Nick Viall’s girlfriendNatalie Joyhas officially received the stamp of approval among his circle of friends.Over the weekend, Joy and the former Bachelor spent time with two fellow franchise alums,Ashley IaconettiandJared Haibon. And to commemorate the night, Iaconetti posted a photo of the foursome onInstagram, gushing over the newest addition to their group.“She’s everything we hoped he’d find,” Iaconetti wrote of Joy. “Perfect complement.“And Joy was certainly feeling the love. The surgical technologist commented on the post, “Aw I love you guys!! It’s a hard job but I’m up for it.“Viall went Instagram official with Joy in January after quietly dating for several months.“She’s great for him,” a source previously told PEOPLE.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Presley Ann/Getty; Natalie Joy/InstagramIn the months since, Viall, 40, has becomeincreasingly more openabout the relationship, regularly posting with Joy on social media.During a recent episode of hisViall Filespodcast, he said that he and Joy, who first connected via Instagram direct messages, aredoing “great.““I have those moments of gratitude and thankfulness,” he said. “There’s moments where I’m like, ‘You’re really great and I’m really happy you’re a part of my life.'““Between the two of us, I am easily the most dramatic. I’m the drama queen,” he added. “She is a voice of reason, which is a breath of fresh air.”

Nick Viall’s girlfriendNatalie Joyhas officially received the stamp of approval among his circle of friends.

Over the weekend, Joy and the former Bachelor spent time with two fellow franchise alums,Ashley IaconettiandJared Haibon. And to commemorate the night, Iaconetti posted a photo of the foursome onInstagram, gushing over the newest addition to their group.

“She’s everything we hoped he’d find,” Iaconetti wrote of Joy. “Perfect complement.”

And Joy was certainly feeling the love. The surgical technologist commented on the post, “Aw I love you guys!! It’s a hard job but I’m up for it.”

Viall went Instagram official with Joy in January after quietly dating for several months.

“She’s great for him,” a source previously told PEOPLE.

Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.

Presley Ann/Getty; Natalie Joy/Instagram

Nick Viall, Natalie Joy

In the months since, Viall, 40, has becomeincreasingly more openabout the relationship, regularly posting with Joy on social media.

During a recent episode of hisViall Filespodcast, he said that he and Joy, who first connected via Instagram direct messages, aredoing “great.”

“I have those moments of gratitude and thankfulness,” he said. “There’s moments where I’m like, ‘You’re really great and I’m really happy you’re a part of my life.'”

“Between the two of us, I am easily the most dramatic. I’m the drama queen,” he added. “She is a voice of reason, which is a breath of fresh air.”

source: people.com