Former “Golden Bachelorette” Joan Vassos and her fiance Chock Chapple spent Christmas together with their kids, and Vassos shared a series of photos from the day to her Instagram page.
Her photos make it clear that she, Chapple and their blended families are still going strong.
In the photos, Vassos and Chapple posed in front of a Christmas tree. She also shared photos of their kids, piles of Christmas presents, and stockings. “Merry Golden Christmas from our family to yours! ✨🎁” Vassos wrote with one post, including the hashtag #firstchristmastogether.
One photo in the collage showed that it was a large family affair.
In a video, Vassos revealed that the couple was “celebrating our first Christmas together here in Maryland,” which is where Vassos lives. Chapple lives in Kansas. “And then I’m headed to Kansas on the 28th to spend “our first New Year’s Eve together” with Chapple and his friends, Vassos said in the video.
“I’m just thankful that I have my one, finally,” Vassos said.
“Golden Bachelorette” host Jesse Palmer was among those who quickly weighed in on Vassos’s comment thread. “Merry Christmas everyone!!!! ❤️” Palmer wrote.
Fans responded positively on the comment thread. “Merry Christmas to you and your family Joan. That pastel decorated white tree is so pretty. My taste to perfection. Whoever designed it, great job. What a beautiful family and so glad your spending it with Chock there also.❤️💚❤️” wrote one person.
“Merry Christmas to a wonderful couple and family. Love seeing those smiles! ❤️” wrote another.
Others commented on the fact that Chapple’s name “Chock” was on a stocking, and that there was a furry chair labeled “boomer” in one present-laden photo.
Chock Chapple Also Posted Photos of Joan Vassos on His Instagram Page for Christmas
Chapple also posted the photos to his Instagram page, writing with one of them, “Happy Holidays Bachelor Nation, from @joan_vassos & I!”
The couple also posted a joint video on Christmas Eve in which Vassos revealed that it was the “longest we’ve been apart.”
Chapple said they hadn’t seen each other for “two weeks,” and Vassos said that it “seemed longer.”
“It did,” Chapple said. “I think absence really does make the heart grow fonder,” Vassos said in the video.
“We really missed each other,” Chapple said, to which Vassos responded, “I missed you.”
The couple wished people “happy holidays” and shared a kiss.
