganConstructor EstimatorWeek 216–18
Stephen D'Amico27Portland, ConnecticutHairstylistWeek 216–18
Anthony Santucci28Saddle River, New JerseyButcherWeek 119–24
Christian "Chris" Malhomme27Gibbons, AlbertaConstruction Company CEOWeek 119–24
Francis "Frank" Carpenter29Anchorage, AlaskaCollege Admissions DirectorWeek 119–24
Jonathan "Jon" Ellsworth26Vancouver, WashingtonE-Commerce ExecutiveWeek 119–24
Michael Burns29Providence, Rhode IslandTechnology SalesmanWeek 119–24
Robert "Rob" Dahm27Monroe, MichiganTechnology ExecutiveWeek 119–24
Timothy "Tim" McCormack35Massapequa, New YorkLiquor DistributorWeek 125

Future Appearances

The Bachelor

Ben Flajnik was chosen as the bachelor for the sixteenth season of The Bachelor.

Bachelor Pad

Ames Brown, Blake Julian, and William Holman, returned for the second season of Bachelor Pad. Brown quit during week 2. Holman was eliminated during week 4. Julian and his partner, Erica Rose, were eliminated during week 5, finishing in 5th place. Nick Peterson returned for the third season of Bachelor Pad. He finished as the sole winner for that season.

Bachelor in Paradise

Peterson returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. He left Paradise in a relationship with his partner, Samantha Steffen.

Call-out order

Episodes

After filming

Blake Julian, who finished 7th/8th for this season and is currently married to contestant Holly Durst, whom he met on Bachelor Pad.

Wedding

Hebert and Rosenbaum were married on December 1, 2012, with their wedding airing on ABC on December 16, 2012. They had a garden wedding in Pasadena, California. Their guests from the Bachelor franchise included former Bachelorettes Trista Sutter, with husband Ryan Sutter; Jillian Harris; Emily Maynard; Sean Lowe; and Jason and Molly Mesnick.

Children

On September 30, 2014, the couple welcomed their first child, son Fordham Rhys Rosenbaum; new father J.P. tweeted the happy news that same day. On November 5, 2016 they welcomed their first daughter, Essex Reese Rosenbaum.