LAUREN
THE BASICS Raised in Portland, Oregon, flight attendant Bushnell now lives in the Marina del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles. She holds a BA from Washington state’s Whitworth University.
CORNY OPENING LINE Upon meeting Higgins, the Alaska Airlines employee quipped, “I hope that you’re ready to take off on this journey together.”
HIS INITIAL IMPRESSION “Seeing Lauren for the first time is really the closest thing that I’ve ever felt to love at first sight.”
FAMILY OBJECTIONS “Naturally, I have some doubts,” Bushnell’s sister, Mollie, 24, told Higgins during the hometown date, when he also met Bushnell’s dad, Dave, 53, mom Kristin, 54, and brothers Bryant, 21, and Brett, 18.
HER “I LOVE YOU” SPEECH “I’ve been meaning to tell you something. . . . I am completely in…
