Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder disinvited her reality TV co-stars, including Scheana Shay and Kristen Doute, from her upcoming second wedding in Rome. Stassi and her husband, Beau Clark, were first linked to each other in 2018, and Beau appeared on Vanderpump Rules when the two were dating. During season 8, viewers got to see Beau propose to Stassi in a cemetery, which perfectly aligned with Stassi's love for Halloween and all things spooky. The Vanderpump Rules cast was broadly supportive of the couple, and Lisa Vandeprump and Jax Taylor expressed their love for Beau, and of Beau and Stassi together as a couple. The love birds announced they were pregnant with a baby girl in June of 2020 and quietly tied the knot in a ceremony in September 2020, which was smaller than they planned due to COVID-19. Stassi planned a second wedding in Italy to celebrate with friends and family.
The reality star's career took a turn in June of 2020 when news broke that Stassi was fired from the Bravo show due to accusations of racist behavior from her and Kristen Doute towards castmate Faith Stowers. In a resurfaced podcast clip, Stassi admitted that she and Kristen had called the police to offer a tip that a Black woman charged with robbery could be Faith. After the firing, Stassi was also let go by her PR agency and dropped from her podcast. Stassi released an apology statement and recently debuted her new book, Off With My Head: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook To Surviving Rock Bottom, which details her experience of getting fired. Stassi's new book was met with criticism and mixed reviews from fans, who were less than supportive of the redemption story. In the book, Stassi opens up about leaning on Beau during the difficult time in her personal and professional life.
Now the longtime couple is preparing to celebrate their second wedding in spectacular fashion. Stassi and Beau arrived in Rome on Monday, May 9, and Stassi's close friend Katie Maloney was also spotted in town. Meanwhile, some of Stassi's former co-stars were notably missing, namely Scheana and Kristen. Speaking with Us Weekly, a source said, “Stassi had to cut down her guest list. Some of her family, friends and former co-stars, including Scheana, had to be disinvited." Katie's estranged husband, Tom Schwartz, touched down in Italy on Wednesday and shared via social media, "Wedding glory and then back to L.A. Schwartz and Sandy’s awaits."
After over a decade together, Tom and Katie went their separate ways earlier this year. Although the two are no longer together romantically, they have remained friendly and encouraged friends and fans not to take sides in the breakup, making a reunion at Stassi and Beau's wedding less awkward. Beau took to social media to document the pre-wedding celebrations, sharing, "We’re almost married, well, celebrated. We’re married.” Stassi jumped in to share her excitement, adding, "It’s a rehearsal dinner. Welcome dinner, whatever. We are a handsome couple. We are a handsome f***ing couple.”
Stassi and Beau aren't the only Vanderpump Rules couple to get hitched. Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor, who formerly dated Stassi, met and started dating during the show and eventually were married in 2019. In April of 2021, the Bravolebrity couple welcomed a son, Cruz, who is around the same age as Stassi and Beau's daughter, Hartford. Between welcoming children and walking down the aisle, love is certainly in the air for the current and former Vanderpump Rules cast.
Sources: Beau Clark/Instagram, Tom Schwartz/Instagram, Us Weekly