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Melissa Gorga Makes a Major Declaration About Her Marriage to Joe Gorga

RHONJ's Melissa Gorga is expressing her gratitude for her family.

By Shannon Raphael

Melissa Gorga is feeling extra thankful for her family these days.

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member took to her Instagram feed on Thanksgiving weekend to share her appreciation for her husband, Joe Gorga, and for her family, which includes kids Antonia Gorga, Gino Gorga, and Joey Gorga Jr. 

On December 1, Melissa posted a carousel of photos of her and Joe posing together in front of a Christmas tree, and inside of her boutique, Envy by Melissa Gorga

"Thank you [Joe Gorga] for always being there and supporting my hard work," the mom of three gushed in the caption of her post. "And thank you to everyone out there always cheering me on [and] rooting for me. I see you and I [love you]."

On the same day, Joe shared two pictures of him and Melissa on his Instagram feed as well. 

"Just chilling with my best friend," he captioned the post, in addition to tagging Melissa's Instagram handle and putting hashtags for "wifey" and "wife."

A few days earlier, on Thanksgiving, Melissa put up a photo of her, Joe, and Antonia posing together. In another picture, she snapped a selfie with her eldest son, Gino.

"Grateful is an understatement," she shared alongside the images, along with a brown heart emoji. "My family makes me feel alive."

Melissa Gorga reveals her holiday plans for 2024

Melissa was feeling the love for the Gorga clan on Thanksgiving, and she's now getting in the Christmas spirit. 

Just a few days before Thanksgiving, Melissa and Antonia, who was home from the University of Delaware, put up one of the Gorga family's Christmas trees. 

Instead of a traditional green tree, like the one in their entryway, the Gorgas opted for a tree that looked like it was already covered in snow. For the living room tree, Melissa opted for white, silver, and gold ornaments (which you can check out below).

A split featuring images of holiday decorations in Melissa Gorga's home.

During an Amazon Live stream on November 21, Melissa revealed that she's excited to be hosting Christmas Eve again.

"I'm hosting Christmas Eve this year," she  said. "I always host Christmas Eve, I love hosting Christmas Eve, that's like, my jam. My sister is hosting Thanksgiving, so we're going to my sister's house for Thanksgiving. So I'm excited for that."

In 2023, Melissa and Joe went all out for their Christmas Eve soiree. The spouses got cheese, salads, tuna tartare, vegetables, a crudités platter, paella, meat, pasta from B&M Market, and an antipasto tree by Jeanette Donnarumma. 

To follow up the savory options, Joe and Melissa got an epic dessert spread from The Royal Sweet Fairy. Melissa has yet to publicly share her menu for this year's celebration, but, if it's anything like last year's, her guests will be in for a treat (or two).

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