Lindsay Hubbard.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Lindsay Hubbardmay haveended her engagementtoCarl Radke— but she had one final bridal task to check off her to-do list.
In her caption, she also joked that the gown was up for grabs. “Let me know if you’re getting married this year and still looking for a dress 😅,” she added.
Shortly before news of the pair’s split broke in September 2023, Hubbard gave PEOPLE a behind-the-scenes look at herwedding dress shopping adventures. At the time, she said she had already visited several bridal salons and was finding that her vision for her dress was continually changing.
“I feel like every time I go [dress shopping], I’m a different bride,” Hubbard explained to PEOPLE. “There are days that I’m the simple classic bride, and there are days that I am the embellished sexy bride, and then there are other days where I’m more romantic and lacy.”
Lindsay Hubbard wears a bridal jumpsuit.Lindsay Hubbard/Instagram
Lindsay Hubbard/Instagram
The one thing she was certain of, she said, was that she wanted to wow Radke, 38, on the big day. “Really, all I want is for Carl to cry, when I’m walking down the aisle, and get a boner when he sees me at the reception because isn’t that what we always want as a bride; cry, and then get a boner, and we’re good?” she joked.
Two months later, however, Radke sent a letter to their friends and family, revealing that he and Hubbard had called off their engagement and canceled their wedding.
He continued, “There have been a lot of false narratives and misunderstandings that have made this all the more painful but sadly at this time we are not moving forward with the wedding.”
“The fact of the matter is Lindsay is devastated and I’m crushed with how all this transpired,” Radke added, before requesting that he and his ex-fiancée be given “patience and grace” as they moved forward separately.
Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
In November, Hubbard toldUs Weeklythat the breakup was “not my decision,” describing Radke’s handling of the situation as “absolutely humiliating.”
“He blew up my entire life,” the reality star said. “I was crying, I was angry, and I had to find closure on my own. Now I’m at a place where I feel really good about moving on.”
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Lindsay Hubbard.Jason Davis/WireImage
Jason Davis/WireImage
She said she spent the first few weeks after the split just processing the overwhelming mix of emotions she was experiencing at the time.
“I’m stronger than I ever thought, because if I can get through this, then everything else is peanuts to me,” she added. “I feel like I’m getting the momentum to find happiness and joy.”
Indeed, earlier this month, Hubbard shared the exciting news that she had made a big purchase: a new home in Nashville.
“Turns out 2023 wasn’t ALL that bad for me…I bought a HOUSE ya’ll!” she wrote in anInstagram poston Jan. 3, alongside photos and videos showing her signing paperwork as part of the closing process.
source: people.com
