The Bachelorette alum Charity Lawson has revealed that she and fiance Dotun Olubeko have hit a bit of a roadblock in their wedding planning process.
"We hopped into it super fast and it was go go go, but then we realized we don't have to go super heavy," Charity, 29, told Us Weekly, referring to how the couple had put their wedding planning on "pause" last year.
"It's just now that we're back into it. It's been really enjoyable just really picking out those intimate details."
Charity said she and Dotun are struggling to finalize the guest count for the wedding.
"I think for us, it's really about narrowing down the guest list and how many people we want," Charity shared.
"There's been so many people that have just played a pivotal role in our love story, and we want everyone there, but again, it's like, we also do want a really intimate ceremony."
Charity and Dotun are therefore working on "locking that in" so they can move on to the next phase of planning.
"It's been really, really beautiful," the bride-to-be explained, "and I think us slowing down has helped us appreciate it a lot more."
Charity noted it's " easy to get caught up" in the details and "get super stressed."
"And I realized that early on," she continued, "which is why I was like, 'Let's just take a breather.'"
Charity previously said that 2024 had served as a "reset" for her since 2023 was a crazy time in her life.
After all, Charity had competed on Zach Shallcross' The Bachelor season, which aired in early 2023, before she starred on The Bachelorette's 20th season later that year.
"This year was all about reset, balancing, coming back to ground zero," Charity noted in December.
"After everything that I went through, I personally just needed to figure out how to balance this new lifestyle and figure out how much I wanted to share, especially my relationship, home life, everything."
Charity had revealed in 2024 that she and Dotun were planning to tie the knot in California in Fall 2025, followed by a second wedding ceremony in Nigeria for Dotun's family.
But in September, Charity told Us that she and Dotun were "taking a beat" and pushing back their wedding timeline, which made many fans concerned about the nature of The Bachelorette couple's relationship.
But Charity reassured fans that she and Dotun were doing just fine.
"I just probably used not the best choice of words, which is the word 'pausing,'" Charity acknowledged.
"The whole thing is that we were just kind of trying to give an update and talking about where we're at with wedding planning, and it is a lot, so we're just taking a moment to decompress."
Charity said she and her fiance just wanted to "make sure" that the process would remain positive and enjoyable for them.
"[We want] to make sure that with wedding planning, it does not take away the joy that we have had in our engagement time and to continue to have so much to look forward to," Charity said at the time.
Charity also reiterated that planning two back-to-back weddings is no simple task.
"We're just trying to do things the right way and take it day by day and really enjoy our time with each other in this time period, so we're all good. Nothing to worry about," The Bachelor alum confirmed.
Because Charity was so busy with work and traveling, she apparently felt a bit overwhelmed and stressed out.
Charity explained to the magazine at the time that she was feeling a lot of pressure to get her wedding together as soon as possible.
"For me, I got in this space where I just felt this constant pressure of, like, 'I need to check off something every month or every week.' And it got to the point where I'm like, 'I don't want to do that right now,'" Charity told the magazine.
Charity said she was "still just easing into life and normalcy again" after a whirlwind experience on The Bachelor's 27th season, The Bachelorette's 20th season, and Dancing with the Stars' 32nd season.
"So I think we're just taking a pause for now. Obviously, we're still getting married," Charity shared at the time.
Now that wedding planning is back on, Charity and Dotun are excited to have their dream wedding.
Charity shared last year how Dotun was adorably "so vocal about" their wedding.
"He literally just wants a good reception -- [good music] and the cake. I don't think I can share it with you guys, but [he's focused on] the flavor and the aesthetic. But I'm definitely going to have more say over the aesthetic," Charity said.
She added, "I'm just glad he's involved and wants to have a say."
Charity said Dotun's interest in their big day "makes it fun" for her and for the both of them.
"It's also less pressure for me, I should say," she noted.
In terms of Charity's wedding dress, she will be donning two looks on her big day.
"Everything changes the moment you put it on," Charity acknowledged.
"My entire [mindset] of where I thought it was going to be is totally different [now]. So it's exciting in a way, but I think also it allows me more freedom now to get creative. One of my dresses is going to be custom, which is super fun! [I love] having the creativity to plan that out."
