Yeah. And in that same vein, what advice might you have for contestants that are going on the show to find love?
Be honest about your feelings for that person. Don't make it a contest like, "Oh, well I have to win because I get X, Y or Z," or whatever. I would say it's more matchmaking than it is contestants trying to vie for this man. Because what I love about the show is that you get non-negotiables out of the way. Like, "Hey, I like to do this with my family" or "I drink a lot." And all these things that really matter that probably you would find out within dating somebody for six months or a year, you find out in days.
Yeah.
So I think, don't waste any time. Say, "Hey, do you like this?" Or "If you do X, Y, and Zs, things that are really important to me, then I'm out." You know? And having those honest conversations cause you don't want to waste time.
No. I love that, that it's really about making the most of it.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah. So sort of going back to the Wyndham partnership, I wanted to ask, are there any specific moments from, whether the pandemic or before the pandemic, that made you want to do this partnership?
Well, I think that Sean Lowe and I are so blessed to again be home and always get to document. And I feel like our children are so spoiled with our time [and] that most people don't get to [spend that time with their families]. So we have a unique perspective on what makes a family and what makes your children really happy, which is being present with them. I remember last year I took these pictures of my children. They weren't post-worthy. They weren't, you know, posed. They were our real family. The kids were naked, or they were wearing diapers, and they're jumping across the couch. But in my mind, I remember that time in our lives and what we were doing at that time. So I feel when parents take pictures or when they document things, it does them a disservice if it's only posed happy pictures where you wrangled the kids to be in a pose. Document their real moments, what your reality [is], the messy house, the stuff all over the place, you don't look cute. All those things make up 99% of what your life looks like.
Yeah.
So, you know, I'm not frolicking in a field in, you know, heels and a dress all the time. Yes, that's a Christmas card that I'll remember, but I want to remember the small things that happened. The kids, you know, not being crazy and wild and psycho, and every night looks like that. So why not remember those times and document those times? So that's something that I love that I think that they can, that families will be inspired to do is create memories of and create new traditions with your family that are real, that aren't just for Instagram or, you know, for a Christmas card.
Wyndham Grand hotels will be gifting random visitors their Catherine Lowe-collaborated Reconnected Keepsake Boxes up until December 31.
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