Hannah Brown Admits to ‘Freaking Out’ Before Marrying Adam Woolard After Sending Him Accidental Text

Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown admitted she “was freaking out” ahead of her wedding to Adam Woolard.

In an interview published by People on Sunday, July 27, one day after the pair’s France nuptials, Brown, 30, detailed how she accidentally sent Woolard, 35, a revealing text in the leadup to the big day.

Brown told the outlet that she unintentionally sent Woolard a photo of herself wearing her wedding gown and then “fooled her husband” into believing her final choice wasn’t exposed.

“I’ve thrown him off, but it is the first dress that he ever saw, and I can’t wait to share that with him because I was freaking out,” Brown told the outlet before the destination wedding took place.

The couple exchanged vows at an idyllic events venue, Domaine du Mont Leuze in Nice, on Saturday, July 26, with Brown walking down the aisle in a strapless Mira Zwillinger corseted ballgown paired with Jimmy Choo pumps and a Mira Zwillinger veil, per details shared with the outlet.

“That was the first one that I put on, because I just thought, ‘Oh, I’m just going to put this on for fun,’ “ Brown said during the interview. “My mom had not even gotten in the room yet, and I put it on and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, wait, I really love this.’ And I was like, ‘Wait, is this my dress?’ “

As for how a glimpse of that moment made its way to Woolard’s phone, Brown told the outlet she had intended on sending a photo to one of her friends for a second opinion before realizing that she’d pressed send to the wrong recipient.

“I audibly gasped and I was still in the dressing room trying to get ready, and I told my mom and all the people helping me at Mark Ingram [Ateliar in New York City], I was like, ‘I just sent him the dress.’ And they all gasped,” Brown said. “[They] were like, ‘Oh no, what are we going to do?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ It was horrible.”

Woolard, who works as an executive in the health and wellness industry, reportedly “immediately messaged back” with a crying face emoji.

“I was like, ‘Okay, well, I’m glad he likes to dress, but oh no.’ Then I had to think on the spot, like, ‘What am I going to do?’ ” Brown recalled, deciding to send further snaps of herself wearing different gowns to try and detract from her mistake.

The outlet noted that for the pair’s wedding reception, Brown changed into a dress from Mark Ingram Bride’s Spring 2025 Collection, described as a “spaghetti strap slip” with a corset bodice and floral embroidered tulle over lace.

Fans of The Bachelorette first got to know Brown during Colton Underwood’s season 23 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2019. Later that year, she became the season 15 Bachelorette and was briefly engaged to Jed Wyatt before splitting amid allegations he was dating another woman during the show’s filming.

Brown and Woolard met on a dating app in January 2021 and got engaged in August 2023.