Is Dolores Catania ready to marry Paulie Connell? 'RHONJ' star shares crazy wedding plan with cast
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Is she getting married? Dolores Catania of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' tells her castmates in a preview for the next episode of the Bravo show about what she and her boyfriend Paulie Connell have planned for their wedding.
Though 'RHONJ' star Dolores says marriage isn't her ultimate desire, she isn't ruling it out and is even considering filming any future wedding. Dolores discovered love with an Irish businessman named Paulie after they met in 2021 and began dating in February 2022. Prior to Paulie, Dolores was in a relationship with David, who appeared on 'RHONJ' from Season 9 until their relationship ended in Season 12. David became Dolores' partner after ex-husband Frank Catania, who remains close to his ex-wife and has appeared beside her on 'RHONJ' throughout her career.
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Dolores reveals her wedding plan to Paulie
When the whole 'RHONJ' women gathered in Ireland to celebrate Teresa's bachelorette, they didn't forget about Dolores and Paulie, even giving them the nickname "Paulores." Jennifer Aydin tells Dolores that she hopes to hear wedding bells next year for them. Melissa Gorga adds that she was hoping Paulie would join the girls on their vacation to Ireland and propose to Dolores.
Dolores confesses Paulie is already discussing marriage. Margaret Josephs believes he should since he has the right person locked and loaded. Dolores admits in her confessional that she is fantasizing about a wedding in a castle right now since it feels like the proper time. She admits that she doesn't have her heart set on it, but the couple is clearly content with their relationship. Paulie has been sending Dolores photographs of rings, which she confesses have stolen her breath away.
Dolores also says that her children are overjoyed for her and fully support her desire to remarry. She formally reveals that she and her children are now living with Paulie. She confesses that life with Paulie feels surreal. When Rachel Fuda inquires about the type of wedding she is anticipating, Dolores says that she can't wrap her head around the grandeur of Teresa's wedding. She would rather elope but Paulie is looking forward to a 4-day event.
Dolores shares the perks of professionally filmed wedding
Dolores talked about marrying Paulie and how her castmate's recent wedding has left her open to maybe shooting her own big day, for the audience and for herself, on the 'Up and Adam!' podcast with Adam Newell.
"They’ve invested time in our lives, so I feel like I owe it to them, number one, to be honest, and to share what’s going on in my life with them because they are invested," Dolores stated. Paulie, who joined Dolores in the interview, said he'd be cool with cameras at his wedding, adding that he'd want something "a little extravagant but not, like, massive."
Teresa and Dolores are close, and because Dolores was recently a bridesmaid in Teresa's wedding to Luis Ruelas (to be shown later in Season 13), Dolores and Paulie spent a lot of time filming for her friend's big day, taking notes on the value of having a film crew present. "To have cameras in your life is like a gift. You can hire a videographer at your wedding, but it's not going to be the same as a full-on camera crew for a television show," Dolores remarked, adding, "It's really special to be able to have it captured the way that they have."
Don't forget to tune in to the brand-new episode on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 9 pm ET on Bravo.
