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Although other Bravolebs, including Tamra Judge and The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboy’s Galyna Saltkovska watched Alexis Bellino say “I Do” to John Janssen, Jennifer Pedranti is finally clearing the air on why she didn’t attend their October 2025 Laguna Beach nuptials—and the answer is complicated.
Although Emily Simpson suggested she was “uninvited” during Part 1 of the Season 19 The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion, Jenn insisted that wasn’t the whole story.
“I was invited. And then I was uninvited,” Jenn shared during Episode 18. When reunion host Andy Cohen pushed for an answer on why, Jenn admitted that it involved Shannon Storms Beador. “Because we weren’t even talking at that point. She had heard that Shannon and I were going through stuff, and I was choosing Shannon over her, and it didn’t feel right for Alexis.”
But, Jenn also revealed that she did contact Alexis on her wedding day, even though they didn’t see each other in person.
“The day she got married I just texted her and said, ‘I’m thinking of you today, and happy for you and John,’” Jenn shared on the Nov. 6 episode. “And she’s so Alexis. She texts me right back, ‘I wish there was a world where we could be together. Are you free? Can you and Ryan come?’ And I’m like, wait, I think I just got re-invited.”
How Jennifer Pedranti’s friendship with Shannon Storms Beador impacted her decision to attend Alexis’ wedding
Jennifer admitted during RHOC Season 19 that Shannon’s complicated history with both Alexis and John was a problem for their own friendship. Shannon and John ended their own relationship after three-and-a-half years in December 2022, and Alexis began dating John about a year later.
Alexis and John then got engaged in August 2024, after nine months of dating. Further muddying the waters was a lawsuit involving John that Shannon later settled for $60,000.
Despite Shannon’s issues with Alexis and John, Jenn was quick to say in the Oct. 23 episode that Shannon didn’t influence her decision not to attend the wedding.
“She didn’t ask me not to go,” Jenn explained, and shared that she declined the invitation only because Shannon “matters” to her.
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But during The Real Housewives of Orange County After Show, Jenn did accuse Shannon of drawing a line in the sand when it came to friendship with Alexis.
“Shannon, you know, basically told me that she felt like if I could befriend Alexis, then I wasn’t a friend to her,” Jenn revealed. “I’ll tell you, that’s hard. Last year, Alexis was nothing but nice to me.”
Because RHOC alum Alexis returned during Season 18, Shannon pointed out that Jenn was aware of their issues. “If I see someone acting inappropriately towards another person and I don’t think it’s kind… I don’t wanna be friends with that person,” Shannon said of her reasoning on the After Show.
Jenn admitted she understood Shannon’s point of view, and ultimately ended up siding more with her. “It’s hard. And just where dynamics have gone, I would say I’m closer with Shannon. I see Shannon more,” she added on the After Show.
Are Jennifer Pedranti and Alexis Bellino still friends today?
As far as continuing a friendship with both Shannon and Alexis, Jenn said during the Oct. 23 RHOC After Show that won’t happen, adding, “I don’t want the toxicity.”
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Jenn made clear that Shannon is her friendship priority, explaining, “It’s too deep, too much, for Shannon. And I would say right now, the friendship I have with Shannon has moved past the friendship place that I was [in] with Alexis.”
Jenn wasn’t the only RHOC housewife to skip out on Alexis’ wedding. Heather Dubrow shared the “complicated” reason why she and Terry didn’t attend.
