Craig Conover Says His Dream Wedding Is 'Completely Different' from Girlfriend Paige DeSorbo's

Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyCraig Conoverknows exactly what he wants in a wedding — even though it may not align with his girlfriendPaige DeSorbo’s bridal dreams.TheSouthern Charmstar explained why he wants a “laid-back” wedding, even though “Paige’s vision is completely different than mine.““The reason I ended up moving to the Bahamas for that year or two was because of a wedding I went to in Abaco and when you got to the wedding, everyone was barefoot …. It was just so laid-back and everyone spent a week there,” Conover toldE! News.It’s inspired the image he has in his head of his eventual nuptials. “I want to have a big welcome crab feast when everyone gets there, and then I want to have the rehearsal dinner on Thursday, a party Friday and the wedding Saturday and a brunch Sunday,” he continued. “But you know, I am just a boy that has never really looked into all of this.“Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover.Paul Morigi/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyA tropical wedding seems to be out of the picture, though, if DeSorbo, 29, has anything to say about it. “I don’t think Paige wants a beach wedding,” acknowledged Conover, 33.There’s room for compromise from his understanding of DeSorbo’s wishes. “She’s OK with it being like a four- to five-day experience,” Conover added. “I think her vision is somewhere in Italy.“All that said, Conover and DeSorbo aren’t engaged yet. TheSewing Down Southfounder and DeSorbo have been long-distance for much of their relationship, though they spent thesummer together in Charleston.On an August episode ofSouthern Charm, their shared summer was off to a good start. “It’s pretty hard to play house without having a kitchen and living out of boxes, and the fact that Paige feels comfortable here with the house like this is kind of an incredible sign,” Conover said in a confessional.“Paige loves me for who I am, and I love that feeling. She’s my biggest fan. And I think that’s something that I’ve been looking for for a really long time — forever,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Southern Charmairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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Craig Conoverknows exactly what he wants in a wedding — even though it may not align with his girlfriendPaige DeSorbo’s bridal dreams.TheSouthern Charmstar explained why he wants a “laid-back” wedding, even though “Paige’s vision is completely different than mine.““The reason I ended up moving to the Bahamas for that year or two was because of a wedding I went to in Abaco and when you got to the wedding, everyone was barefoot …. It was just so laid-back and everyone spent a week there,” Conover toldE! News.It’s inspired the image he has in his head of his eventual nuptials. “I want to have a big welcome crab feast when everyone gets there, and then I want to have the rehearsal dinner on Thursday, a party Friday and the wedding Saturday and a brunch Sunday,” he continued. “But you know, I am just a boy that has never really looked into all of this.“Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover.Paul Morigi/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyA tropical wedding seems to be out of the picture, though, if DeSorbo, 29, has anything to say about it. “I don’t think Paige wants a beach wedding,” acknowledged Conover, 33.There’s room for compromise from his understanding of DeSorbo’s wishes. “She’s OK with it being like a four- to five-day experience,” Conover added. “I think her vision is somewhere in Italy.“All that said, Conover and DeSorbo aren’t engaged yet. TheSewing Down Southfounder and DeSorbo have been long-distance for much of their relationship, though they spent thesummer together in Charleston.On an August episode ofSouthern Charm, their shared summer was off to a good start. “It’s pretty hard to play house without having a kitchen and living out of boxes, and the fact that Paige feels comfortable here with the house like this is kind of an incredible sign,” Conover said in a confessional.“Paige loves me for who I am, and I love that feeling. She’s my biggest fan. And I think that’s something that I’ve been looking for for a really long time — forever,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Southern Charmairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

Craig Conoverknows exactly what he wants in a wedding — even though it may not align with his girlfriendPaige DeSorbo’s bridal dreams.

TheSouthern Charmstar explained why he wants a “laid-back” wedding, even though “Paige’s vision is completely different than mine.”

“The reason I ended up moving to the Bahamas for that year or two was because of a wedding I went to in Abaco and when you got to the wedding, everyone was barefoot …. It was just so laid-back and everyone spent a week there,” Conover toldE! News.

It’s inspired the image he has in his head of his eventual nuptials. “I want to have a big welcome crab feast when everyone gets there, and then I want to have the rehearsal dinner on Thursday, a party Friday and the wedding Saturday and a brunch Sunday,” he continued. “But you know, I am just a boy that has never really looked into all of this.”

Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover.Paul Morigi/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty

A tropical wedding seems to be out of the picture, though, if DeSorbo, 29, has anything to say about it. “I don’t think Paige wants a beach wedding,” acknowledged Conover, 33.

There’s room for compromise from his understanding of DeSorbo’s wishes. “She’s OK with it being like a four- to five-day experience,” Conover added. “I think her vision is somewhere in Italy.”

All that said, Conover and DeSorbo aren’t engaged yet. TheSewing Down Southfounder and DeSorbo have been long-distance for much of their relationship, though they spent thesummer together in Charleston.

On an August episode ofSouthern Charm, their shared summer was off to a good start. “It’s pretty hard to play house without having a kitchen and living out of boxes, and the fact that Paige feels comfortable here with the house like this is kind of an incredible sign,” Conover said in a confessional.

“Paige loves me for who I am, and I love that feeling. She’s my biggest fan. And I think that’s something that I’ve been looking for for a really long time — forever,” he said.

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