Dolores Catania attends bridal shower for ex-husband Frank’s new fiancée Brittany Mattessich

Dolores Catania celebrated ex-husband Frank Catania’s engagement to Brittany Mattessich over the weekend by attending the blond beauty’s bridal shower.

The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star shared a series of photos from the event via Instagram, in which she could be seen posing with Mattessich at The Brownstone in Paterson, NJ.

Dolores wore a long-sleeved, floral Elliatt dress for the occasion, while the bride-to-be stunned in a strapless white dress featuring a high slit and a chunky pearl statement necklace.

Dolores Catania attended a bridal shower over the weekend for ex-husband Frank Catania’s new fiancée. dolorescatania/Instagram
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star later gushed about Brittany Mattessich’s shower. missbrittyann/Instagram
Dolores and Frank’s daughter, Gabby, was also present. dolorescatania/Instagram

In one of the pics, Dolores smiled while standing next to Mattessich and Frank. She also included snaps featuring her and Frank’s daughter, Gabby Catania, and another with her own mom, Valerie Spagnola.

“Had so much fun showering the beautiful bride-to-be 👰🏼‍♀️ So excited for these two @frank.catania.sr  & @missbrittyann 🤍,” Dolores captioned her post on Monday.

Dolores’ “RHONJ” co-stars Melissa Gorga and Rachel Fuda were also present for the bridal shower and posted their own pictures with Mattessich.

Melissa Gorga and Rachel Fuda joined in on the celebration. melissagorga/Instagram
“So excited for @frank.catania.sr & @missbrittyann Getting married baby!!! #wedding #rhonj,” Gorga wrote. rachelfuda/Instagram

Gorga, Fuda, Catania and Mattessich all took several pictures together and even posed for a 360 slow motion video.

“So excited for @frank.catania.sr & @missbrittyann Getting married baby!!! #wedding #rhonj,” Gorga captioned her post.

Fuda added in her own upload, “Happy Shower Day @missbrittyann 👰🏼✨ A toast to our Brit, who is almost a Bride! From fitness gear to bridal wear, I can’t wait to see your love story unfold 🤍.”

Mattessich stunned in a white strapless dress with a thigh-high slit. dolorescatania/Instagram
Mattessich’s bridal shower took place at “RHONJ” event staple, The Brownstone. rachelfuda/Instagram

Meanwhile, on her own Instagram page, Mattessich posted a photo dump showing off some of the stunning details from her big day –– including tables with massive flower centerpieces, custom doughnuts, cake pops, white chocolate covered strawberries and a gold balloon arch in the shape of a ring.


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“A HUGE THANK YOU to all my Vendors who made my Bridal Shower everything i could have imagined 🤍🥂🎉 such an amazing time & because of all of you my shower was a dream come true ! 👰🏼‍♀️🤍,” she gushed in the caption of her post.

Frank and Mattessich announced their engagement in October 2023 after dating for over a year. The two had been friends for over a decade.

Mattessich and Frank got engaged in October 2023. missbrittyann/Instagram
Dolores and Frank have remained friends since divorcing in 1998 and share two children together. Getty Images

Shortly after their announcement, Dolores showed her support by posting a pic of the couple to Instagram and writing, “All u need is love and that ring ‘wow’ 💍🤩❤️I couldn’t be happier for these two lovebirds. Congrats on the engagement!”

Dolores and Frank were previously married from 1994 to 1998, but they have remained friends over the years while co-parenting daughter Gabby, 28, and Frankie Jr., 25.

For her part, Dolores has been dating her Irish boyfriend, Paul “Paulie” Connell, since early 2022.

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