Why RHOC’s Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley Haven’t Gotten Married — But Wear Wedding Rings

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No rush to wed! Gretchen Rossi revealed why she and fiancé Slade Smiley haven’t tied the knot yet even though they still wear wedding rings.The Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 42, proposed to Smiley, 47, in April 2013.

Eight years later, the former reality star exclusively told Us Weekly that there are “no wedding updates” as of now.“We got very preoccupied trying to have a baby, obviously, and that’s a very expensive process going through IVF for that many years,” she said while promoting her partnership with LifeVac. “It’s interesting because I would love to be married to Slate.

I actually call him my husband.”The Michigan native, who shares 22-month-old daughter Skylar with Smiley, noted, “I wear a ring like he’s my husband.