Melissa Rycroft, a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, will be getting married on Saturday, December 12, 2009 to Tye Strickland, a 28-year-old insurance agent from Dallas. The couple met three years ago in Dallas, Texas, both of their hometowns. Tye was determined to marry his former girlfriend Melissa Rycroft, 26, but there was one problem: Rycroft had gone on ABC’s The Bachelor as a contestant and got engaged to Jason Mesnick. According to an August 3, 2009 article by People Magazine, Jason and Melissa broke off their engagement and only six months later, Melissa happily agreed to walk down the aisle with her hometown sweetheart, Tye Stickland. The wedding, which will be attended by family and close friends, will be held in Mexico. It was reported that Type proposed to Melissa on June 25, 2009, with a diamond and blue natural sapphire engagement ring from The Natural Sapphire Company. Melissa reportedly said of the ring, that she “saw it and just screamed.” We wish the best of luck and happiness to the newlyweds.

Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland