Nick Viall and Natalie Joy's honeymoon was over before it began.
After the newlyweds had a fairytale wedding at Natalie's family farm in Georgia, the duo's happily ever after hit a major speed bump in customs of the Turks and Caicos Islands' airport, where they had planned to spend their celebratory vacation.
"We're on no sleep, kind of back-to-back nights," the Bachelor Nation star explained in a May 2 episode of The Viall Files. "The agent stamps the passport, is about to hand it back, and goes, ‘There's a page torn here.'"
And while Nick—who had been using his passport as identification since he lost his driver's license—initially thought it was his passport, it turned out to be Natalie's.
"I've used this passport, I've never had an issue," she explained. "I have no idea what's wrong."
The customs workers informed Natalie and Nick—whose 2-month-old daughter River was also with them—that they would have to send Natalie back to the U.S. over concerns about her documents.
And since the couple had spent weeks prepping their daughter and mother's passports so they could join them on their trip, the news caused the surgical tech to burst into tears, and the Bachelor alum to begin "radiating with anxiety."
"I'm telling myself, you're two days on the f--king job, time to be a husband,'" Nick added. "‘Time to step up. You stay calm. Everything's going to be fine.'"
Although he was giving himself an internal pep talk, Nick emphasized that it was a difficult experience to go through—given the money they were about to lose from an expensive and nonrefundable trip.
"It felt like a nightmare," he added. "I'm like, ‘This is not happening.'"
Luckily, the hotel the couple had booked "graciously" refunded their rooms. And through the nightmare scenario, Nick and Natalie were able to find silver linings.
As Natalie put it, "This was the first thing we had to conquer as husband and wife."
Nick also recalled a sweet aspect of going through the travel headache.
"I got so many opportunities to call Natalie my wife," he gushed. "That was great."
While their honeymoon wasn't the getaway they dreamed of, Nick and Natalie have had plenty of idyllic moments throughout their relationship. Keep reading for a full look back on their romance.
April 2024: Tying The Knot
In April 2024, the couple revealed they had officially exchanged nupitials on April 27, 2024. The ceremony was held at Natalie's family farm in Georgia.
"All I wanted to do was give Natalie the wedding of her dreams," Nick wrote on Instagram at the time. "It turned out to be the wedding of my dreams too."
February 2024: River Rose
The couple welcomed their daughter, River Rose, on Feb. 2, 2024—a name taken from Natalie's great grandmother and niece. As the couple wrote on Instagram, "The best part of life starts now."
Nick and Natalie reveal the sex of their baby on Instagram.
The two revealed on Instagram Aug. 8 that they are expecting their first child. The following September, Nick shared pics from a date night, captioning his Instagram post, "Just a couple parents having a night out."
L.A. Date Night
The two are seen out together in Los Angeles in May 2023.
Nick proposed to Natalie Jan. 12. (Pictured: The two enjoying a romantic moment days earlier at the Allstate Party at the Playoff, hosted by ESPN & CFP, in Los Angeles.)
The two show PDA at the E! award show in Santa Monica, Calif. in December 2022.
Nick kisses Natalie at the Thirst Gala & Legacy Ball in Beverly Hills in October 2022.
The two appear on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., a year after they made their red carpet debut at the award show.
The two enjoy a Heineken at the Heineken House at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The two appear together at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 2022 Oscars Viewing Party in West Hollywood, Calif.
The two attend the Big Game Watch Party at the Cameo Villa in Beverly Hills in February 2022.
The couple appears at the Homecoming Weekend event hosted by the h.wood Group & REVOLVE in Los Angeles in February 2022.
The two walk together in Los Angeles in August 2023.
The two appear together at the premiere of Amazon's The Tomorrow War in Los Angeles in June 2021.
The two make their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The two were all smiles at the event.
Natalie makes their relationship Instagram official when she shares a video showing her crashing Nick's virtual reality session.