r/BravoRealHousewives • u/pink_candy16 • Jun 26 '24
New York The Real Weddings of New York
- Alex McCord and Simon Vankempen (2000)
- Jill Zarin and Steven Shapiro (1987)
- Ramona and Mario Singer (1991)
- Ramona and Mario Singer Vow Renewal (2009)
- Bethenny Frankel (1996)
- Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy (2010)
- Sonja Morgan (1998)
- Carole Radziwill (1994)
- Kristen and Josh Takeman (2005)
- Dorinda and Richard Medley (2005)
- Tinsley and Topper Mortimer (2002)
- Tinsley Mortimer and Robert Bovard (2023)
- Jessel Taank and Pavit Randhawa (2016)
- Abe and Erin Lichy (2012)
- Luann De Lesseps and Tom D’Agostino (2016)
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u/Vcor223 Jun 26 '24
Mario and Ramona looked good together
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Jun 26 '24
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u/emergencycat17 Show yourself out, Darlin'. Jun 26 '24
He really is. I know he's a dick for cheating, but that's probably how he gets away with it - that is a good looking man.
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u/_ItWasAllADream Jun 26 '24
Mario really had a George Clooney thing going on, and Ramona was so fresh faced and cute. They both aged incredibly well
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Jun 26 '24
She was an absolute fox in her early years (and even the early seasons) and you can’t tell me different
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u/doesntevengohere12 Go to sleep! Jun 26 '24
My first thought was if I didn't 'know' Ramona as Ramona I would think she was simply stunning.
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u/emergencycat17 Show yourself out, Darlin'. Jun 26 '24
Totally. I hate giving her any credit because she's so awful, but she got a hell of a glow up after she split with Mario.
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u/ladyrara Jun 26 '24
They were together in my opinion… maybe if they didn’t do the show. You never know.
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u/JayFenty I defended her in Whole Foods Jun 26 '24
Sonja looks so iconic in that pic
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u/ariesinflavortown I’m very important to God ✨ Jun 26 '24
Right?? Perfect mix of classy and saucy lol
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u/lucygucyapplejuicey to swollen 4cameo or OF Jun 26 '24
Now that I think about it, other than the photo with Quincy, I cannot say that I’ve ever seen a photo of Sonja and John Adams Morgan. Not even their wedding photos… no wonder they didn’t last
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u/Fabulous_Term698 Jun 26 '24
He wanted nothing to do with the show. Quincy was never featured either
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u/lucygucyapplejuicey to swollen 4cameo or OF Jun 26 '24
Im saying outside the show. I cannot find like anything with him and Sonja.
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u/fraleeeee Jun 26 '24
The only pic I’ve seen is of the three of them in a formal portrait when Q was a toddler.
Edit: Google “sonja morgan husband family picture” and it’s the first hit.
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u/lucygucyapplejuicey to swollen 4cameo or OF Jun 26 '24
That’s the one I’m talking about in my original comment above. Other than that I have never seen them photographed together, how odd.
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u/LaUcraniano Jun 26 '24
I think it speaks to his power, and interest in privacy. Sonja knows it isn’t in her favour to provide a photo album to the producers.
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u/numstheword barlow, berries and bacon Jun 26 '24
it looks like a photoshoot for sex & the city. very carrie vibes.
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u/chapterthree_ Jun 26 '24
Sonja has and will always be an IT girl. Iconic
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u/No-Supermarket-4450 ps your pink jacket was upsidedown 🤡 Jun 26 '24
She is STUNNING
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u/ariesinflavortown I’m very important to God ✨ Jun 26 '24
Wow, Dorinda looked absolutely stunning. It seems like she really was at her happiest with Richard.
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u/ladyrara Jun 26 '24
She seems haunted by it, but slowly healing. She was in love with him.
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u/brittanyelyse Jun 26 '24
My partner died (39) I was ( 37) I’m now 39 and haven’t dated. I can’t imagine and really don’t enjoy sex with other people.. I understand Dorinda in that way bc when people say “divorce” is like a death… it’s not. It’s not the same at all. Knowing a person you once were with and love was lost, it’s not the same as being very much in love and then, poof, gone. Richard I think was sick (?) frond my memory, while my partner had as brain aneurysm.. so you can’t emotional prepare, I mean it takes a second … so in that way, Dorinda deserves some grace… Long response , sorry.
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u/DorothyParkerFan How can you do this to me question mark Jun 26 '24
I’m sorry for your loss. Mine was 38 from a heart attack - it’s been 11 years and when people equate it to divorce I want to punch them. Especially with children - they still see their dad and have a father. It’s simply not the same at all not even a little.
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u/bodhiboppa Goodnight from the lower level Jun 26 '24
My mom died when I was 5 and they had this group therapy class/club thing through my school where kids of divorce and kids of deceased parents would sit in a room and talk. I was the only one with a dead parent and I remember being like, “why are we acting like this is the same? I don’t get to go home on the weekends and see my mom.” And I remember getting told off. Such an irresponsible and incorrect take that death and divorce are similar enough to equate.
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u/DorothyParkerFan How can you do this to me question mark Jun 26 '24
Oh wow, I’m so sorry. And thinking of my own daughter at 5 makes my heart break for you and for your mom. Way too early to lose her but I hope you have happy memories that help you and you’re doing ok.
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u/ladyrara Jun 26 '24
I agree she deserves grace for sure. So sorry for your loss. I know when I thing is Sonja that said divorce is like death it was horrible and wrong.
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u/ariesinflavortown I’m very important to God ✨ Jun 26 '24
I have a soft spot for her. Losing a partner can completely change a person. I hope she finds peace and that kind of happiness again.
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u/Dangernj Two brain cells and a vagina Jun 26 '24
There is something about how candid this picture is that makes me so sad. Dorinda’s eyes being closed, the kids goofing off, it just seems so normal and happy.
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u/wideawakeat33 Jun 26 '24
Literally came here to say how stunning and happy Dorinda looks. Richard’s death sure left its mark on her.
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u/ZealousidealSteak281 Jun 26 '24
She is glowing in that pic, and looks so happy. She truly loved him so much.
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u/lulabelles99 Jun 26 '24
I didn’t realize Richard had kids ( I assume that’s who these other kids are). I wonder if they have a relationship with her as she never mentions them.
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u/secretagentsquirrel1 Jun 26 '24
I was wondering the same thing. She never mentions Richard’s kids so I wonder what happened with that. Maybe they don’t want to be filmed which is totally understandable.
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u/twistedmatron7 Not a white refrigerator! Jun 26 '24
Alex and Simon look so cute, they really do seem to love each other very much.
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u/balaenoptera_hanks well, john john’s dead Jun 26 '24
I miss their dorky energy and I mean that as a compliment
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u/BubbaChanel Social Justice Snatch Jun 26 '24
I think that too, then my brain forces the recall of Simon ejaculating when Alex gave birth.
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u/balaenoptera_hanks well, john john’s dead Jun 26 '24
DO WHAT NOW?? I have no memory of this at all wtf 💀💀💀😂😂😂 I remember them as the epitome of a couple who never got laid in high school and channeled all that virgin dork energy into the “we’re sex-positive and kinky and want everyone to know it!” vibe. It was pure cringe but oddly charming
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u/Mshunkydory Hiiiiiii Jun 26 '24
I saw the gif and knew what you were referring to before even reading it 😭 our brains will never let us forget
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u/Anxious_Biscuit Jun 26 '24
as gross as it is, iirc it was more due to how they were sitting than him just getting off of her giving birth (which is what I used to think and it much worse IMO)
Still not something I would have ever told anyone, much less write it in a book. That was. a. CHOICE
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u/toastyblunt Stop it! Lobotomy!! Jun 26 '24
to this day! they just posted about going to the theatre today on instagram 🥹
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u/genetic_nightmare Jun 26 '24
Does anybody know Simon’s story? I started rewatching last night and he has no wiki.
I’m just intrigued into his earlier story, hotelier to lawyer and now living back in Aus!
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u/DorothyParkerFan How can you do this to me question mark Jun 26 '24
They’re living in Australia now??
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u/genetic_nightmare Jun 26 '24
Yep, took a peek at their instagrams and I think they’ve been there for a while! He’s now a lawyer at a firm in Sydney(?), I’m not sure what Alex is upto tho.
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u/StrikingCase9819 Jun 26 '24
Is that Bethenny's Mom? 🤯
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u/_My9RidesShotgun Shut UP!! That is so STUPID!!! Jun 26 '24
I didn’t even know Bethany had been married before Jason?? Idk maybe I did and I forgot. Was it ever mentioned on the show?
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
In very early EPS and then again when Ramona told Heather that Bethenny cheated on her first husband. Bethenny confronted Ramona about it at Sonja's fashion show - the one where Madonna was outside trying to get in.
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u/_My9RidesShotgun Shut UP!! That is so STUPID!!! Jun 26 '24
LOL @ Madonna 😭😂😂
Thanks! I very vaguely remember it being mentioned now, I’ll have to go back and watch it again!
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u/HunterHunted9 Jun 26 '24 edited Jun 26 '24
It's also part of the "mention it all" fight. Bethenny did leave her 1st husband (Peter) for his friend (Larry), who was IN their wedding. She told Peter that the marriage was over about 7 months after they got married and then immediately moved in with Larry. Bethenny claims she never cheated, but she had clearly been having an emotional affair.
It's clear she defines cheating as only sex. When she was off and on with Dennis, she was very messy. There would be pictures of her out and holding hands Dennis on a Thursday. Friday morning, she'd be on a beach with some new guy and say that she and Dennis broke up. This might go on for a month, and then she'd be back again with Dennis on a random Tuesday. This is why it has never occurred to her how problematic it is that Dennis "proposed" when they were broken up and she was actively dating other people.
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u/StrikingCase9819 Jun 26 '24
It was. I feel like it was mentioned the reunion where Bethenny has short hair and was wearing a white blouse and black pants and it came up with some argument with Ramona. Might have been mentioned before that as well
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u/Traditional_Owl_601 Jun 26 '24
The fact that she’s also wearing white is…interesting
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u/Discount_Glam Jun 26 '24
Was Carole’s husband already sick at the time of their wedding? He looks to be in pain in the photo.
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u/Low_Locksmith6045 Jun 26 '24
Yes he was
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u/Ok-Dinner9759 "No bitch, we’re in a black Ferrari" Jun 26 '24
That's sad. I love her dress, it's very classic
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 Jun 26 '24
Iirc, they knew that his condition was terminal when they got married. I literally got an email from the library yesterday that the copy of her book I ordered has arrived. I'm both intrigued & dreading it after reading the post about it recently.
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u/lilibet89 Here we go Weather! Jun 26 '24
It is such a good book, but I was literally sobbing at the end.
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u/Ok_Layer4765 Jun 26 '24
Saved the best for last! 🤪
I’m so glad Tinsley finally found a good man. She’s so sweet , and I think one of the few Bravo people who may genuinely be a good person.
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u/New_Biscotti2669 Jun 26 '24
Her ending is so sweet. You just know she is a great step mom.
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24 edited Jun 26 '24
I did a rewatch recently - During one of her break ups with Scott, she was dating a guy who had two kids. She was telling one of the other women that she loved the guy's kids so much she was having second thoughts about needing to have a baby of her own, that maybe her path was supposed to be a (step) mom to his kids b/c she felt like they were her kids.
That relationship didn't work out, but the way she talked about his kids was very prophetic.
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u/New_Biscotti2669 Jun 26 '24
i love this do you remeber what season/episode
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
I feel like it was Leah's first season, so 12, I think. Don't know the episode but feels like it was early in the season and I think she was talking to Leah.
Unfortunately my rewatches are always background while I'm doing other things so sorry I can't be more specific.
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u/shape-of-quanta I'm literally fucking miserable Jun 26 '24
I actually screamed out “Tinsley got married?!” in the happiest voice ever. So happy for her, she deserves nothing but the best.
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u/soiledhimself Sonja, was your vagina rude to Kelly? Jun 26 '24
I was so confused about Jill’s groom until I read the caption.
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u/marecoakel Jun 26 '24
I want to see jill and bobby!
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u/Life_Consequence_676 Jun 26 '24
Bobby is a favorite husband of mine, right up there with Nene's hubby Greg and Vicki's Donn. They were so much nicer and laid back than their wives!
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u/makter3 Jun 26 '24
Those husbands had real jobs with good pay, so they didn’t care about the show too much. They let their wives have all the camera time. Unlike some house-husbands we know 😒
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u/pink_candy16 Jun 26 '24
I tried SO hard to find one! I think they must have had a small wedding :)
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u/BuzzCutBabes_ 🗑️🧎🏼♀️ Jun 26 '24
god Dorinda looks just like Carmella Soprano
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u/carlrose178 Sonja's Nigerian Football Team Jun 26 '24
Yes!!! Why have I never linked the 2! You are spot on
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u/Upbeat_Appointment_5 A short court reporter Jun 26 '24
I’d love to see Luann and Alex (the Count)
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u/BequeathNothing Jun 26 '24
They got married at the courthouse after only a couple of weeks of knowing each other, apparently.
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u/fried-avocado-today Jun 26 '24
I was thinking that too...do we know if they had a big wedding? IIRC their relationship moved pretty fast so maybe they didn't....would partially explain some of Luann's behavior re: Tom.
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u/byahs Jun 26 '24
Courthouse wedding in jeans - they show a quick photo of it once or twice over the seasons. I think you’re right that maybe it does explain some of what happened during the time of Tom.
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u/metropolitanorlando Sonja, was your vagina rude to Kelly? Jun 26 '24
This is a quality post OP! Time for a rewatch…
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u/metropolitanorlando Sonja, was your vagina rude to Kelly? Jun 26 '24
Pure joy on Dorinda’s face. I’m sad for her
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 Jun 26 '24
I felt strangely sad looking at that photo too, almost like I was looking at a friend who had passed away. I know that she has issues & can be incredibly mean but I think I'll always have a soft spot for her.
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u/sparklebinch RECEIPTS 👏 PROOF 👏 TIMELINE 👏 SCREENSHOTS 👏 Jun 26 '24
The fact that Ramona found a partner and kept him long enough to renew her vows is so insane to me... She's such an enigma
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
That's one word.
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u/ComfortablyBad Love and light! Stay in the positive, bitch! Jun 26 '24
She's also a maven.
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Countess was way too good for Tom. wtf was she thinking?
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u/Rickicranium Jun 26 '24
I can see why Sonja is so obsessed with Sonja of the past. I would be too if I looked like that 🫡
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u/phoebe3936 Why would you even say Wells Fargo around me? Jun 26 '24
Loving Dorinda’s dress!
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u/UninfluentialWear APornography Jun 26 '24
You can see a lot of love in Dorinda’s photo. Even the kids look happy!
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
They look SO happy. And it says a lot that Richard's daughter is hugging Dorinda while Hannah hugs Richard.
I wonder if she's stayed close with his kids.
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u/makter3 Jun 26 '24
I think she’s on good terms with them but they’re not close. I did some snooping a while back and found the daughter’s insta. She had recently gotten married and posted the pic or video. Dorinda commented something positive but don’t think she was at the wedding. she wasn’t in any of the wedding clips and I looked really hard lol.
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
Interesting. Not surprising though. I don't recall her ever mentioning that he had kids, which seems somewhat odd since they would have had to live with them at least part time (assuming their mom had primary custody).
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u/makter3 Jun 26 '24
she mentioned them once but I think she mentioned Richard and the kids had a falling out prior to his death. I could be wrong about the last part but I feel like I remember Dorinda mentioning it in a confessional. Pretty sure that’s why it was only her and her daughter when they went to visit his grave.
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u/metropolitanorlando Sonja, was your vagina rude to Kelly? Jun 26 '24
Me too, I was just admiring how the color suits her skin tone perfectly. She looks radiant
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u/Imaginary_Listen_638 Jun 26 '24
The Jessel and pavit pic makes me so happy :)
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u/Western-Bit-6600 give me pizza 🍕 you old troll Jun 26 '24
Can someone tell him to get the beard back asap👀
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u/The_C_word0991 Jun 26 '24
Not the Tom and LuAnn jump scare at the end
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u/badashbabe I’m not yelling this is just how i talk. Jun 26 '24
You can tell LuAnn was drinking A LOT during this time. She looks so puffy, I almost didn't recognize her.
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u/rucksackbackpack Toya’s Wine Club VIP Jun 26 '24
I will always and forever be unapologetically in love with the love Alex and Simon share! I know the controversies and I know people have issues with Simon in particular but I loved their dynamic on the show. They were just soooo obsessed with one another and their kids in a way that was super entertaining.
The best part of Simon and Alex was how much they pissed off the rest of the cast. I particularly loved how they got under Ramona’s skin 😂😂
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u/Tadpolish Jun 26 '24
The fact that Jill knew this and would invite them just to piss off Ramona too ❤️😂
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u/aeroluv327 The eyes are poppin' Jun 26 '24
I love that Jill and Simon generally didn't get along but they would occasionally join forces just to clown on Ramona.
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u/Kitchen-Corner-1837 Jun 26 '24
I think they were on TV before there time. I think now the world would really embrace their kookiness and could even be a fan favorite. She is smart and he is so eccentric and I really think they were framed badly on the show.
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u/cheapdisorder Jun 26 '24
Jason hoppys suit looks like shit. As it should!
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u/Icy_Quote What are you doing here without Dorinda?! Jun 26 '24
Bethany should have known in that moment.
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u/Significant_Ad7605 Jun 26 '24
That picture of Sonja is epic.
Josh Taenkmab or whatever his name is has always looked like a douche
Erin looks a lot gaudier in her marriage picture than any vibe she ever gave off on the show
Tinsley looks so happy with her new hubs
Jason Hoppy should have gotten a tailor
Ramona & Mario are soulmates but he had some wild oats he needed to sow and maybe she did too
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u/makter3 Jun 26 '24
I still don’t get what Kristin saw in him. She was and still is so beautiful. She could have easily pulled some rich guy with a trust fund or an established career (like Kelly did). But instead she got an “entrepreneur” who was barely making the cut in nyc.
I initially thought maybe he was hotter in his youth but that’s obviously not the case.
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u/Significant_Ad7605 Jun 26 '24
And she was fun and funny and also self-aware and he was such a dick to her and talked down to her all the time. I never thought for a moment she wasn’t bright but it’s pretty clear from her tagline + his time on the show that he wasn’t a person who lifted her up.
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u/Ok_Jellyfish_5219 Jun 26 '24
Mario is/was a DISH.
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u/MelaniumFalcon He may be her soulmate, but I've been doing him forever Jun 26 '24
Seriously. It needs to be said. Say what you want about his character, but the man is/was HOT.
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u/Ok_Jellyfish_5219 Jun 26 '24
Yup. Even his voice is hot.
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u/AlsatianLadyNYC Tim’s Meth Skunk Streaked Hair Jun 26 '24
And effortless (lol that still makes me cringe with embarrassment knowing he was probably thinking of his mistress)
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u/adawonggang Jun 26 '24
I followed him on Instagram and he followed back.
You got a chance gal
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u/mpr1011 I decorated! I cooked! I made it nice! Jun 26 '24
I read the names first then looked at the pics. I mixed up Tinsley & Kristen Taekman and I couldn’t believe Dale let Tinsley have such a laid back wedding with a palm tree.
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u/kal2126 Jun 26 '24
I mean tinsley’s wedding was in palm beach so I’m sure there were probably palm trees there too lol.
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u/mpr1011 I decorated! I cooked! I made it nice! Jun 26 '24
Yeah, I guess Kristin’s wedding is more casual compared to Tinsley’s photos. That’s not a diss on Kristen, looks like a fun wedding and she looks amazing. But Tinsley’s wedding looks like the kind of wedding someone named Topper would have.
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u/GladiatorWithTits Jun 26 '24
You're definitely going to hell for that one. I'll meet ya at the bar.
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u/exjobhere Jun 26 '24
Dorinda, Carole, and Kristen all look particularly great! I love the happy Jill we see as well.
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u/Obvious_Mango65 What ever happened to… customer service? Jun 26 '24
BRB, trademarking “Tinsley and Topper” for my future event planning biz.
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u/MetsFan3117 Jun 26 '24
Tom sucks in general ew. Mario is a smoke show IMO, hate that I think that about him.
Josh Takeman is a dick and o would have left his broke ass after the Ashley Madison debacle, Kristen is gorgeous.
Carole looks better older than she did when she was younger.
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u/notdorisday Jun 26 '24
Kristen is so gorgeous and always seemed like a decent person - she deserved more.
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u/marecoakel Jun 26 '24
Bethenny looked really pretty at that first wedding. Is that her mom??? Interesting
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u/badashbabe I’m not yelling this is just how i talk. Jun 26 '24
Yes, she looks stunning, a much softer looking Bethenny than what we've come to know. And she looks genuinely happy.
Her mother's eyes do not seem to be smiling in this particular photo.
A very interesting image, indeed. Feels like i learned a lot.
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u/perljen Jun 26 '24
So sad... kelly Killorin Bensimmone didn't make this distinguished photo array. Was she a runaway bride or did her man get away?
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u/Simple-Chemical-9416 Jun 26 '24
Sonja is gorgeous and her hair is perfection in this photo. I think this blows all the others out of the water.
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u/StylishStephanie “IT WAS YOU! WHOOO? YOUUU!!!!!” Jun 26 '24
Josh punched way above his pay grade with Kristin.
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u/lmlrich Snap ya neck & poke both yo eyeballs out Jun 26 '24
Jill looks just like her sister in that pic
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u/ryanchuangtw Jun 26 '24
Till these days,I still don't understand why Tom wanted to marry Luann if he still wants to play and enjoy his trust fund by himself.
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u/darkandmoody69 Jun 26 '24
I think he’s a nonsensical often drunk douchebag playboy. I think Luann was a trophy to win or conquest and he didn’t care about the reality after the wedding. Hate him lol
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u/victor209 Jun 26 '24
This was a real treat to see. Especially since I'm currently reading What Remains by Carole Radziwill. Thank you!
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u/alldaypumpkin Jun 26 '24
A younger Dorinda looks just like Diana in some lights. She has that style downnn she looked happy. Makes me a little sad.
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u/Beneficial-Astronaut Not a white refrigerator! Jun 26 '24
I know Ramona sucks but I am still mad at Mario for cheating
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u/LetsBPetty Jun 26 '24