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Jennifer Pedranti had a heartfelt heart with her only daughter about her plan to marry her fiancé Ryan Boyazian.
The 48-year-old mom of five took her 13-year-old daughter Everly to the spa date and asked a very important question on the September 25 episode of the Real Housewives of Orange County. When Jennifer began planning her proposal to Ryan in April 2024, she wanted to incorporate Everly in a special way.
“When you get married, you usually have your best friend standing next to you,” Jennifer began. “You’re my best friend and I want you to stand with me when you marry Ryan.”
“I’ve never been to a wedding,” Everly said. “My first wedding will be standing with you.”
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Holding her hand, Jen asked how it felt when she learned that she was going to marry someone other than the father of the child.
“It’s just weird that you’re getting married again,” Everly said as she shed tears. “But I’m excited about you.”
“You don’t want me to get married again?” Jennifer wondered, but the teenager insisted, “No, yes.”
In the confession, the two were opened up about the mixed emotions surrounding Jennifer’s divorce and soon after.
“It’s odd to think of my mother remarriage because my relationship with my father is really good,” Everly said, wiping tears away. “I feel like you’re getting married once, so you have your family like your dad. So I feel that’s just weird in a way.”
Jennifer said, “We were really a good family. When it splits up and it reaches a place that’s no longer relevant, it’s really like mourning death. Clearly.”
At the spa, Jennifer told Everly why she wanted to marry Ryan.
“I love having a partner in my life, so I want to get married again,” she explained. “And I feel like Ryan is my partner and my dad and I felt like my parents. Married Ryan doesn’t change anything. As your mom, boy’s mom, nothing changes from me.
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“It’s such an S—trade because I’ve finally spent time with me, prioritizing my relationship with my best friend and a man who sees collateral damage,” Jennifer continued, sitting beside Everly. “It’s these moments that make me feel like a failure. I feel like I’ve disappointed them.”
But Everly said, “I don’t think my mother was a mistake. I don’t think that’s what it is.”
Jennifer then asked her daughter to become a maid of honor again.
“I want to marry my best friend and show you the best version of your mom. I want to do it with you by my side,” she declares, and Everly smiles and replies, “Of course I will.”
They pulled each other for a long hug, and Jennifer spewed, “I love you so much.”
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The Real Housewives of Orange County will air Thursdays at 9pm ET on Bravo.
