Of course, that made dating a challenge too.
That all changed in 2020, however, when Pennington began dating his now-wife, Kellee Merrell.
So what’s life like for the infamous former bachelor now that he’s finally off the market?
Let’s go inside Ty Pennington and Kellee Merrell’s relationship.
Yet a romance didn’t necessarily bloom between them right away.
He even admitted toPeople, “I have admired Kellee from afar for years.”
However, it seemed to have helped move their relationship along much faster than it would have otherwise.
He continued, “You just feel happy being around a person.”
She also further proved his belief that something good was still going to happen for him.
“It’s the ‘yes’ for me,” Pennington shared in the caption.
He admitted himself to People, “I never thought I would get married, but she changed that.
Glad I waited for the one.”
I’m so happy for you both!!!"
She’s a keeper."
Because of that, the couple decided to get married in the backyard of their Savannah home instead.
It’s clear from Pennington’ssocial mediathat he and Merrell still ended up having their dream wedding day.
He gushed to People, “It’s been a wonderful thing.
Just refurb-ing and redoing this incredibly old house.”
For Pennington in particular, that was trusting Merrell’s opinions, despite his home renovation expertise.
Outside their home, the couple is seemingly enjoying living in Savannah too.
Pennington often shares posts of them out, taking in what their city has to offer.
Of course, Pennington also often uses his social media to share how special Merrell is.
He’s expressed his gratitude for her as well on more than one occasion.
Instead of getting annoyed when he got the date wrong, she apparently had a good laugh over it.
Having that dynamic is apparently important to Pennington.
Yet that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like to travel with Merrell.
He even wrote in the caption of onephoto, “God it’s good to be back Miami!”
The twosome was able to keep a relatively low profile, which led to speculation about their relationship.
We’re definitely a team."
It seems that Bock wasn’t pushing Pennington to marry her either.
She once told Star (viaThe Hollywood Gossip), “We don’t need to get married.
We’re having such a good time now.”
Pennington almost dated many other women too.
After he heard what he had to do for the show though, he apparently turned it down.
That obviously worked out for the best since he eventually found Merrell instead.
I love kids."
