"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes is a married woman. Over the weekend the 45-year-old reality star married her ex-husband Gregg Leakes, 58, in an extravagant $1.8 million ceremony at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta hotel, the Daily Mail reports.
The couple first married in 1997 but divorced in 2011. Leaks told Life & Style magazine that even though she and Gregg were no longer married they still kept in touch with each other. They eventually reconciled and Gregg proposed to NeNe again reportedly with a 15.2-carat engagement ring.
"It was more romantic this time than the first," she told Life & Style Magazine. "Gregg and I are real adults, so it was better. Both of us want this, so it will definitely work this time. I know exactly what I'm getting myself into"
She also said that this time around she will make sure to make communication a priority in their relationship adding that "he's my soul mate. I was lost without him."
She told the magazine that she decided to go with an "Old Hollywood" theme for the wedding because she felt everyone could have fun with it. The glamorous theme was complete with a 10-tier cake filled with vanilla cream, homemade biscuits, mac 'n' cheese, shrimp, grits and fried chicken for the guests. A lot of people were shocked to find out that Leakes invited her TV nemesis Kim Zolciak to the wedding. The two might have put the feud behind them because Zolciak did show up and Leakes told the magazine that she was "so happy she came." Other guests included many of the other "Atlanta Housewives" cast meber, and Bravo celebrities like Patti Stranger, Gretchen Rossi, Vivica A. Fox and Fantasia Barrino.
Leakes opted to walk down the aisle, escorted by her sons Brentt Leakes and Bryson Bryant, in a white-and-gold strapless Barracci gown. Her bridesmaids also wore white gowns because she said she wanted them "to look like brides." She said she had a couple moments that almost made her break down into tears like when her boys walked her down the aisle.
"That was so special for me," she said. "And Gregg telling me I was beautiful - that was really special. I had a lot of teary moments."
Gregg and NeNe have one child together, Brentt and six children from previous relationships. The wedding was filmed for her spin-off reality show "I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding" airing later this year.
