After all the RHONJ drama tonight, I have to move straight on to the RHOD recap! It’s LeeAnne’s wedding day! So, onward and upward!
We are going to start right away with the wedding. It is go time and LeeAnne’s mom is MIA. LeeAnne is crying. It’s a hot mess already. LeeAnne’s mom makes it to the front pew in the nick of time.
Why am I crying? The wedding is beautiful and I am so happy for LeeAnne in this moment. She looks like a princess and Rich is grinning from ear to ear at the other end of the aisle. I didn’t expect to be so emotional about this wedding. Everything about it is just perfect. I can’t see to type. Ha! Then there was a moment of levity that we all needed. When Rich said the first “I do” LeeAnne turned to the packed pews and let out a dramatic sigh of relief. The the officiant said,”I hate to tell you LeeAnne, but there going to be several more opportunities.” The full house breaks out in laughter.
The Land Of Misfit Toys
The we get to the vows. Rich’s are so perfect and he is crying as he reads them. He says they both come from The Land of Misfit Toys but they have both managed to fix each other up. And now my eyes are all blurry again. Then he gets more laughs from the crowd. He says he will never be bored with LeeAnne because it is going to be like being married to five women at once.
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LeeAnne says when she was a child she never felt loved, wanted or accepted. But, when she met Rich he made her feel all of those things. There is not a dry eye in the house. Then more laughter as the officiant starts some repeat after me stuff with “Will you always see your innocence in my eyes.” Rich is like, eyes… um eye! That was the BEST WEDDING EVER!
Schmoop Time!
Only LeeAnne Locken, excuse me LeeAnne Emberlin would schedule a five hour break between the ceremony and the reception to “go schmoop her husband.” I ain’t mad about it. He is hot. But Kameron is not amused. Now she has to get a whole nuther look for the reception.
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LeeAnne insists on going through the Sonic drive-thru for foot long chili cheese dogs and corn dogs on the way to the hotel.
The reception is an amazing carnival themed event that somehow still looks REALLY expensive. I would try to explain it but I am at a loss for words. I love it though. Where the hell is LeeAnne’s sister and why is she not taking care of her aunt? LeeAnne’s mom being all alone and having trouble getting close enough to LeeAnne to take a photo is sad. She finally finds her niece and gives her a hug as she leaves early. LeeAnne dancers with the dancers covered in mirrors while Rich scopes out all the hot ladies at the party.
Why is everyone complaining about the lack of food? There is ginormous cake and even better giant charcuterie boards everywhere? And most of these bitches don’t eat anyway.
We Interrupt This Reception For An Episode Of Chopped!
Sadly, D’Andra is missing the wedding of the year. These two really need to make up. I think she should have gone. Instead, she is at home with her hot husband. So, it’s kind of win-win. These two both love to cook and often have cooking competitions. Tonight it’s seafood. Four shrimp, one soft shell crab, and a big halibut filet., these are their ingredients for the cook off.
D’Andra’s strategy seems to be to keep Jeremy busy fetching items for her so he doesn’t have time to complete his task. Jeremy lets D’Andra win. Always keep the sugar mama happen.
Baby Mama Drama
I didn’t even notice that Brandi was not at the wedding. Apparently she just layed around the house all day with Bruin. She goes out to dinner with her husband and the baby. Bruin literally destroyed the restaurant. He is throwing food all over the floor. Wiping it all over the table. I am sure the waiter spit in all of their food. You don’t just put a plate of Mexican food in front of a baby. You actually have to FEED the baby. Then she literally hands him an empty taco shell and says, “Do you want to play with that?”
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The conversation is about adopting Bruin’s soon to be born sibling. I say no. They should let Bruin go to whoever adopts the other one.Why are they giving the baby lemonade? How did these people ever get to adopt a kid??? Finally, Brian takes the plate away to stop him from throwing. Brandi says, “He’s going to get mad at you!” This. That right there is her problem. She’s not parenting at all. She is trying to make friends. This is so annoying. Suddenly the baby has the plate back. Is that an editing error or did she really give him the plate back.? I can’t with this one. Bruin deliberately smacks Brandi in the face with all his might. Instead of Brandi saying NO! in a mean tone, she smiles and coos, “that’s not nice.”
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Stephanie and Travis have a giant indoor hot tub inside the house with a TV on the wall. I would be a prune. Travis is going to Thailand and Vietnam to check on his father who is there working. He’s been MIA for a while. So Stephanie is inviting all the girls to Thailand. Kary is kind of a bitch to her husband who, by the way, pays for everything including her “jewelry business.”
So weird there were two Brandi scenes in the previews that were not on the show. Also a dinner between Mama Dee and D’Andra. Maybe that was last week?
Next week, it’s a trip to Medieval Times. I once got a grant to take my entire class there as a tie in to the Magic Treehouse books we were reading. I invited my SPED teacher friend and her students as well because I had extra room. My jackass principal refused to approve the trip. Did I mention my students are all low income and would never have had the opportunity to go? Sorry. Asshole principals pop into my mind from time to time and still make me angry. Also next week is Travis’ huge 50th birthday party.
LeAnne was such a gorgeous bride!
Hated that she and D’Andra couldn’t patch things up. I’m afraid they will both regret it.
Sorry but Kameron is the worst kind of snotty, entitled idiot.
I’m a bit afraid for Kary’s Marriage.
I hated seeing Brandi, her husband, and the baby out to eat. I have a baby, and I dont take the baby out to eat because it is never an enjoyable experience. It is so stressful and not worth spending money to order food you can’t enjoy because a tiny human suddenly sprouts octopus arms and knocks everything over. Who wants to battle pre teens, toddlers, and new baby at the same time?
Once while out to eat with a 1 yr & a 3 yr old, my 1 yr old backed into a chair & the lady sitting in the chair was not happy. She called the host over & said small children don’t belong in a restaurant. She said ma’am , we encourage young families to come here . That’s the reason we have high chairs if u need 1. Restaurants want your business. I wouldn’t let my kids make that mess that Brandi allowed but things fell on the floor & we tipped extremely well. Brandi needs boundaries with her kids. That restaurant scene & when she said if u take that plate away he’ll be mad was so telling. That’s why her oldest is a giant brat. She has a big heart but those kids need some old fashioned discipline. I don’t mean hitting or spanking but time outs & taking things away.
The mess he made was unbelievable
I am 100% supportive of LeeAnne’s handling of the Mother issue. Mothers who do not raise their children always come back and swoop in on the success and act like they had a hand in it. LeeAnne deserved every moment of happiness during her wedding day however she was emotionally comfortable doing it.
Tulum is such an amazing restaurant where Kary and her husband went. The corn pudding, yucca fries, lamb chops, the chicken, cheese and potato flutes (flautas) are completely addictive. You want to line the flutes up, put your arms around the plate protecting them and eat them one after the other not sharing them with anyone else at your table. The cocktails are so remarkably decadent a person could sit there slurping them down and still be there 5 days later ordering more.
Okay so I am slow, it took me 13 years to finally figure this out. I have come to the conclusion that women come on these RHO shows with shaky marriages are using the show, the paycheck and the platform as an exit strategy. Someone who hasn’t got a rock solid marriage has to know the relationship will not stand the scrutiny of reality TV. Yes, I am talking about Kary who is headed straight for the divorce by Bravo column. Who foolishly tells their husband they do not care what their Mother does?
I just scrolled through a list of everyone who has gotten a divorce by Bravo and every single marriage showed major signs of stress on the show. The best divorce by Bravo was when Michaele Salahi ran away with Neal Schon from Journey.
I need to win Powerball or inherit money so I can afford that hot tub Travis was in, that was the most amazing indoor water thing ever!
GIRLFRIEND. I KNOW! I don’t really have house envy I don’t need a big luxurious home. I prefer to stack my tiny coins for travel. In fact I was just telling a friend that I am having second thoughts about selling the ghetto shack when I go on my world tour. I kind of want a place to come home to if I need to.. But on the other hand… I just want to GTFO. ya know?
But when I saw that hot tub WITH A TV IN THE ROOM (because clearly, I am addicted to television and my laptop) All I could think was my God. How much would it cost me to me the liviing room of the ghetto shack into THAT. I NEED THAT IN MY LIFE.
No sane normal person wants to put their relationship and/or their children on national TV for everyone to judge.
Or their lack of ability to parent. When I watch Brandi it INFURIATES me. I’ve never been a mom but I have been a daughter. And a nematode could parent better.
You don’t need to be a Mom to see bad parenting, Brandi is afraid to parent so she doesn’t. She stays busy at things away from home. Her kids won’t respect her and she will never enjoy those great times that a functioning family enjoys.
My Grandson is finally behaving but he is 3 yrs now. We go when he is hungry and he eats mostly what we do. He will sit until we are done but we bring coloring books
I don’t know, I am sane, and sometimes I think
“gee, if the money were good enough maybe”.
I don’t have any actual talent but my family sure can zing around some funny one liners at each other, and if someone offered us what would surely be our only offer EVER to be on TV, it might not be that easy to say no.
Also I my family and I have some pretty TV worthy moments at Home Depot. Really America, you are missing out.
Sorry not sorry but that was tacky AF not to have food at the reception especially with a 5 hour recess (yes I said recess). I went to a wedding where it was a 4 hour break plus a cash bar but I was in my 20’s at the time and I thought then that was tacky AF. In my 50’s I still think the same, if you can’t afford it then don’t have it. I felt really bad for Leanne’s mom. She was trying and was being totally ignored.
SHE HAD FOOD! It was more of a cocktail time of night. Fuck these people for not eating dinner first. There were charcuterie boards galore. This HAS TO BE STORY LINE. It’s not like LeeAnne was on a budget. They just needed something to pick at. She’s not going to have tens of thousands of dollars of performers and just not have food. I SAW THE FOOD. I love me some charcuterie and I refuse to believe people were not eating it. AND AGAIN, Kameron and the rest of them DO NOT EAT. Completely unnecessary storyline.
I say this as someone who has LeeAnne Emberlin commenting on my posts telling me I am a hate site!
It was actually the best episode of RHOD EVER.
Yes! Best episode ever! LeeAnne and Rich’s wedding ceremony was lovely. They had a beautiful day and looked so happy. Definitely tugged at my heartstrings.
Brandi is in desperate need of parenting classes! I could not believe they were discussing the possibility of adopting another child when the one sitting next to them is being totally ignored. I was in shock by that scene.
I was disappointed in LeeAnne’s mother. Arriving late and making an inappropriate comment as she left early.
She monopolized her guests’ entire day. She should have fed them dinner. The five hour break is a pain in the ass. If they were going to have charcuterie then the reception should have been directly after the wedding. Other than that, the wedding was beautiful. LeeAnn was absolutely gorgeous. She could have a little nicer to her mom. For some reason, I thought Deandra was invited. I have been skipping an episode here and there.
There was absolutely no need for the bride and groom to pay for dinner for that many people. Furthermore, they KNEW there would not be dinner. If dinner is served when you RSVP they ask you to choose an entire like Chicken or Fish. The whole “starving to death” storyline was utterly and completely scripted. No one was going to the bathroom to get water. It was all bullshit.
Exactly, I’ve stayed at that hotel there are plenty of places to eat at around there. Hell if they were so hungry they could have grubhubbed food and ate in the lobby! Besides the fact they knew they had a 5 hr wait with no dinner, go eat before the reception!
Yes plus so much wasted food at most weddings. My oldest sons wedding I signed papers so the staff could take food home. In Thailand they are not paid well but can not take anything, ever. It’s a shame but I understand the rules.
They’ve been showing clips of Kary (the new one) complaining about no food for weeks. Even Kam, the arbiter of manners. In fact, all the women complained about it. Obviously giving Kary a bad edit. Plus, who wants to eat meat piled on a platter and left out for hours?
The five hour break was very bad for the guests. The didn’t even show them getting photos taken. Rude IMO. Most weddings have an hour or so between to take photos, but feed the guests and ply them with cocktails.
I am in the minority from reading everyone else’s comments. I think Leeanbe is a conniving, self centered *itch! I probably had the same or worse childhood she did. I don’t use that as an excuse for bad manners, bad language, my husband of over 30 years, my kids or other family members bad behavior. Here’s how I look at it, yes we had crappy childhoods, yes we don’t have very many good memories of being kids, yes it sucked. Stop using it as a crutch!!!! I look at it this way: once you turned 18 and were kicked out or left on your own only YOU are responsible for your future. When you become an adult in the real world you are the one in control.
As for the wedding, I personally think it was as tacky as Leeanne is. All the ridiculous themed “wedding showers” was inane. Her begging other people to pay for her showers, donate making her gown and on and on was overkill. I was gagging trying to get past a season that has been all about a whiny, cranky baby has beentoo much. Bravoshouldhave done a spinoff of just the wedding BS.
Kam is an elitist snob, Brandi needs parenting classes, Stephanie needs to stop being a doormat, D’Andra needs to dump Leeanne and Leeanne needs to get over her crappy childhood just like so many of the rest of us.
I am happy for Leeanne. People always accuse her of over exaggerating her horrid childhood yet hearing her mother arrived in the nick of time sorta validates Leeanne’ s fear of abandonment & current struggles with the rest of the cast. Yet to see the episode but will most definitely watch tommorow. Thanks for the recap. Looking forward to watching & having an ugly cry fest. Congratulations Leeanne if you are still reading/ posting here ! We are all rooting for you !
We were all rooting for you (channeling Tyra Banks). I thought the wedding and everything else was awesome. Do the most.
Not only did she get there just in time, she made a shitty comment on the way out something to the effect of “Glad he finally is taking her off my hands”.
I’m still trying to figure out if Kamron was dressed as Elsa from Frozen, or a sparkly sisterwife.
I’m sorry, Kamron is right. At a wedding of that size and time of night….feed your guests! There was a huge freak snowstorm the night before my wedding and half the staff could not get to the venue…but our guests did have plenty to eat and drink!!
When our guys were little (we had three under 3-1/2…not multiples), we always took a splat mat with us, so that any food on the floor, but the mat and we just gathered it up and shook it outside. As for Bruin’s behavior, he could have been off his schedule or probably bored because he is a baby. Brandi would do fine with another one. Plus, she has the ability to hire help. I’m sure she responded to Bruins slap the gentle way that she did because she gets bashed on social media about her parenting. There is no pleasing brave little keyboard warriors. If she had taken his hand and firmly said, “NO” then viewers would be calling child protective services. There is no winning with viewers.
Somebody FINALLY commented on Kam’s fugly dress! She is usually dressed to the 9 or 10s so looking like an early 90s prom dress was strange!
I’m not feeling this new person Kary. Every time she says something the subtitles pop up on the screen because we can barely understand what she’s saying. Her voice is a little annoying too.
I think the criticism about the wedding food was because they didn’t have a sit down meal. Now remember this show came out heavy and hard the first couple of seasons about Dallas society and charity and hoity-toity things like etiquette. Proper etiquette in Dallas society for an expensive over the top wedding like LeeAnnes would dictate a nice sit down meal during the reception. When a bride is wearing $3M dollars of jewelry people are expecting prime rib or filet at the reception dinner, or something equally worthy prepared by the fancy catering places in Dallas. I do think LeeAnne’s intention was to get the party started immediately and skip the stuffiness of a sit down dinner.
I couldn’t even make it through the nearly 2 minute explanation video of the wedding planner who was trying to tell us where the food was. Kevin Lee would never had to explain where the food was because the food would have been memorable and her wedding planner was definitely no Kevin Lee.
OK, so MAYBE it’s a bit declasse to not feed your wedding guests… BUT THERE WAS A FIVE HOUR INTERVAL. What were you doing if not eating? Driving around the car park for 5 hours? Also, did nobody realise that they hadn’t got the menu? Normally you get a standard “Beef, Chicken, Fish or Vegetarian” memo at LEAST if you’re eating, if not a full menu. Things on this scale are always pre-ordered! It was clearly a cocktail reception, what with the umpteen bars and massive dancefloor.
Brandi’s scene made me physically twitch with anger. I just think it’s SO disrespectful to go in to a restaurant and behave like that. And no, it doesn’t matter if you “clean it up,” you will never clean it up to the restaurant standards. There will ALWAYS be a minimum wage staff member who has to get on their hands and knees to pick up your babys half masticated food that you’ve trampled into the carpet with your Barneys Outlet Jimmy Choos, Brandi. You’d think someone who “grew up in a trailer” would have more respect than that. Gross.
Sorry, this one made me rant. LOL!
Have I told you lately that I love you? Should we go half on a baby? 🙂
… and if Mark says yes?
No, you don’t do it often enough. Not even a flower.
Only if you promise we will never take it to restaurants and piss off the staff.
Actually screw that, let’s get a puppy.
A puppy and some Barney’s Outlet Jimmy Choos.
LOL Sorry. That was bitchy. It just came out of me when I was typing from sheer rage.
I’m with you on the charcuterie TT looked delish and on my high protein list! Bogus storyline. Same with what time Mom arrived. Production. I had a dysfunctional sometimes combative relationship with my own Mom, but still felt awful for Mom’s treatment on national television. If LeAnn felt so strongly, she shouldn’t have invited her.
Loved the wedding, loved the episode. I liked Kary’s take on LeAnn reliving the childhood she hated lol! But she lost me durung dinner with the hub. So uncomfortable! Also I wish she’d gargle and rest her voice…the raspiness is getting annoying. Is she a smoker?
Yes on the tub. Omg
I really dislike Kary B. Her husband was just making conversation, and she was so rude to him, then in the confessional she acted like he was a bad communicator when she was just wrong. She is abrasive.
I told y’all last week Brandy can’t handle another kid. There are so many childless couples who would love to have a baby, Brandy has her fill of kids, more than she can handle. That another baby is being offered to Brandy honestly boggles my mind. I mean, really, do the social workers not have Bravo? What about Brandy says “yeah, lets keep offering her more newborns?”
Plus it was wrong high chair for his size. He needs the one with the tray, AWAY from reaching things on table. I guess I should be in jail, but I basically starved my girls before going to a restaurant. They ate and ate, lol. Am I anonymous TT. Also, I kept waiting for Brandi to ask the less-than-minimum wage worker to get the balloon down and put a ribbon on it.
Anon indeed. lol. I too was waiting for Brandi to demand that the waiter get the balloon for the kid.
For someone who keeps harping on about “coming from nothing,” she’s sure got some high-falutin ways.
Plot twist: Maybe you ARE trash, sweetie.
I’m so behind that I just watched this. Glad the wedding is over. Reception was not my cup of tea, but I will say the ceremony seemed heartfelt.
OMG THAT HOT TUB!
I don’t like to parent shame because we all do our best and pray the inevitable mistakes we make won’t fuck up our kids too badly. But, dayum if Brandi doesn’t need some parenting classes. Her girls already walk all over her and God help them all when they’re actual teenagers. The baby scene made me cringe. JUST WHY? Get a babysitter to go out to eat WITHOUT THE INFANT, or feed it beforehand and put it in the correct size high chair so can play with toys instead of food. If the kid is off schedule and/or acting out, here’s a novel idea—-leave the restaurant and save all the other paying customers and the staff! I did it a million times and ultimately ended up leaving them with a sitter on the rare times I went out. I seriously don’t think I ate out for years when they were little. Wtf gives these women the idea that they can continue to act like and participate in the same activities that they did before they had kids? It literally changes EVERYTHING. It was painful and maddening to watch. She’s clearly parenting out of guilt which never works. Or else she has trouble with boundaries and can’t understand that kids need parents not friends. Sorry but they have no business having another baby at this current time and state of affairs. Money doesn’t automatically make a good home or childhood. Just saying. Then again, with all the delivery options available today, I wonder if this was just another scripted production gift to viewers. I say this because the editing was obviously showing that plate in front of the baby appear, disappear and re-appear. Either way, she’s ill equipped to handle the kids she’s already got.
I officially am not a fan of new Kary. And am losing interest in this franchise as well. But the previews of D’Andra dressed as her mom next week and the trip to Thailand look promising so I’ll probably finish out this season though the reunion before I totally cut bait.
Oh, and this was another example of the bottom line: Ladies, keep your kids off limits for filming!!! It benefits no one!