Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert Host Welcome Party Ahead of Their Wedding (Exclusive Photos)

Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert kicked off their wedding weekend in style!

“Camp Bell is the theme,” Miller-Keyes tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I loved summer camp more than anything growing up, so we incorporated some camp themes throughout the weekend … to really let everyone get to know each other.”

The wedding theme was a sentimental nod to Miller-Keyes’ longtime love of summer camp and Unglert’s late mother, Debbie Bell, who died of breast cancer when he was a teenager.

In her honor, the couple says they plan to change their last name to Bell after the wedding.

“The whole weekend will be a perfect match between us as a couple,” says Miller-Keyes.

Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert pose for a photo before the welcome dinner.

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In exclusive photos shared with PEOPLE from the trip, shot by Carter Rose, Miller-Keyes and Unglert’s loved ones can be seen engaging in a competitive tug-of-war and high-fiving each other after the second game.

Unglert, 32, was photographed at one point getting on a bike while appearing to race with others.

He wore a purple tank top and khaki shorts for activities, with a beige handkerchief on his arm to denote his team.

Family and friends of Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert participate in camping activities like tug-of-war.

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“We really wanted to spend quality time with the people we love all weekend,” says Miller-Keyes.

She adds: “We heard from other couples that they were very busy all weekend and we just wanted to relax and enjoy ourselves with our friends and family.”

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Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert appear to be in good spirits as they interact with family members.

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The couple concluded the day of festivities with an Italian-style dinner.

“For the welcome dinner, we wanted to incorporate a bit of Italy, one of our favorite places we’ve been together,” explains Miller-Keyes. “Welcome dinner [was] very bright and colorful. Me [had] one long table with all 75 guests to enjoy the evening.”

Photos of the couple’s reception at the dinner table set in the forest.

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The dinner table was set under a lush canopy of autumn trees and was designed with white linen and matching white chairs.

The panels appeared to have a colorful fruit design, along with an inscription, while the centerpieces were composed of yellow and white flowers.

For the evening events, Miller-Keyes and Unglert changed into chic outfits, with Miller-Keyes in a long white silk dress and matching white hat.

Her fiancé, for his part, wore a brown jacket with matching brown pants and a brown cowboy hat, along with a white button-down shirt and tie, to match his bride-to-be.

Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Dean Unglert pose at the table with their family and friends.

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“We both love [Colorado] area, and that made it even more special,” Miller-Keyes, who first met Unglert at the Bachelor in Paradise in 2019, says PEOPLE.

“We also wanted a way for everyone to be together for the whole weekend, not just for one or two nights,” she adds. “When we visited this place, we immediately knew it was the right one. Everyone has their own cabin and stays on the property.”

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