It’s not personal. Stassi SchroederAnd Beau Clark didn’t cut down their Italian wedding guest list out of spite — it was out of necessity.
The Vanderpump Rules alum, 33, revealed on the Monday, May 23, episode of the “Skinny Confidential Him & Her” podcast that her firing from the Bravo series played a part in limiting the amount of people at her May 12 ceremony.
“It was supposed to be on Vanderpump Rules,” Schroeder said of the European nuptials, noting she and Clark, 42, brought a producer for the show along with them in 2019 to scout the venue. “I couldn’t just go wedding plan myself with Beau.”
Beau Clark and Stassi Schröder ROMA/MEGA
After the hotel, ceremony space, and reception area were all booked, however, things became complicated for many reasons.
Schroeder, a father of Hartford, a 16-month old girl, was fired in June 2020 by the Florida native. Vanderpump Rules. She was let go Kristen DouteTheir past racially insensitive remarks were resurfaced.
Bravo also cuts ties with the Take it off with my head author, the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the couple’s ability to travel abroad to tie the knot. The couple were married in an intimate backyard ceremony. They then had a lavish Italian wedding earlier in the month.
“Bravo didn’t pay for this s–t,” Schroeder recalled on Monday’s podcast, noting that the Italy venue was still locked in despite her show departure. “[We had to] cut 70 percent of the guest list because it’s too expensive. Now it is a 35-person wedding in Rome in a location that’s meant for a s–t ton of people.”
The smaller guest list meant barely any of the Louisiana native’s former Vanderpump RulesThe trip was made by costars. In fact, only Katie MaloneyAnd her estranged husband. Tom SchwartzWe were there for the bash.
“Honestly, everyone’s been pretty understanding,” Schroeder said of the cutting process, confessing that she’d been “cutthroat” about her former castmates. “We sent out an email, like, ‘Yo, times are tough, we can’t have a 200-person wedding. This doesn’t mean that we don’t like you, but you’re not part of my 35 top people.’”
The Next Level Basic author explained that while many of the Bravo personalities weren’t in Italy, she has remained friends with a few.
“Katie, like I said, is my baby’s godmother. She’s one of my closest friends,” Schroeder told listeners. “I’m friends with Kristen but it’s not the same. We’re all going in different directions. Our lives are so diverse. I don’t have time to be a Witch of Weho.”
Us Weekly previously confirmed that “some of [Stassi’s]Families, friends, and former costars included Scheana [Shay], had to be disinvited” ahead of the couple’s second wedding.
Doute, who was visiting Hawaii at the time, revealed that there were no hard feelings via Instagram on May 13. “Ugh so sad I missed Rome, but we have a wedding here we had already booked!” the He’s Making You CrazyAuthor, 39, shared her thoughts via Instagram. “I’m soo happy she got her dream wedding.”
