Celebrate the holidays with Bachelor Nation! 

Earlier this fall, Bachelor Nation stars Aaron Bryant and Madina Alam hard-launched their relationship and then attended the “Golden Bachelor” finale together.

Now, the couple is sitting down exclusively with BachelorNation.com to share their plans for their first holiday season as a couple. 

Check out our full interview below!

Bachelor Nation: Hi, Madina and Aaron! So excited to be chatting with you about the holidays. What are your plans as a couple for this holiday season?

Aaron Bryant: Thank you for having us!! We’ll split our holidays between Charlotte, Florida, and New York this year.

BN: How exciting! Will you be spending time with each other’s families?

Madina Alam: Yes! We are so excited. It’s awesome. We already met the parents over FaceTime, so spending time with our loved ones together was an easy decision to make.

BN: That is going to be so sweet. Are there any new traditions you’d like to incorporate this year now that you’re celebrating as a couple?

AB: Madina really wants a gingerbread house, so we’re making gingerbread houses as our new tradition!

BN: We can’t wait to see it! What are you most excited about for your first holiday season together?

MA: It’s definitely the fact that we will get to travel on a plane together since we are usually traveling back and forth to each other since we’re long distance.

BN: That will be so nice to get to travel together. Are you planning on getting each other gifts?

AB: I fully expect Madina underneath the tree for me on Christmas morning lol!

BN: Ha! That’s the best gift of all. Is there a signature dish/recipe you hope your partner makes?

AB: Not yet! Madina definitely wants a sweet treat, so I hope we can perfect a pecan pie for the first time.

BN: Yum! That sounds delicious. How are you planning to maximize your time with your partner during the holidays?

MA: Being in a long-distance relationship (for now) we’ve prioritized ways to keep us very close and I think whether it’s the holidays or any time of year, we just want to keep each other a priority.

BN: Love to hear that. After these first few months together, what have you learned and hope to take into the new year?

MA: We were both always told that relationships were hard. What we’ve been learning with each other is that relationships aren’t hard, life’s hard, and your partner should make it easier.