Most of you know that for the past six months I’d have a lot on my plate.

I’ve been building The Johnny Meatballs Empire, I became a dad to my son, Christian Dean, I moved into a new house…oh, and throughout all of this, I also planned the “Ultimate Jersey Wedding.” I’m about to reveal a little something else that I’ve been up to every day since March, which all of our close friends and family members are aware of—but now—I’d like to share this news with everyone. We have been filming a reality show…

Megin and I have welcomed cameras into our lives to document our every move—both business and personal. Now, you can all get a window into the lives of Johnny Meatballs, Megin, Big Brother Matthew, Baby Christian, our parents, friends and entire family (our very large, loud family) and all of our ups and downs on national TV.

We will be featured in ten episodes of a brand new docu-series titled, “My Big Friggin’ Wedding,” along with four other East Coast couples (two others from Jersey and two from New York) who also were planning their weddings. I think we did a good job showcasing our real lives, and didn’t hold anything back in the true New Jersey Italian way, including all of what’s important to us and all of what makes the Garden State so great. This is the REAL DEAL and represents everything I’ve been blogging about—good, bad and ugly.

Megin and I went through some major milestones throughout this process, and I’m excited that it was all captured for us to always remember. There was definitely moments of drama and plenty of stress, but we accomplished a lot and I hope that’s all showcased. I know there’s going to be plenty of haters out there no matter what, but I know who I am and if people give this a chance, I think they will be pleasantly surprised and definitely entertained. I’m not gonna reveal any more, you are just going to have to tune in…

So sit back, grab yourself a glass of vino, and see what living the Jersey Cugine way is all about. This aint “Jersey Shore,” this is a program for the entire family, and one that I am proud to be a part of. It will hopefully serve as that counterpoint to “Shore,” that I talked about last January at the “guido colloquium.” It’s from the same production team but I think it definitely will show a big evolution of this youth subculture as all the episodes come together. Please spread the word and help make Johnny Meatballs and family household names. The premiere episode will air on Monday, November 1st at 9 p.m. on VH1, with new episodes every Monday. For full episodes and hilarious bonus scenes—on your phone and online—go to: www.bigfriggin.vh1.com.