Dolores Catania’s son Frankie Catania is getting married!
Frankie, 26, popped the question to Nicole Perricho on Saturday, Feb. 22, inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Perricho shared photos of the romantic proposal on Instagram on Sunday. One snapshot shows Frankie down on one knee in front of his now-fiancée, who fittingly wore white for the occasion — a simple knit dress with decorative feathers on the sleeves.
Another shot shows the newly engaged couple sharing a hug, as Perricho rested her hand on Frankie’s chest, showing off her dazzling diamond ring. Other photos in the carousel capture the pair posing and celebrating with their respective parents and other family members and friends.
Perricho captioned the post simply, “2.22.25 ♥️.” Proud mom Dolores, 54, wrote in the comments, “Sooooo beautiful !!! ❤️❤️.”
Frankie’s sister, Gabby Catania, also cheered the news of the engagement — and the fact that she will soon be gaining a sister-in-law — by sharing a collage of photos of the couple on her Instagram Stories with the message: “THAT’S MY SEEEEESTER!”
Ahead of the proposal, Dolores shared a hilarious post on her own Instagram Stories featuring a photo of herself standing outside the famed cathedral with a black scarf covering her face. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star wrote over the image: “Me incognito while waiting for the proposal.”
Frankie and Perricho’s engagement comes months after Dolores revealed in November that her son — whom she shares with ex-husband Frank Catania, along with Gabby, 29 — had moved out of the family home. “Frankie moved in with his girlfriend,” the reality star told Bravo’s The Daily Dish. “So now Gabby lives there with her six dogs and herself.”
While she didn’t share Perricho’s name at the time, Dolores did reveal some details about her future daughter-in-law’s profession.
“She is called the Lip Boss of New Jersey on Instagram. She does injectables. They are beautiful,” Dolores told The Daily Dish.
She also shared that the young couple’s two families had a chance to meet and connect in Europe. “We went to Portugal, we met the family in Portugal. Her family’s beautiful,” she said. “She’s the nicest girl. She gets along with Gabby so well.”
The Catania family will soon be celebrating not one but two weddings. Dad Frank is set to marry fiancée Brittany Mattessich on March 29. The couple had planned to tie the knot back in November on Captiva Island off the coast of Florida, but back-to-back hurricanes in the area forced them to postpone their nuptials due to damage at their venue.
At the time, Frank told PEOPLE that while he and Mattessich were disappointed about the situation, they felt delaying the event was the best course of action because they “wanted [the wedding] to be a happy and fun time for everyone without anxiety or worrying.”
He said the process of rescheduling the wedding at the Captiva venue was “much smoother” than anticipated. “All of our vendors worked with us incredibly,” he told PEOPLE. “They were all available for the new date and allowed us to change our contract to the new date without any additional charges and inconveniences.”
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