and I’m not a bridesmaid, which I’m OK with. I’m fine with [it]," Melissa told Cohen during her own appearance onJoe Says Teresa Won't Stop 'Putting Me Down'
Joe stormed off the set of the season 12 reunion, which aired in May 2022, after Teresa declined to defend him against's rude comments. “You gotta stop putting me down,” he fired back, calling her a"moron" and claiming that she didn't act like"a sister." Teresa later apologized for the situation, writing in the comments of an Instagram post, “I am so sorry did not mean that at all there was so much going on during the taping that I lost myself. Love you tons ❤️ XOXO."The night before Teresa and Luis' August 2022 wedding, Joe threw shade at his sister on social media, writing,"Blood doesn’t make you family," alongside a since-deleted Instagram post.
During an episode of her podcast,"On Display," Melissa stated that while she was"not able to talk about" the reason she and her husband skipped the wedding, it involved some"crazy" family drama."We have a laundry list right of reasons in our heads [of] why and I will let all my listeners know this — obviously, there was something that went down at the finale of filmingIn August 2022, Teresa broke her silence on Joe and Melissa's wedding no-show.
She continued:"The way that everything played out with my wedding, everything that happened is the way it was supposed to be. I’m all about that. … I’m all about good energy, and whoever wanted to be at my wedding was there.”In October 2022, Joe reflected on not attending his sister's wedding."I made a decision, and I don't regret anything I do," he exclusively told Us at BravoCon."I would regret it if that was me and everything's reversed.