tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/tulsa-bachelorette-alum-noah-erb-plans-tulsa-wedding-prepares-for-twin-brother-s-bachelorette-debut/article_7710157e-395b-11ef-926b-b311d7773e16.html“The Bachelorette” viewers may experience a bit of deja vu when they watch the newest season of the show.
One contestant, Aaron Erb, may seem familiar.
But it’s not because they’ve seen him on the show before. They’ve seen his twin brother.
Noah Erb, a 29-year-old from Tulsa, appeared on Season 16 of “The Bachelorette” and Season 7 of “Bachelor in Paradise.” He’s passing the Bachelor franchise torch off to his brother Aaron, who makes his “Bachelorette” debut Monday on Season 21 of the ABC show with Bachelorette Jenn Tran.
“(We lived) completely different lives, and now we’re both older, and it’s like we’re swapping lives, almost,” Noah said.
Although the twins’ interests may seem similar now, it hasn’t always been that way. Noah went to Tulsa Community College, became a travel nurse and went on “The Bachelorette” in 2020. Aaron went to Oklahoma State University, joined the military and was married at that time.
“He’s the cleaned-up military version of me,” Noah said.
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Noah Erb's busy schedule consists of renovating houses around Tulsa and wedding planning with fiancée Abigail Heringer.
Courtesy, Noah Erb
Today, Noah is planning a fall wedding with fiancée Abigail Heringer, whom he met on “Bachelor in Paradise.” Aaron is divorced and looking for love on “The Bachelorette.”
The Erb family’s introduction to “The Bachelorette” franchise began in 2020, when Noah was selected to be on Season 16 after his younger sister and her friends nominated him for this show.
“I was at a point in my life where I’d been traveling around anyways,” Noah said. “It was a cool opportunity. Like, ‘What do I have to lose?’”
Noah said it didn’t take nominations from younger siblings to persuade Aaron to apply for the show. Aaron showed interest in being on “The Bachelorette” on his own, and Noah said he let Aaron do his own thing.
“I gave him my words of wisdom,” Noah said. “For the most part, I want to let him shine. I don’t want to ruin his season.”
As Noah watches Aaron step into the spotlight, he considers what comes next for himself. Shows such as “Survivor” and “Amazing Race” reached out to him before he went on “The Bachelorette,” but he said the timing was never right. Now, he’s reconsidering.
Noah’s busy schedule consists of renovating houses around Tulsa and wedding planning with Heringer. Heringer is releasing her book, “The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds” and planning the wedding.
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Aaron Erb of Tulsa will appear on the 21st season of “The Bachelorette.”
Courtesy, Disney/Richard Middlesworth
Heringer, 29, is from Oregon and was born profoundly deaf. She uses a cochlear implant, and she spoke openly about her hearing loss journey while on Season 25 of “The Bachelor.”
Noah and Heringer met on Season 7 on “Bachelor in Paradise.” They broke things off while on the show but rekindled their romance off-camera. They spent time together in Tulsa, and Noah said they chose to stay in Tulsa because it is a special place, and the people who live here are great.
The couple has set a fall wedding date and have a Tulsa venue booked for the big day. Noah said he is handling the music and sound for their wedding to accommodate Heringer’s hearing loss, and he is planning a tropical honeymoon. Heringer has done the rest of the wedding planning, and Noah said she is “killing it.”
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Noah Erb and Abigail Heringer met on Season 7 on “Bachelor in Paradise.” They broke things off while on the show but rekindled their romance off-camera.
Courtesy, Noah Erb
Noah they are using local vendors at their wedding, and approximately 100 people will be attending the intimate ceremony.
In the meantime, Noah and Heringer will host and attend watch parties for Aaron’s season of “The Bachelorette,” just as they did for Noah. Noah said different family members and friends plan to host the watch party each week.
“So the overarching theme for this is we can live here (Tulsa) and be normal, get away, invest back in the community,” Noah said. “But make it our own and not just be another person that someone thinks did this thing a few years ago, and it’s like that’s all we’ve got to offer.”
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