On Tuesday, March 11, 2014, I had the honor of attending the
#RHONY Premiere Party hosted by New York’s newest Real Housewife Kristen
Taekman and her husband Josh. The event was held in New York at the Bleecker
Street Arts Club. For those of you who have not read Kristen’s bio
at Bravotv.com, she is a huge Elvis Presley fan. Huge. HUGE. As
soon as you entered the event space, you felt the hunka hunka burning love
vibe. The bar was provided by Three Olives Elvis Presley Coconut Water Vodka
with signature drinks that combined Elvis songs with #RHONY. P.S.
The “Love Me Kristen” – delicious! Kristen may be the new girl, but
she made sure Ramona Pinot Grigio was available. I mean, we all know what
happens when Ramona doesn’t have her pinot….
Downstairs was the step and repeat where people were taking
pictures, interviewing cast members, and mixing and mingling. A couple Twitter
friends flew to New York
to attend the premiere with me and I think I can speak for Julie
(@realityjulie) and Elizabeth (@the_rhlp) when I say we had a blast! As three
former Bravoholics, we were beyond excited for the opportunity to meet some of
the #RHONY cast members and see the premiere episode with the Housewives.
Kristen was a wonderful hostess and thanked us for traveling so far to attend
her party. She looked amazing in her green dress, no?
We also ran into Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson. Countess
LuAnn made an appearance at the event. It looks like she traded in the Count
for a King, y’all!
Around 9 p.m. everyone gathered upstairs where a large
screen was set up to view the first episode of Season 6. Even though
we were in the same room live tweeting with each other, it was like we were at
home…..
….except we were sitting across from the Housewives…in the
same room…watching the show and tweeting!
Harry was there too, but he really didn’t seem to care.
Probably because Sonja was in Austin
for #WWHL.
Mario was not at the event and Ramona’s fingers were
bare. Could this be Mario 2.0?
Kristen and Josh provided an assortment of blue suede shoe
colored snacks, as well as individual boxes of both gourmet popcorn and
candy. There were Elvis CDs and sunglasses as well as samples of
@EBOOST (Josh’s company that makes natural energy boosters) for guests to take
home.
It was an amazing experience to be invited to the event and
to meet some of the cast members. The ones I met came across in real life the
same way they do on the show – very nice, polite, and classy. Remember – they
live in New York
so do not cross them. From the preview for the rest of the season,
it looks like there will be more bumps in the road than the Pennsylvania
Turnpike. You could absolutely tell which of them have genuine and
sincere friendships by how they interacted with each other. As for the others,
tune in to @BravoTV on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST to find out what
happens!
P.S. Special thanks again to Eric, Carole, and Kristen for making
this happen! Same time, same place next year? #CallMe
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Photo Credits: Jim (@bitterjim2u), Julie (@realityjulie) and Elizabeth (@the_rhlp)
Follow Jim K on Twitter: @bitterjim2u
Photo Credits: Jim (@bitterjim2u), Julie (@realityjulie) and Elizabeth (@the_rhlp)
