Dolores Catania Shares Details About Frankie Catania Jr.'s 'Special' and 'Emotional' Wedding: 'Such a Beautiful Time for Us'

Dolores Catania has plenty to celebrate as her family marks several major milestones this year.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star's son, Frankie Catania Jr., recently got married in Portugal; her daughter, Dr. Gabrielle Catania, is currently engaged and Dolores herself is set to wed her longtime love, Paul Connell.

The Bravo personality speaks exclusively with OK! about her youngest child's recent nuptials, the controversy around her dress, Liz McGraw's departure from The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, when fans can expect RHONJ to return, when she'll tie the knot and her partnership with No7.

Earlier this summer, Frankie Jr. married Nicole Perricho in a stunning ceremony in Portugal. While Dolores emphasizes how perfect the day was, a few hurdles came up along the way.

"It was so emotional. It was such a beautiful time for us," the mother-of-two says. "I've been a single mom Frankie's whole life. He's my little man. He was so emotional that morning and so grateful for everything. Then to see him get dressed in a [Michael Andrews Bespoke NYC] suit, because it's usually about the bride and what the bride looks like. It was so gorgeous. All his friends from when he was little showed up. It was just unbelievable."

"A fun fact for the wedding: there was a big storm, and most of the people that were in the wedding party's flights got canceled," she reveals. "My family has never been to Europe before. They were crying. Everybody finally made it with no bags. Imagine being in the airport for a full day, 24 hours, in the worst seats you can get on a plane, then getting to Portugal, and in the middle of the Douro Valley, there are no malls. We had to go to the equivalent of a Five Below, not even Target."

Dolores stunned in a light mint green dress with floral details for the big day.

"There was this whole conspiracy that I wore white to my son's wedding," she notes. "You know what? If I wanted to wear white, I'd wear white, so everyone should shut up. It was mint green."

"I felt bad because it hurt my feelings a little bit," the Traitors alum explains. "I love that dress. I had it custom made. I felt bad for the people who made it because they didn't get the recognition they should have. The material was liquid organza. It looked liquid when I walked. It was beautiful."

Dolores helped usher in the success of RHORI Season 1 with Liz, who announced she will not be returning for the show's second season.

"She was unapologetically herself," Dolores says. "Liz is a great Housewife. I would love to see her again, but she wanted to take a break from it."

"Liz was the up-and-coming next star," she continues. "There's a certain breed of person that would walk away from something that thousands of people want, but she felt it wasn't right for her."

After a lengthy hiatus, fans have been waiting with bated breath for Season 15 of RHONJ.

"It's unexpected," Dolores teases about the upcoming installment. "Because you don't know who you're going to see, but there are a lot of familiar dynamics, a lot of things that you're used to seeing."

"The fans will appreciate the camaraderie of the girls. It's a lot of roller coasters up and down in a lot of different ways," she adds.

Despite being engaged to her longtime love, Paul, since November 2025, Dolores is staying focused on her daughter's big day and tight-lipped about her own.

"I have Gabby's, I have mine," she says coyly. "Gabby's having a whole different kind of wedding, and then there's us. We haven't... Well, stay tuned. I can't tell you my wedding date just yet."

As Dolores prepares for so many big life events, she's teaming up with No7 to keep her skin glowing through it all.

"No7 is what I use in the morning and at night," she says, while highlighting her favorite products: the Restore and Renew Face and Neck Serum, Restore and Renew Face & Neck Multi Action Day Cream SPF 30, Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Serum and the Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream.

"I don't have to reapply during the day. It doesn't feel like when you put some cream on and it kinda sits on your face. It's not oily," she points out. "It is perfect for me and it's not crazy expensive."