Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick Say They're ‘Putting a Baby First’ Ahead of Wedding Planning (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Kristen DouteandLuke Broderickare loving being engaged, but don’t expect a wedding just yet.

Doute, 41, revealed they’d been “really busy” over the last couple of weeks. “I mean, we wrappedThe Valley, been working on our fertility pregnancy journey… relaxing, relaxing as much as possible. But enjoying being engaged,” she told PEOPLE.

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When it comes to wedding planning, the reality stars are in no rush. Broderick said, “I think we’ll start next summer,” as his wife-to-be agreed.

“But there’ll be parties down the road,” Doute promised, as Broderick admitted, “There’s so much stress involved with planning a wedding. I don’t think it’s necessary.”

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Doute shared multiple images of the boat proposal onInstagramon Sept. 6, writing, “I’m wrapped around your finger like this ring i’m wearing 💍 🤟🏽 out of the all the fish in the sea, you chose me 🥹.”

TheVanderpump Rulesalum also gave a shout-out to the couple’s “bestie” — jewelry designer Kyle Chan Design — for “creating the most beautiful ring” in the caption.

Doute and Broderick met at a friend’s wedding where he was a groomsman in June 2022, two weeks after her split from her exAlex Menache.

The duo kept their romance under wraps for several months, before starting a joint podcast together calledBalancing Act with Kristen Doute and Luke Broderickin November 2022.

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Luke Broderick and Kristen Doute on ‘The Valley’.Felix Kunze/Bravo via Getty

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Doute confirmed the relationship the following month during an episode of the podcast.

The duo have been open about wanting to start a family together. In November 2023, they revealed on their podcast that they’dexperienced a miscarriageat six weeks.

“I mean, that does give us hope,” she said. “I think it’s not a false sense of hope. We, at that point, had only been trying for a couple of months and we were fortunate enough.”

“So we’re just back on the train trying and fingers crossed. We’re doing right every month exactly how we should be doing it. So yeah, we’re just hopeful,” Doute added at the time.

source: people.com