Southern Hospitality’s Joe Bradley and Maddi Reese Trade Promises at Las Vegas Wedding: ‘I Will Always Love You’

Joe Bradley had the surprise of a lifetime for girlfriend Maddi Reese.

On the third season of Southern Hospitality, the reality star brought his girlfriend and the rest of their Bravo costars to the Love Story Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, where he sprung a “practice” wedding on Reese just four months into their relationship.

“This is our love language, doing something so spontaneous and out of the box like this,” the 29-year-old explained to audiences in the episode, which aired on Thursday, Feb. 13. “Me and Maddi always joked about getting married in Vegas, so why not? It’s perfect!”

The only problem? Reese, 27, wasn’t exactly on board right away.

“What the f—,” she asked, after being told by the chapel’s Elvis Presley impersonator that he was the to perform her ceremony. “Mine? … I don’t know what’s going on. I have no idea!”

Confronting Bradley about planning the “I dos” behind her back, Reese worried that the party would be “jinxing it” between them.

“It’s not, it’s manifesting it. This is for funsies,” he said, assuring her that not having a white dress “makes it, like, funner.”

“Okay fine, f— it. I’m down,” Reese said.

Soon, Reese was surrounded by female friends Molly Moore, Lake Rucker, Emmy Sharrett, Mia Alario and Grace Lilly, while Bradly’s future groomsmen Bradly Carter, TJ Finch, Michols Peña, Austin Stephan and Will Kulp gathered with him.

Not everyone was on board, Carter pointing out that Reese was in another relationship with ex Trevor Stokes “like, a week ago.”

“It’s giving romantic with borderline stalker,” said Finch, Peńa agreeing “[Joe’s] obsessive. That’s what it’s giving.”

Moore just had a problem with the location. “I am a wedding planner,” she said. “Where’s the catering? Why are these bouquets plastic? If you would have just given me 10 minutes, I could have organized something grand. Whatever, Joe.”

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But Bradley convinced them all was fine. “This is basically just a little commitment ceremony,” he said. “My real wedding is going to be amazing, I want you to all be groomsmen at my f—ing real wedding, but [damn] does it feel good to have you by my side now.”

Reese, meanwhile, changed into a pink wig and vail, which complimented her hot pink vinyl mini. “I’m so nervous, I’m shaking,” she admitted.  

Standing up at the altar, the two exchanged “vows.”

“Through sickness and health, I will always love you and I can’t wait until our actual wedding one day,” Bradley said. “I’m just, you make me so happy. You’re the love of my life and hopefully this is the second best night of my life. Right now, it’s the first.”

“I love you to pieces,” Reese said. “You’re going to make you cry, I love you.”

The two then followed Elvis’ lead, Reese promising to keep it “al shook up” and Bradley insisting he’d always be Reese’s hunka hunka burning love.”

“It gives me great pleasure, for the very first time in Las Vegas, to pronounce you partners for life,” Elvis said. “You may kiss the beautiful Maddie.”

The two then sealed things with a kiss, their Southern Hospitality pals cheering them on.  

“Even though me Maddie started dating four months ago, I think our love story goes back way before that. Especially mine,” said Bradley. “This is not a real wedding but it will be a real wedding one day soon. I just want to lock her down.”

“I just feel like with my past with men, it’s hard to think about the one and in this moment, I’m looking into a glimpse of my future right now,” said Reese. “And it doesn’t look that scary.”

Southern Hospitality airs Thursdays (9 p.m. ET). New episodes can be streamed on Peacock starting the next day.