Nick Viall and fiancée Natalie Joy host welcome party to kick off wedding

Nick Viall and Natalie Joy kicked off their wedding weekend with a country celebration.

The lovebirds welcomed their wedding guests to the bride-to-be’s family estate in Savannah, Ga., Friday evening with an outdoor party full of drinks, fun and even some bull riding.

Viall, 43, and Joy, 25, showed off moments from the lively party in a video they jointly shared on Instagram Saturday morning.

“The welcome party was giving love and country chic,” the “Bachelor” alum and his fiancée captioned the post.

The footage showed the bride and groom’s family and friends — including influencer Remi Bader, Bachelor Nation stars Jared Haibon, Ashley Iaconetti and newly single Victoria Fuller — enjoying the party.

The couple also shared video of them holding hands, surrounded by majestic white horses and cuddling their 2-month-old daughter, River Rose.

Joy wore a cream silk and lace high-low dress, which she paired with a thick lace choker, long earrings and tan cowgirl boots.

Viall, meanwhile, wore a black suit that he accessorized with a country flare, including a black cowboy hat, a belt with a thick silver belt buckle and a bolo tie with a turquoise clasp.

The pair also posted a series of black and white photos taken with the white horses. In the adorable snaps, the lovers walked hand-in-hand, twirled around together and pet the horses.

“Welcome to the welcome party!!” they captioned the sweet pictures.

Joy also re-posted several clips that her wedding guests shared via their Instagram Stories.

One video showed her and Viall sitting at a table decorated with a white cloth, baby’s breath and white pillar candles in cylindrical vases, while a guest gave a speech.

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Leading up to the nuptials, Joy told People she wanted to lean into the county theme due to their wedding’s rural location.

“It’s super formal but on an animal farm,” the surgical technologist explained in November 2023.

“So I want to make sure it’s giving that chicness and elegance that we want but still the fun juxtaposition of it being on an animal farm with horse manure.”

Viall added at the time that he thought her family’s estate was “stunning.”

“It’s a beautiful piece of property that her family is blessed to have,” the “Viall Files” podcaster also noted. “It’s this beautiful backdrop where we’re going to be immersed in nature.”

Viall and Joy got engaged in January 2023 after two years of dating.

They announced they were expecting their first child together last August.