star , 37, was so determined to start her fairytale life that she actually her husband, , one year before their ! The brunette beauty dropped the bombshell to her bridesmaids during the Apr. 12 episode of the hit Bravo show. “So, you guys know I’ve been wearing my wedding band for a while now — because we’ve been married for a while now,” Scheana told and at the time.

Later, in a confessional, the 37-year-old admitted it was “so hard” not to tell her loved ones about her . “It was so hard not to tell everyone especially because I’m so happy,” she quipped in the video, which you can . While on the couch with her bridesmaids, the proud mother-of-one explained why they got married a year before their Mexico . “When his investor’s visa needed to get changed, I also wanted him to be able to get his green card,” she explained.

Another reason for their was the fact that Brock and Scheana have , Summer Moon Honey Davies, who will turn two on Apr. 26. “We have a baby together, we know we’re going to be together forever, so we just literally said a couple of words, signed the paper,” the added. “We did this because we want a life together, we have a , and it didn’t matter that it was done in front of a hundred people or four people,” Scheana continued in her confessional.