LuAnn de Lesseps and Tom D’Agostino’s ‘tacky’ wedding request
Guests at LuAnn de Lesseps’ wedding to Tom D’Agostino Jr. were divided over an unusual request from the bride and groom.
We’re told that the “Real Housewives of New York City” star and her businessman beau had thoughtfully asked guests to donate to one of two charities instead of sending a wedding gift — but two days before the New Year’s Eve wedding, the lovebirds changed their minds and sent out an email asking that donations be sent to a GoFundMe.com account collecting money to help with the medical expenses of an unnamed relative who had recently suffered an unidentified ailment.
We’re told that while some attendees thought the gesture generous, others called it “tacky.”
“You’re going to spend a half-million-plus on a wedding, and then ask your friends to cough up for your relative’s Band-Aids?,” sniped one. “LuAnn and Tom are both very rich — [they should] write a check to their relative and not hustle their wedding guests for cash.”
Otherwise, we’re told the occasion was a model of class and sophistication.
“It really didn’t seem like a reality star’s wedding,” said a guest at the soiree held at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. “There weren’t cameras in your face” or production staff “asking you to sign releases.”
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