Dev Bates Joshi

Bachelorette Pics #2 🎉 I wanted to take a moment to celebrate my friends. Friends who feel like family, who really see you for exactly who you are; the good, the bad and the hungover/hangry. In all seriousness I owe everything to these people, and I still can’t believe how lucky I got to meet most of my soul mates when I was a child, and to find those strong connections in friends made later in life. Yes I’m excited to get married but getting to spend quality time with the people who made you who you are? That’s pretty special. Here’s to @palinamalina93, my maid of honor, my sister who is woven into my soul. I hope we continue sharing a bed well into my marriage even if she can’t stand my contact lenses everywhere. She is my other half ❤️ To @riedlberg, for fiercely loving me since we were 11, never performative in his friendships, for having a heart of gold and being the kind of guy who will suffer a group trip with a 5am wake up call just to make me happy ❤️ To @matt_fitzy, who is WAY out of my league friendship wise, someone I played with on the 16 and under tennis league who I also got to navigate our messy 20s with, who gave me a family in his and makes me a better person by association ❤️ To @zlotowski, the most generous and reliable friend. Living embodiment of “someone who shows up for his people.” Whether that’s a small or big gesture, he will do it and won’t ask for anything in return. Also a hug from Louis can cure almost anything. ❤️ To @peachcoyne, a friend I am genuinely surprised that this world is still capable of producing. For being there to celebrate the big moments (press night plus one at your service) to not being afraid to ask the tough questions that need to be asked, and somehow always knowing what I need even when I fail to communicate ❤️ To @adrianna_bertola, who is basically my little sister. We met in 2019 but it feels like she’s always been there, ready with her sharp wit and too soon trauma jokes, and more emotionally mature now than I will ever be. ❤️ I love you all so much. 🎉 special mention to @peachcoyne for winning my bachelorette quiz despite most of the other players knowing each other for 20+ years.