Dolores Catania is totally game to have her wedding on-camera—if she is asked back for the 15th season of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
The Bravo TV personality, who announced her engagement to her longtime love, Paulie Connell, in November 2025, told Reality Tea that she would love to share her special day with fans.
“It’s a big yes-yes for me, and I’ll tell you why,” Catania shared in the February 2026 interview. “I know what I signed up for when I did the show, and it’s all about being transparent.”
“I don’t call people fans, I call them friends, and I’ve embraced all of the Bravo universe and the people that I meet on the street like they’re my own friends and family,” she added.
Catania continued, “I really have a true love for them and their support, so I think that I would want them – of course, I can’t invite the whole world to my wedding – but I would want them to be a part of it, because I love them.”
Catania noted that the veteran RHONJ cast members are “relatable” to fans and very “loyal.”
The cast, which long included Catania, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Jospehs and more, remains in limbo. There are rumors of a cast shake-up or reboot for RHONJ Season 15.
Dolores Catania Said a Bravo TV Wedding is Like Having the Ultimate Wedding Videographer
Catania previously spoke about the possibility of a TV wedding on the “Up and Adam” podcast before she was engaged to Connell. On the 2023 podcast, she noted that Giudice’s wedding to Luis Ruelas wasn’t overruled by production.
“With Teresa’s wedding, they allowed the cameras to a certain extent, and then they said, ‘Okay it’s time for us to enjoy our wedding and you can go now,’” Catania revealed. “But it’s really special to be able to have it captured the way that they have their wedding. …You have to understand like, to have cameras in your life are like a gift. … So yeah, 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 Catania’s Wedding Could Be on Another ’Housewives’ Show
BravoIf Catania isn’t asked back to RHONJ, there is always the possibility that her wedding could be filmed for “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island.” The Bravo star joined the cast of the latest Housewives spinoff as a “friend.”
Catania told Reality Tea that the RHORI cast reminded her “a lot of the girls from New Jersey.”
“I fit right in with them,” she added. “They were very welcoming to me, I’m very proud of them.”
Speaking with Page Six, Catania said fans will “like Rhode Island” if they like New Jersey.
In the same interview, she revealed that her wedding will not take place in 2026—which would leave more time for that RHONJ casting decision to come through.
“I wanted to have a New Year’s party. That’s my wedding. That’s my idea of a wedding,” Catania told the outlet in February 2026. “Paul wanted November 10th because that is a special day for him. That’s the day I moved in, the day we got engaged. I’m saying that [my son] Frankie is getting married August 1st in Portugal. So I cannot get married the same year as my son. “
Delores your the top of the cake as far as all of the NJ housewifes. You never started any arguments. You always tried to keep tge peace with the women. Even though that was an impossible situation. You’ve always were the best on the show and always looked terrific .we are all happy that you found your soul mate. And thank God your nothing like Teresa who only wants the spotlight all on her. And what’s really great about you , you never really engaged in all of the drama caused by Teresa. We wish you the best of everything. And God bless you and your man. And your children and yes your ex husband. Dolores you are a first class act!!! And good luck on the new show. Get away from all the drama with the cast of NJ.