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Adrienne Bailon Dishes on Her Wedding Dress, Decor and Invitation Design: I Pretty Much Planned It All on a Plane

The Real co-host discusses how she and her fiancé share the planning for their big day and why she likes his choices better

By Samantha Schnurr, Alli Rosenbloom Sep 23, 2016 3:59 PMTags
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Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Adrienne Bailon. Not to fret, the bride-to-be already has most of her special day figured out. 

"I got engaged in Paris and I had a flight home back to LA—it's a very long flight," the Real co-host told E! News exclusively at the launch party for the 2016 Women's NFL Apparel Collection. "I pretty much planned the whole wedding on the plane ride home, so I'm good."

The 32-year-old former Cheetah Girl isn't kidding. One glance of her Instagram and you'll find she already has stationary with the "Future Mrs. Houghton" printed on it. As far as the wedding's theme and invitations go, she has a specific vision in mind. "It's going to be elegant and intimate," she told E!, glancing at her fiancé Israel Houghton, who agrees with his partner's choice of words.  

The future Mr. and Mrs. are also off to a coordinated start. Bailon gushed to E! News that her beau is equally part of the wedding planning. "I love that. There's nothing worse than when you're trying to have a conversation with somebody and you can tell they're not interested...that is not the case," she said of her man. "We are both very much involved and I love that."

Does sharing the decision-making cause some bickering? Not even close. "We agree on everything. That's weird," she said. "He actually has better taste than me, so if I picked something else, I always go with him because he always has better taste."

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Such was the case when it came time to figure out their wedding invitations. "I had spent two hours designing custom invitations," she recalled. "He came back to join me at the end and when he came back, he completely undid everything I had done, but I loved his choices way better than mine."

While some brides might get a little anxious at just the thought of their beau suddenly shaking wedding plans up, Bailon is all the more pleased. 

"He had a great eye and I'm actually super glad that we went with what he picked. He started pulling out things and I'm like, 'Wait…that's way better than what I picked! Wait, that's beautiful!'" she explained. "He's great."

As for what Adrienne will wear on her memorable day, her wedding gown is "in the works." 

"It's custom," she said discreetly. "It's in the works."

We certainly can't wait to see it!