After a very public search for love, the longtime Bachelor Nation star got engaged to Mascot Sports CEO Ryan Dawkins in October 2022. They got married in February 2023.
“I couldn’t be happier!” People was the only one Crawley told about Dawkin’s idea. “From where I was a year ago, this was the last thing I expected right now. It’s been a long, hard road, and Ryan has been with me every step of the way.”
The new bride tells PEOPLE about her wedding day: “If I had to relive this day every day for the rest of my life… Not one thing would I change!” She adds, “By far the best day of my life!”
Even though no one knows for sure when they met, they had been dating for at least a year before they made it official on Instagram on Sept. 6. In the weeks that followed, all Crawley and Dawkins did was smile and hold hands.
The news of Crawley’s new boyfriend came after she broke up with Dale Moss for the second time in September 2021. They got engaged after meeting on The Bachelorette just a few weeks before. After the Bachelor Winter Games in 2018, she was also engaged to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard.
Here’s everything you need to know about Dawkin, Crawley’s husband, from his personal life to his work life.
His relationship with Clare Crawley dates back to 2021
The public found out about Dawkins and Crawley’s relationship on September 6, when they made it official on Instagram. However, that wasn’t the start of their relationship. One pinned comment on the Bachelor alum’s engagement post made it sound like she’s been with someone since 2021.
“Finally. You’re still so f—ing cute after a year, “the message said.
He prefers to keep a low profile
Based on his private Instagram page, Crawley’s husband probably likes to keep his personal life out of the spotlight. Even though Dawkins has been on Crawley’s Instagram since the couple got engaged and got married, Crawley told PEOPLE that Dawkins “doesn’t care” about fame or attention.
She said, “What he really wants is my heart, and he tells me over and over again how much he loves me.” “It’s something I’ve never done before. Having him in my life has been such a blessing.”
He’s a father of two daughters
Even though his Instagram profile is private, he says a few things about himself and his family in his bio.
His bio says “Girl Dad,” and an emoji of two people standing next to each other shows that he has two daughters.
On October 17, 2022, Dawkins replied to a fan’s question about his daughters on Crawley’s Instagram Story. “What do your girls think about Clare being their stepmother?”
He answered, and he said it to his then-fiancée “Oh my god, they are totally crazy about you. They care so much about you.”
He’s a competitive athlete
Dawkins has a small note in his Instagram bio that hints at his athletic background. On his LinkedIn, he goes into more detail about his athletic involvement. The “competitive athlete” has taken part in a number of Ironman events, according to his professional profile.
Not only is he competitive, but he is also successful: In the Race Across America from San Diego to Atlantic City, his team of four people came in second.
He has a sports-related profession
Dawkins started a career in sports when he was 25 and a graduate student at San Francisco State University. He did this because he loved sports. He was the president and founder of Project Sport, a company that focused on running and cycling and did sports marketing and event production.
The company was bought by Raceforce, LCC in 2014. Since then, he has used his skills to become the CEO of Mascot Sports, where he is in charge of running the business. Dawkin’s LinkedIn says that the business helps clients with sponsorship strategy, experiential marketing, and athlete representation.
He proposed to Crawley twice
Dawkins asked Crawley out at the RiSE Festival. He also asked her out in front of her mom, who has Alzheimer’s and dementia.
“We went back to Sacramento, and he asked my mom for her blessing again, got down on one knee again, and proposed to me again in front of my mom, which is so sweet,” Crawley said on The Ben and Ashley I. Almost Famous Podcast.
On February 1, PEOPLE confirmed that Crawley and Dawkins got married in a small ceremony in Sacramento, California.
