Wow, Melissa Rycroft certainly knows how to (pardon the phrase) turn lemons into lemonade. After getting publicly dumped by The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick, Rycroft brushed herself off, performed on Dancing With The Stars and is now engaged to “true love” Tye Strickland. The two, who dated for over 2 years before the show, are now planning a “big party” of a wedding.

“No disrespect [to Jason] at all, but that situation doesn’t compare to where I am now – engaged and happy. It’s a different feeling,” says Rycroft.

Former Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft (seen above on a recent cover of People Magazine) is finally headed down the aisle.

Rycroft got engaged to Dallas insurance agent Tye Strickland on June 26 after they dated on and off for more than two years, according to multiple reports.