Despite Alexis Bellino not being an active cast member, her wedding was quite the Real Housewives of Orange County affair. Several of her RHOC co-stars were invited initially, but not everyone made it to the October 3 wedding in Laguna Beach, California.
One cast member that made sure to be there was Tamra Judge. She and Alexis worked hard to build a friendship that was initially fraught with drama. But the former CUT Fitness owner did witness her friend walk down the aisle to marry John Janssen.
Now, she is describing the wedding and revealing why Heather Dubrow was not in attendance.
Alexis Bellino and John Janssen are officially married, but Heather Dubrow didn’t attend
“It was so beautiful and rustic. It was at the ranch in Laguna Beach, which I have never been to. You would never know you are at the ocean, you are in the woods underneath all these big — I think they were Oak trees. There [were] about 150 people there,” Tamra told her podcast co-host, Teddi Mellencamp, during the October 9 episode of Two Ts in a Pod.
Alexis promised a “very non-traditional” wedding. And according to Tamra, she delivered. The couple included a “ceremony for the children” while opting to skip the cake cutting and bouquet throwing.
“There was so much love,” Tamra shared. “So much love. It was just amazing. Beautiful.”
Teddi wanted to know whether it was a “drama-free day” as well. The RHOC veteran replied, “Yeah, drama-free day. Absolutely.”
Tamra added, “She was so calm. The next day she had family and some close friends over and they had a breakfast, a brunch, set up. It was just beautiful.”
Heather’s name came up, as both she and husband Terry Dubrow were not there. It turns out that a family obligation forced them to be elsewhere that day.
“Heather was invited but she had family day for her daughter’s college, so she couldn’t make it,” Tamra revealed.
It’s not the only guest list drama. According to a source, Alexis withdrew her invitation to Jennifer Pedranti after the RHOC star failed to check up on Alexis after she had an unexpected surgery.
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