Kristen Doute Reveals Which “Summer House” Star She Enlisted as Her Wedding Planner, Plus Her 1 'Rule' (Exclusive)

Kristen Doute has enlisted a Bravolebrity to beryllium her wedding planner.

Doute, who got engaged to The Valley costar Luke Broderick successful September 2024, chatted pinch PEOPLE astir really wedding readying is coming on astatine nan At Home pinch Narwal summertime soiree successful Los Angeles connected Thursday, Aug. 21.

"We've conscionable started talking astir nan wedding," Doute, 42, tells PEOPLE. "It has been connected a backmost burner for a really agelong time."

While galore wedding specifications aren't group successful stone, nan Vanderpump Rules alum has locked down her wedding planner.

"I'm ever astatine Brittany [Cartwright]'s location and we were hanging retired astatine Brittany's and our friend, Stephen McGee, who is connected Summer House play 1, he instantly conscionable sewage into... It's for illustration each of his intuition was into my encephalon and my emotions," Doute says. "He's like, what astir this spot aliases this galore people? And each of a abrupt I'm going, 'Stephen, you're a freaking wedding planner. Will you beryllium my wedding planner?' "

She continues: "I honestly projected to him and he said, 'Yes, I will.' "

After appearing connected nan first 2 seasons of Summer House, McGee, 35, moved connected from reality TV and is now a New York City-based luxury arena planner and consultant. He's produced immoderate of nan city's astir star-studded events, including nan CFDA Fashion Awards and The Met Gala, according to his website.

"Biggest weight disconnected of my thorax I've ever felt. And past I told Luke, and Luke was like, 'Thank God,' " Doute says, pinch Cartwright, 36, adding, "It's nan champion point ever."

A fewer different Bravo stars mightiness beryllium incorporated into nan large day.

"I don't cognize if we're having a wedding party. If I'm having a wedding party, Brittany and Zach will beryllium in," Doute says.

Doute is besides "fairly certain" connected wherever she wants her nuptials to return place.

"We're still battling betwixt land and country, which are very different, but I'm emotion much of a state vibe and having acres and land," she explains. "And my full point is I want to make it easiest for our guests. That's what makes maine nan happiest, is that they person inexpensive places to take from. They tin take an Airbnb aliases a edifice aliases immoderate they want, aliases they tin thrust aliases they tin fly. And truthful arsenic overmuch arsenic I wanted to do an land and person a batch of group out, it feels much feasible and much us."

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One non-negotiable for nan bride-to-be is that she doesn't want to deterioration shoes connected her wedding day.

"That's been my only norm from nan get-go," she says. "I don't want to deterioration shoes."

Thursday was Doute's "first nighttime retired since September of past year," which was 2 months earlier she announced her pregnancy. She and Broderick welcomed girl Kaia successful June.