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Jennifer Pedranti and Ryan Boyajian have been planning their romantic walk down the aisle for months: a beach, possibly a white bikini instead of a dress, and a ceremony set sometime in the summer with their kids around them as they exchanged vows. However, that plan just hit a bit of a snag.
“We are talking about moving the wedding sooner because you’re leaving to to go boot camp,” Jenn explained to her 18-year-old son, Dawson, who had recently joined the U.S. Marine Corps, on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 19, Episode 3.
The enlistment put unexpected pressure on Jenn and Ryan’s plans, as Jenn expressed they needed to think about “pulling the trigger” on a date.
“I’m not getting married without Dawson being there,” she had previously insisted while wedding shopping with Ryan, who replied, “I agree.”
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Jennifer Pedranti opens up about her “casual” wedding plans with Ryan Boyajian
In a November 2024 interview with The Daily Dish, Jenn shared her excitement for her upcoming wedding.
“I could walk down to the courthouse and sign papers. I’m not looking for anything big,” she said. “Our spot is in the Bahamas, we just got back, we took 10 kids. We do that trip every summer, so we’re thinking next summer. It will be at Baha Mar, the resort we love there. It will just be casual, it’ll just be us with our kids. I’m super close with my family.”
During the RHOC Season 19 premiere, Jenn shared how her kids are feeling about the upcoming ceremony, explaining they “are really excited about the wedding.”
Jennifer Pedranti and Ryan Boyajian’s blended family dynamic
Jenn shares five children with her ex: Dawson, Harrison, Greyson, Everleigh and Dominic.
Although they are not married yet, Ryan began getting a taste of becoming a stepfather after he and Jenn moved in together and blended their families during RHOC Season 18.
“You move in with someone, and you think you know how they parent, and then you realize you parent very different,” Jenn said during the Season 18 premiere. “So, there is an adjustment period. We definitely went through an adjustment period.”
A year later, in RHOC Season 19, Jenn admitted: “Ryan and I are still working on the whole parenting thing.”
The couple worked out a few parenting issues when Jenn talked to her 11-year-old son Dominic about getting in trouble at school for talking. Ryan joked Dominic got “sixteen” warnings and laughed, much to Jenn’s dismay.
“You shouldn’t laugh,” she chided him on the July 24 episode. “You’re like a fun uncle.”
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Ryan admitted that it hasn’t exactly been a smooth transition. “Being a stepdad isn’t easy, because they do have a dad,” he shared.
Jenn believed Ryan was taking his new role in stride. “It is a fine line you walk as step-parents,” she said. “There’s been issues with not respecting curfews. I do think when it matters or it’s a teachable moment, Ryan steps in. I just want him to be in addition to, not in place of their dad.”
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