Who Is Wes Bergmann's Wife? All About Amanda Hornick

Mar. 15, 2025

Wes Bergmann and Amanda Hornick in Mexico.Photo:Wes Bergmann Instagram

Wes Bergmann Instagram

The couplewelcomed their first child, daughter Lucy Jean, in September 2023.

Bergmann, who many may know from his appearances on multiple seasons ofThe Challengeas well asThe Real World: Austinmade a bold first move on Hornick while they were both out at a bar. Obviously, it worked: the couple got engaged in 2016 and wed in 2018.

The pair live in Kansas City, Missouri, where Hornick is a yoga instructor, lifestyle blogger and recruiter for a design company.

So, who is Wes Bergmann’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Amanda Hornick and her relationship with the reality-show champ.

She and Bergmann met at a bar

Wes Bergmann kissing Amanda Hornick on the cheek.Amanda Hornick Instagram

Amanda Hornick Instagram

In awedding anniversary post on Instagram, Hornick shared a few fun details about how she and Bergmann first met.

“I’m REALLY glad you walked up to that table of 13 guys + me and told me I was really beautiful and that you wanted to buy me a drink but only if I followed you to the bar across the street because you were leaving,” she wrote in the caption.

Bergmann proposed to her at a Kansas City Royals game

Amanda Hornick and Wes Bergmann at a Kansas City Royals game.Amanda Hornick Instagram

“Anyone else out there who was so shocked while they were getting proposed to that they couldn’t answer for like 2 min. and made everyone else feel uncomfortable?? 😬🙋‍♀️," she captioned then-and-now photos of them.

She and Bergmann got married in June 2018

Amanda Hornick and Wes Bergmann smiling.Amanda Hornick Instagram

Their wedding was something of aReal World: Austinreunion, with Bergmann’s castmates Nehemiah Clark, Lacey Buehler, Rachel Moyal and Melinda Stolp attending the celebration along withThe Challenge’s Devin Walker.

In June 2024, the couple celebrated six years of marriage.

“I love this little life we’ve built together. In the words of the great Al Green from our wedding song, ‘Lovin’ you whether times are good or bad, happy or sad… let’s stay together.’ There’s no one else I’d rather do life with… ILYSM,” Hornick wrote onInstagramin honor of their anniversary.

She and Bergmann share one child

Weston Bergmann/Instagram

On Sept. 28, 2023, the couple’s daughter,Lucy Jean, arrived.

“Craziest/happiest couple days of my life. Welcome to the world Lucy Jean, you are already so loved,” Hornick wrote on Instagram after giving birth.

Bergmann and Hornickannounced their pregnancyin April 2023.

“We would like to take a second to thank all of our friends, family, and supporters who continue to help us become the best versions of ourselves. We aim to pour all of that love into this child in an effort to make him/her the next great, ginger, genius,” they said in a joint Instagram post.

She and Bergmann share a bernedoodle named Penny

Wes Bergmann and Amanda Hornick with their dog, Penny.Wes Bergmann Instagram

As followers may have noticed in the Instagram photo announcing their pregnancy, Bergmann and Hornick are also pet parents. They share a dog named Penny, whose birthday is Aug. 7, 2021, according to Hornick’s Instagram.

In a post celebrating Penny’s birthday in 2022,Hornick wrote, “Whether she’s stealing our socks & underwear and leaving them around the house in front of guests, or just crawling into bed for cuddles … life is just better with her.”

She is a yoga teacher and manager for an infrastructure design firm

Amanda Hornick practicing yoga.Amanda Hornick Instagram

Hornick’s social media indicates that she is a yoga teacher,Lululemon ambassadorand a recruiting manager for HNTB, an infrastructure firm. According toher LinkedIn profile, she’s been working at HNTB since January 2018. She previously worked at the University of Kansas as a senior coordinator and at William Jewell College as a senior admissions counselor.

She and Bergmann live in Kansas City, Missouri

Amanda Hornick and Wes Bergmann wearing Kansas City Chiefs shirts.Wes Bergmann Instagram

Bergmann and Hornick reside in Kansas City, Missouri — and are seemingly passionate about their home city. Hornick’s Instagram profile describes her as a “KC blogger” and she frequently recommends Kansas City-based businesses and activities on her social media, in addition to showing her support for local sports teams. She also appeared on a podcast calledWellness for the Winfor an episode titled “Your Ultimate Guide to Kansas City.”

She volunteers with Girls on the Run

Amanda Hornick with her dog, Penny.Amanda Hornick Instagram

When she’s not busy with one of her many jobs or chasing after Penny, Hornick spends her time giving back to the community. Her LinkedIn profile indicates that she is involved with Girls on the Run, an organization that inspires girls to build confidence and life-skills through thoughtful lessons and physical activity.

She briefly lived in London

Amanda Hornick posing outside.Amanda Hornick Instagram

Hornick’s LinkedIn and Instagram indicate that she studied abroad in London at Regent’s College while earning her bachelor’s degree at Drury University.

“I spent a semester abroad in London in college & it really was one of the best experiences of my life,“she wrote on Instagramin September 2021. “I’d never been out of the country before that and I traveled to nine countries in Europe that semester- it really opened my eyes to ways of living & cultures much different than my own, & made me want to see & do more to understand the world better.”

source: people.com