November 9, 2019, 3:31 pm
Happy "double Bates birthday" to Alyssa Webster and Kade Smith! Alyssa is 25, and Kade is one.
Tori (Bates) Smith, Bobby Smith, Kade Smith
John Webster, Allie Webster, Alyssa (Bates) Webster,
Lexi Webster, Allie Webster
Photos courtesy of UPtv, John and Alyssa Webster
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November 9, 2019, 6:13 pm
There has been a lot of excitement in the Bates family over the past two days, following Khloe's arrival on Thursday. As you can imagine, Zach and Whitney have had plenty of visitors. The Bates are always thrilled to pieces when new babies are born.
Kelton Balka, Willow Balka (almost 4 months old),
Josie Balka, Khloe Bates
Photo courtesy of Kelton and Josie Balka
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November 11, 2019, 1:54 pm
Evan and Carlin
"I don't even know how to cook. How am I supposed to know how to set this stuff up?"-Carlin Bates (now Carlin Stewart)In TV time, the wedding countdown has begun, and Carlin and Evan are rushing to get their house set up before the big day. But they have already received a ton of gifts, and finding places for all their new belongings proves to be a more difficult task than they had imagined.
Photo/video courtesy of UPtv
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November 12, 2019, 2:17 pm
Michaela Keilen, Kelly Bates, Erin Paine
Only one week to go until Carlin and Evan's wedding special! This Thursday on a new episode of
Bringing Up Bates, the future Mr. and Mrs. Stewart set their house up, work on a duet for the ceremony, and pick up their marriage license. Meanwhile, Michael and Brandon settle into their Tennessee home, and Michael shares her nursing school plans. You'll also witness a photo shoot for the Bates Sisters Boutique.
Gil Bates, Carlin Bates, Evan Stewart
Lawson Bates and Gil Bates
Kelly Bates
Kelly Bates and Tori Smith
Thursday, November 147am ET: The Best is Yet to Come9pm ET: Home is Where the Heart Is NEW!As their wedding day gets closer and closer, Carlin and Evan get busy fixing up their future home. With all the unpacking, can they find the time to finish writing the duet they plan to sing at the ceremony, or will this turn into a musical disaster? Now that Michaella and Brandon have moved back to Tennessee, the eldest Bates daughter is anxious to settle into her new house. While the family helps her move in, Kelly Jo chats with Michaella about her nursing school plans. Meanwhile, Carlin, Whitney, and Erin have a photo shoot for their new dress business, and many of the Bates try their hand at modeling. And later, our busy bride checks off one last remaining item on her wedding to-do list, as she and Evan head to the courthouse to get their marriage license! 30 MinutesPhotos courtesy of UPtv
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November 14, 2019, 6:30 pm
Bringing Up Bates "Home is Where the Heart is"- The Keilens are back in Tennessee! Lawson and Nathan stop by their house in Norris to deliver furniture and mow the grass. Brandon is still in Chicago tying up lose ends at work, but he will join Michael the following day.
- “I mean, it’s almost like a dream come true,” says Gil of the Smiths and Keilens moving back to East Tennessee.
- “I know you’re going to be crazy busy with school, but if you ever decide that you want a side job, I’m always hiring tutors,” says Kelly. Michael responds that she could stop by the big house every afternoon from 3:30-5:30, before Brandon finishes work.
- “I think family is one of God’s most precious gifts,” says Michael.
- The week of the wedding, Evan comes into town to help Carlin set up the house, which is also in Norris. While they are putting gifts away in their kitchen, with Warden as a chaperone, they have a disagreement about the definition of a pot versus a pan.
- Carlin and Evan also practice the duet that they will sing at their wedding ceremony. Evan still hasn’t finished writing it. “I definitely had a lot of things that I imagined that we’d do at our wedding, and now that it’s getting closer, I’m like, ‘I don’t know if we got time to do that, let’s ex that off,’” says Carlin. “But I think our song’s the one thing…I just can’t make myself mark that one off, even though it’s a lot of work.”
- Later, Kelly and some of the sisters get together with photographer friend Taryn Yager for a dress boutique photo shoot. “I don’t know why we decided to start the boutique right before my wedding, but whatever, we did!” exclaims Carlin, smiling.
- Erin, Whitney, and Carlin take photos for the boutique every week, and they always offer to pay the other girls to model for them. “We attempt to model,” says Carlin. “We do not call ourselves models.”
- Carlin and Evan are planning to get their marriage license later that day, but Carlin is concerned because Evan’s clothes don’t match hers. “We don’t have to match to get our marriage license,” Evan tells his bride. “Yes we have to match getting our marriage license,” insists Carlin.
- At the courthouse, when the clerk asks for Carlin’s social security number, she has to pull out her phone. Gil says he knows it. “I don’t know how people remember that many numbers,” says Carlin. Gil laughs.
- The couple receives a 60% discount for completing marriage counseling. “I’m glad to know that even the state recognizes there’s benefits to getting marriage counseling before you’re married,” says Gil, who paid for Carlin and Evan’s marriage counseling because he believes in it so much.
- “I’m happy for them, but it’s hard to let go of her, and this really makes me realize, this is the real thing, and it’s fixin’ to happen in just a few days,” says Gil. Kelly is so busy with prep that she doesn’t expect to go through her “crying spell” until after Carlin leaves.
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November 15, 2019, 1:48 pm
Khloe Bates is eight days old, and she couldn't be any cuter. Do you think she looks like her sister Kaci?
Newborn Khloe Bates
Newborn Kaci Bates, June 2016
Photos courtesy of Zach and Whitney Bates
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November 15, 2019, 8:29 pm
Zach Bates
"We kind of grew up thinking it was a person because we were all around it so much and playing with it so much."-Zach In this Bates Legends clip, Zach Bates and Michael Keilen, the oldest Bates siblings, share the story of their well-tempered horse, which was more like a member of the family than a pet.
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Photo/video courtesy of UPtv
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November 17, 2019, 6:32 am
Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go! Alyssa Webster and her girls made the seven-hour trek from their home in Florida up to Papa Bill and Mama Jane's farm in South Carolina. John wasn't able to go, but the Webster ladies are there for a week. The family farm, which is where Gil and his brother and sister grew up, is a favorite destination for Gil and Kelly and their kids.
Alyssa Webster, Lexi Webster, Zoey Webster, Allie Webster
Photo courtesy of Alyssa and John Webster
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November 19, 2019, 6:38 am
Gil Bates and Carlin Bates
"You look like a real princess. You are a princess."-Gil BatesThis Thursday at 9pm ET/8pm CT, tune in to UPtv for the season finale of
Bringing Up Bates season nine. It's the one-hour Bates/Stewart wedding episode--bring on the tears! In the sneak peek video below, Gil sees Carlin in her wedding dress for the first time.
Photo/video courtesy of UPtv
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November 20, 2019, 11:25 pm
It's the big 3-0 for another one of the Bates family members! Happy birthday, John Webster. Hope it's the best one yet.
Alyssa and John Webster
Fall 2019
John and Alyssa Webster
Zoey Webster, Lexi Webster, Allie Webster
The Websters
2019
John and Allie
2017
John Webster, Alyssa Webster, Allie Jane Webster
John and Alyssa
2015
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November 21, 2019, 8:16 am
In case you haven't heard, tonight is the
Bringing Up Bates season eight finale. We know that this is sad news for our readers, but you can rest assured that another season is in the works. And tonight's
Bringing Up Bates season finale will be one hour long and will feature Carlin and Evan's fairy tale wedding.
Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart
Practicing their dance moves
Carlin Bates and her bridesmaids
Ring bearers
Trace Bates and girlfriend Chaney
Bridesmaids
Carlin Bates (now Carlin Stewart)
Photos courtesy of UPtv
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November 21, 2019, 6:28 pm
The
Bringing Up Bates episode featuring Carlin and Evan's wedding is airing right now on UPtv. During their wedding ceremony, the couple sings a duet written by Evan. In the video below, you'll hear a preview of the song. You can
purchase the full song on iTunes or
listen to it on Spotify.
Photo courtesy of Aubree Belle Photography/UPtv; video courtesy of UPtv
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November 21, 2019, 7:00 pm
Bringing Up Bates "A Wedding Worth the Wait"- The wedding is almost here! Carlin and Evan are practicing their first dance, to a song that Lawson wrote. “I had never imagined that this could just get this complicated,” Lawson says of the dance steps.
- “I’m thinking y’all are going to need a lot more practice before Saturday,” says Trace, chuckling.
- “I feel like, if you stumble and mess up the whole dance but you get the ending right, it’s okay,” says Carlin.
Carlin arrives at the nail salon with her best friend, Joy (Duggar) Forsyth. “My friendship with Joy is just such a treasure to me,” says Carlin. “So for her to be here is just so sweet, to spend that last bit of time single with your best friend.”Erin and Tori, who are also bridesmaids, arrive soon after.
“Carlin is so sweet,” says Erin. “I think she’s pretty much asked my opinion about every little detail about her wedding, which makes me feel so honored and special. I feel like, ‘Wow, I’m getting to kind of redo my wedding in a way and change up all my choices.’” Chad laughs. - It’s 94 degrees during the rehearsal. Carlin’s wedding Bates party is the largest so far, with 12 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen.
- As the couple stands before Gil, one of the two officiants, he encourages them to stand close. Carlin puts her arm around Evan’s neck, but Gil puts the kibosh on that. “Hey, hey, woah, no, we’re not into that!” he exclaims. “You’ve got 23 more hours and 27 minutes.”
- After the rehearsal, everyone is eager to get to the rehearsal dinner, which is in an air-conditioned building. The Stewarts have done an amazing job. Carlin stands up and shares heart-felt words of gratitude with her parents and siblings. Evan does the same. “I thought Carlin’s speech was wonderful,” says Lawson. “…It really just shows how close everybody is and how many memories there are.”
- On the day of the wedding, all the ladies get ready together, while the groomsmen quickly put their clothes on and then enjoy refreshments and games in a room at the venue.
- During pictures, Callie breaks down. “On the day of the wedding, it just starts dawning on me that they’re leaving for good,” says Callie. Carlin gives her a big hug.
- Another emotional moment comes when Gil sees Carlin in her dress for the first time. The bride gives her dad a tie with the inscription, ‘I’ll always be your little girl.’
- Just before Carlin walks down the aisle, Erin and Whitney pray with her. “I don’t thing [Carlin] could have picked a more perfect place for her and Evan to have their day at,” says Lawson.
- Evan sees the dress for the first time when Carlin walks down the aisle, and he gets quite emotional.
- “It’s a hot day, so I have been informed that my charge needs to be short and sweet,” says Gil during the ceremony. At the altar, he reminds Carlin and Evan to cherish each other and not to let anything come between them. “Carlin, you treat this man like he’s Superman, and he will be Superman,” encourages Gil. “The more you brag on him, they better he’ll get. It just works for all guys. You tell them they’re good, even if they can’t fix anything…they’ll find out how to do it. They want to be your hero.”
- The couple exchanges traditional vows. When it’s time to sing the duet, they pull it off beautifully. “Baby I’m going to show you, with every step that I take, all of my ‘I dos,’ vows that I make.”
- When it’s supposed to be time for the kiss, Evan’s pastor says, “Let us pray,” which is apparently something that he has done during past weddings. After the prayer comes the kiss.
- Carlin and Evan run down the aisle and disappear. They arrive at the reception a short while later. The guests have been fed, and it’s time to cut the cake, made by Kelly’s sister Kay. Carlin and Evan do end up rubbing cake on each other’s faces.
- Ethan, Whitney, and Erin give speeches. During hers, Erin makes a cryptic announcement: “So it’s my bet that out of all of Mom and Dad’s children that you will be the best to have the most children. Me personally, I’ve made my contribution, contributions. Four is getting close.”
- The guests look around, wondering why Erin said four instead of three. “Oh, sorry, four,” says Erin. “Yes, I’m pregnant, for everybody that didn’t get that.” Everyone cheers.
- “I accidentally slipped,” says Erin later. “I was not planning on that. I think it’s just cause it’s on my mind. Like I’m so shocked at myself for having four children. I mean, that’s a huge feat.”
- After the speeches, everyone gathers around the outdoor dance floor and watches the couple share their first dance. Then comes the daddy-daughter dance. “Just watching Carlin enjoy that time with Dad, knowing the effort that Dad put into it--because he doesn’t dance--they did a beautiful job together, and it was just a really sweet time knowing how much it meant to her and knowing that he was willing to do anything to make her day special,” says Michael.
- The episode ends with the sparkler send-off, and the couple drives away in a green sports car.
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November 21, 2019, 7:42 pm
UPtv has requested that we pass on an
exciting announcement to our readers.
This evening, the
Bringing Up Bates episode featuring Carlin and Evan's wedding aired on TV. It was one hour long, but of course it didn't include the entire wedding ceremony--just bits and pieces, as well as footage from the rehearsal and reception. What if we told you that you can watch the ceremony in it's entirety, shot by multiple cameras, just as Carlin and Evan's wedding guests did?
For the first time ever, UPtv is making a full Bates wedding ceremony available to viewers, via its online streaming service, UP Faith and Family. If you aren't yet an UP Faith and Family subscriber, you can start your subscription with a 14-day free trial. Once you log in, the wedding ceremony will not be listed with the regular
Bringing Up Bates episodes. It will be found in a series titled "You're Invited."
Visit the UP Faith and Family site to begin.
If you enjoy this blog, be sure to visit Ellie's other blogs (
NashvilleWife.com and
DuggarFamilyBlog.com).
Artwork courtesy of UPtv; photo courtesy of Aubree Belle Photography/UPtv
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November 23, 2019, 9:01 am
Whitney Bates, Carlin Stewart, Erin Paine
"I really think that this plant is really important. It does need to survive, if this is like your unity plant. I mean, it's not a good sign if it dies really soon. So you'd better water it."-Erin Paine When it comes to the unity ceremony at a wedding, there are a lot of options. You can light a candle, pour sand, tie a braid or knot, take Communion, wash each other's feet...and the list goes on. During their wedding, Carlin and Evan chose to plant a tree (video below).
Photo/video courtesy of UPtv
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November 25, 2019, 4:02 pm
Kelly "Granny" Bates and Khloe Bates
Khloe Bats is 18 days old! As you can imagine, Zach and Whitney Bates and the rest of the Bates clan are enjoying all the newborn snuggles. Erin Paine is due with Holland Grace Paine in December, She delivered early with all three of her other babies, so it won't be long before you'll be reading another birth announcement.
If you enjoy this blog, be sure to visit Ellie's other blogs (
NashvilleWife.com and
DuggarFamilyBlog.com).
Photo courtesy of Gil and Kelly Bates
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November 27, 2019, 9:11 am
Carson Paine, Erin Paine, Holland Paine
Everly Paine, Chad Paine, Brooklyn Paine
Khloe Bates is no longer the youngest Bates grandchild. The Paines welcomed Holland Grace Paine yesterday morning (Tuesday, November 26) at 5:24am. Holland weighed 5 lbs 5 oz and has three adoring older siblings.
Visit the UPtv announcement page for more photos.
Erin Paine, Chad Paine, Holland Paine
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November 29, 2019, 11:32 am
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December 3, 2019, 8:46 am
Lawson Bates: "When you pull up to a red light or you're driving around town, you don't get enough wind to blow 100-degree weather out of East Tennessee out of your fiery furnace."
Kelly Bates: "...The entertainment was the kids singing."
Zach Bates: "We were so loud."Do you have any childhood memories like the vehicle that the Bates call the "fiery furnace"? Kelly Jo and her five oldest kids share the story of this infamous van in the video below.
Photo/video courtesy of UPtv
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December 6, 2019, 12:03 pm
Khloe Eileen Bates will be one month old tomorrow! And look at those chubby cheeks. Zach and Whitney made Christmas cookies with their three kiddos last night.
Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates
Photo courtesy of Zach and Whitney Bates
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