Kelsey Weier, the Iowa native who rose to national attention as a pageant winner and a contestant on The Bachelor, has married professional basketball player Matt Thomas. The couple, long-distance at times while Thomas pursued a career in Europe, announced their engagement last summer and confirmed their wedding this month with photos on social media.
The ceremony and the timeline
The engagement came in July 2025, when Thomas proposed during a stay at a wellness resort in Arizona. Sources and the couple’s public posts show the pair exchanged vows earlier this month; Weier shared images from the day on her Instagram account.
Details about where the two first met and the exact start date of their relationship have not been disclosed. Public records and posts indicate they were together by 2023, when Weier relocated to Europe to be near Thomas while he played overseas.
What we know about Matt Thomas’s career
Matt Thomas played college basketball at Iowa State before embarking on a professional career that has included time in Spain, the NBA and several European clubs. His movements between leagues explain the couple’s international lifestyle and the timing of Weier’s move abroad.
| Stage | Team / League | Years (selected) |
|---|---|---|
| College | Iowa State | — |
| Early pro | Spain (various) | Before 2019 |
| NBA | Toronto, Utah, Chicago | 2019–2022 (parts of seasons) |
| Return to Europe | Panathinaikos; Alba Berlin; Granada; Besiktas | 2023–2026 (selected engagements) |
Kelsey Weier’s public background
Kelsey Weier first entered the national spotlight as Miss Iowa USA in 2017 and later competed at Miss USA. Her television profile rose again when she appeared on the 24th season of The Bachelor, which filmed in 2019 and aired in early 2020; she finished among the final four contestants. She returned briefly to Bachelor Nation on the seventh season of Bachelor in Paradise the following year.
- Engagement: July 2025, at a wellness resort in Arizona.
- Marriage: confirmed earlier this month; wedding photos posted publicly.
- Relationship timeline: together since at least 2023; Weier lived in Europe during portions of Thomas’s overseas seasons.
For fans of reality television and followers of professional sports, this union underscores a few broader trends: the increasing public visibility of athletes’ private lives, the logistical strain of cross-border relationships, and the continued attention surrounding personalities who move between pageants and reality TV.
Neither partner has released a detailed statement about future plans. Given Thomas’s ongoing professional commitments in Europe, the couple’s next steps—whether to base themselves in the United States, Europe, or alternate between both—will likely shape their public schedules and appearances in the months ahead.
Photos shared by Weier show a joyful ceremony and several candid moments; beyond that, the couple has maintained a relatively private personal life compared with other public figures who built careers in reality television and sport.
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