All The Clues Aven Gets Engaged To Rachel On The Bachelorette

Spoilers for The Bachelorette Season 19. Bachelor Nation is several weeks into another journey towards love, and one of our guides on this journey is Rachel Recchia. Along with Gabby Windey, the bachelorettes changed the rules and switched up the rose ceremony procedure for the season. With the contestants (mostly) sorted into separated groups, Rachel now has narrowed down her pool of suitors, and one of her frontrunners seems to be Aven Jones. The rumor mill hints that he might be here to stay, especially after their one-on-one date in Bruges, Belgium during Week 5.

Here’s all that we know about Rachel and Aven’s journey on The Bachelorette.

Aven & Rachel’s One-On-One Bachelorette Date

Their date came on the heels of Logan attempting to switch his dating group, so the stakes were high. Things started off in a horse-drawn carriage, where Rachel told the cameras that she and Aven have had a solid foundation from the beginning. She also told Aven, himself, that she feels “really safe” with him, adding that all she wants is romance.

They went on to talk to strangers, who just happened to be making wedding veils in the middle of Brussels, which obviously sparked feelings of romance and weddings. “I feel like everything today has been so perfect,” Rachel said, before the duo went on to share more kisses atop a brick tower. They finished off their one-on-one with a candlelit dinner.

It was here where Aven spoke about his need for stability, and “feeling secure that someone isn’t going to just dip out on me.” He spoke about splitting time between his mom and his dad, typically only talking to his mom over the phone. “I just really never saw her that much.” However, they did get close when he got older. So close in fact that she made Aven a rubber bracelet as a good luck charm. Seeing how hard these last couple weeks had been hard for Rachel, he offered her the charm in order to help her along in her process. “You are turning this around, just starting with that,” she said.

“I want to do my best to remind her, that I’m here for her,” Aven told cameras, before telling Rachel, “I’m so honored we’re on this path together.” He went on to gush, adding that he’s “never felt this strong, or this natural of a connection so quickly.” They went outside and kissed in front of obligatory fireworks, after which he told cameras that he “sees her as his future wife. To end the segment, Rachel called their date “the perfect night,” adding, “I could easily see myself falling in love with Aven, and I feel like I’m almost there.”

Their Hometown Date In Salem, Massachusetts

Rachel travelled to meet Aven in Salem, Massachusetts, and she did so on the heels of a stressful hometown date with Tino. And before Rachel even met his parents, she was apprehensive about some more disapproving parents. Rachel and Aven went to meet the Love Witch of Salem at a mystic shop beforehand, hoping for some good fortune. The had a spell performed on their behalf, wherein the witch tried to cast a love spell in their honor, however, one of the shops glass tables collapsed shortly thereafter, which doesn’t seem like a good omen.

Rachel and Aven went ahead and met with his parents, who, as we learned don’t spend much time together since their separation. Aven’s dad was the first to take aside Rachel for a conversation, “I have absolutely thought about my future with Aven,” she said, when asked about how they would work in the real world. His dad reiterated his questions about Rachel’s intentions towards Aven, and seemed relatively happy with Rachel’s pragmatic approach to the process. Then came time to meet with Aven’s mom, during which his mom explained how she could see the excitement on her son’s face. Elsewhere in the restaurant, Aven and his dad spoke about how he’s essentially ready to get married to Rachel as soon as he gets the go ahead. Excited by his son’s answer, his dad couldn’t have seemed more content with the idea of Rachel joining the family.

Once outside, Aven told Rachel that he’s falling in love with her, solidifying a massive step forward for the couple. Shortly after, Rachel told the cameras that she was falling in love with him too, “this could be my happy ending,” she said.

Do Rachel & Aven Get Engaged On The Bachelorette?

While we can’t know for sure who will get Rachel’s final rose, there are some clues from the months' worth of fan speculation that has been floating around the internet. Thanks to TV blogger Reality Steve, we already know who’s going to be in Rachel’s final four, and Aven is included among them. Making it to the final four doesn’t necessarily mean you’re destined to bend on one knee, but getting to the hometown visits stage is a telltale sign that a proposal might be on the horizon.

One other signal that Rachel and Aven may end up together comes from fans speculating on Reddit. Reddit user workingbach13 noted that Rachel appeared to post a photo from the same safe house that Clayton Echard and Susie Evans stayed in after they got engaged. The safe house is a private residence where season winners reside after filming to keep their engagement a secret. This Reddit theory creates a timeline surrounding Rachel and Gabby’s appearance at a promo event in Nashville on June 11. The photo that Rachel posted was added on June 9, which means that Rachel might have left the safe house on June 10. During that time, Aven was spotted in Texas with Nayte from Michelle’s season during Rachel’s stay at the safe house.

It could mean one of two things. Aven strategically posted on his Instagram so that his and Rachel’s posts didn’t overlap and raise suspicions. Or it might just reveal a relationship didn’t work out between the two. Either way, fans are only weeks away from finding out if Aven and Rachel found true love with each other.