Real Housewives of Dallas Take On SouthFork Ranch

Hey Babes! I hope you enjoyed my post last week on an inside scoop of one of the the Real Housewives of Dallas’ Backyard BBQ!

I’m back this week with another Real Housewives of Dallas blog, but this time I’m giving you the behind-the-scenes of Season 5’s Real Housewives of Dallas at SouthFork Ranch!

First, if you don’t know why SouthFork ranch is such a cool spot, I’ll break it down for you. SouthFork is mostly known for the 13 season TV series “Dallas” that was super popular in the mid-1980s. “Dallas” starred multiple very well-known actors and actresses, a few being Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton, and Victoria Principal. If you haven’t heard of the show, your parents probably have! 😜

Besides SouthFork being popular because of the show, it holds great memories for Housewife Brandi Redmond, when she was a Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleader. The cheerleaders had a tradition of hosting a ‘lock-in’ type of event where they welcome the new girls to the team and have a giant sleepover. So much fun!

To get into the details from the show, I’ll start by saying it was a 3-day event, including set up and a 2-day filming event. Both days had different themes and different activities for the girls to partake in.

DAY 1: On the first day, setup day, we got to meet the amazing SouthFork team, got a tour of the ranch, and started prepping for the busy weekend. Each Housewife was assigned a room that they were sleeping in where they found super fun Texas-themed welcome bags that had hot sauce, chips, topo chico, boot-shaped gourmet chocolates🍫 and so much more. The rest of the day, we got familiar with the space and brought in any fun props or items that we had for the weekend.

The setup for Day 1 started super early on Friday morning. My team and I first got niced up by the crew and then get to work on all the details. We were ready for the ladies with details like a neon colorful balloon garland🎈 that cascades the backyard balcony and a slinky chandelier space with a disco ball in the centerpiece to really bring alive the 80’s theme! And of course, there are fun pool floaties and an awesome DJ.

Upon arrival, each Housewife was greeted with a specialty mint julep cocktail🍹 and given a tour of the house. After this, we went directly into cocktails and lunch by the pool. Once the pool party was over, all the ladies got with their glam squad to get ready for the 80’s Prom-themed welcome party! Drinks were served before dinner and the evening flowed into the Murder Mystery event.

DAY 2: The second day of filming started off as one of the more entertaining days in my opinion!! My team and I repurposed the balloon garland and moved it to cascade the tree where the ladies were set to do 80’s jazzercise with an instructor. SO. FUN. We presented a jazzercise swag station where everyone got to pick out their leotard, sweatbands, and scrunches. Now I mentioned this was the most entertaining event because, it’s early in the morning, the ladies had an eventful night the night before and now they have to get up in the Texas heat to do a 45 min jazzercise workout.🤣 Unfortunately this was not aired on television but I can tell you, these ladies were all struggling. But at least they looked good while doing it! ✅

After sweating out all the toxins from the night before, the ladies had a break time to recoup and get ready for the rest of the day. During this time, Brandi and Stephanie had some one-on-one bestie time. Brandi gifted Stephanie a special pinky ring that has a back story that is just too sweet to share!💕

Later in the evening, the ladies’ husbands arrive at the ranch. At this point, everyone is dressed for the “Dallas” themed events. We had armadillo races, lasso competitions, a cork-gun competition…all the activities that normally go on in Texas.🤠 Prizes are being passed out accordingly as the games go on and shortly after, we head into dinner. Drinks and dancing followed shortly after dinner. It was a blast! Can you guess which housewife ended up in the pool?😬😂

Until Next Time -

BYE, BABES 😘