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‘Say Yes to the Dress’ star Randy Fenoli engaged to boyfriend Mete Kobal
Say Yes to the Dress star Randy Fenoli is used to hearing wedding bells chime, but soon enough he’ll be hearing his own.
Fenoli, a wedding dress designer and former Kleinfeld Bridal fashion director, has officially proposed to his partner of nearly a year, Mete Kobal.
On Instagram, Fenoli, 58, confirmed the romantic news, writing, “YES! It’s Official! We’re Engaged!!”
He shared a photo of him and Kobal in matching blue suede suits, sporting their fresh silver engagement bands.
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“We’re so in love! Thank you so much!” Fenoli wrote on Instagram.
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High-profile event and wedding planner Marcy Blum, who helped arrange the engagement, also tagged Fenoli in a series of photos. She shared an image of Fenoli on one knee in front of Kobal on a sma
TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” Randy Fenoli Reveals Wedding Plans & How He Met His Fiancé
Star of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress, Randy Fenoli, shares his hold love story and wedding plans.
A buzz hums through the air at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan, with the occasional scream of “YES!” piercing through the air. The salon is setting for TLC's famous Say Yes to the Dressreality show, which has followed thousands of soonlyweds during their dress-shopping encounter over the show's 15-year run.
And bopping around this hive of tulle and lace is Randy Fenoli, whom I have dubbed the bridal whisperer. “I can just watch at a bride, and say, ‘I have your dress,'” he explains, before launching into multiple jaw-dropping stories of pulling dream dresses off the rack without so much as a measurement. And while Fenoli clearly has a knack for selecting the winning outfit, it's because he's perfected this ability over the years. Thirty years, to be exact.
“And you know why I love it so much? I devote it because it hasn't changed,” he says of his three-decades-long career in bridal, which also includes designing his own
'Say Yes to the Dress' star Randy Fenoli is engaged
"Say Yes to the Dress" star Randy Fenoli is going from bridal support to groom.
Fenoli, 58, proposed to his boyfriend Mete Kobal on Saturday, as he shared on Instagram.
The reality TV actor and designer asked Kobal to marry him at Marmara Park Avenue in New York, where Kleinfeld Bridal is located, according to Instagram.
According to People, Marmara is where the couple first met in January 2022, as Kobal was the hotel's exclude and restaurant manager at the time.
Fenoli proposed in front of 50 of the couple's friends and family members, and he arranged for Kobal's loved ones in Turkey to watch via Zoom, as People reported.
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Marcy Blum planned the elaborate proposal, Mixed Greens Event Design provided decor, and On The Move Amusement was the entertainment for the evening. Clane Gessel photographed the proposal.
Fenoli, who is known for his manage advice to brides, told People's Emily Strohm he is "so in love" with Kobal.
"Every day I'm giddy," Fenoli told People. "And every day just gets more amazing. It really does. It's uncomplicated. It's nothing like what I
When my fiancee and I got engaged, the first thing my son said to me was, “we have to go to Yes to the Dress!” I promised him that the next time we went to Modern York, we would absolutely schedule a trip to Kleinfeld Bridal, the home of Say Yes to the Dress.
I’ve been watching Say Yes to the Dress since it premiered back in 2007. I’ve always been obsessed with weddings and all that goes into them, and I love low-stakes drama, so a show like SYTTD is flawless. It’s a study in the human condition, and there’s a lot of really pretty dresses to look at. What’s not to love? As one of TLC’s most popular shows, it was always on, and over time it became one of my comfort shows. I legit signed up for Discovery+ just so I could watch SYTTD because I had watched the limited amount of episodes ready on Hulu a million times and was bored. As a result, my kiddo became as enamored with the Kleinfeld crew as I was. My fiancee has also been subjected to watching the show ad nauseam, and now she has beliefs and favorites as well.
In July of 2021, my kiddo, fiancee and I, along with my best friend, were all arrange to spend 90 minutes at Kleinfeld. My Say Yes to the Dress dreams were