Inside Dr. Wendy Osefo's Epic 40th Birthday Party, as Seen on The Real Housewives of Potomac (Exclusive)

dr. Wendy Osefo shed tears when she celebrated her 40th birthday earlier this year.

The The Real Housewives of Potomac star tells PEOPLE she was overcome with emotion at her glamorous soiree, moments after blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.

“I looked at the crowd and saw everyone who meant something in my life and the tears just started to flow,” says Dr. Wendy. “There were my best friends since I was 15, my sorority sisters from college, my political commentary room friends, and my Real Housewives sisters. Not to mention my husband [Eddie Osefo]our children [Karter, 11, Kruz, 9, and Kamrynn, 5]. my mom, my aunts and uncles, Eddie’s family—it was really everyone! And they went out to celebrate me. It’s a feeling I’ll never forget.”

“It was the cherry on top of an already magnificent birthday,” she adds.

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Celebration of the 40th birthday of dr. Wendy Osefo.

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Well done, the viewers will probably never forget the beautiful shot, which was seen in the episode RHOP which was broadcast on Sunday, November 24. It was one of the few celebrations Dr. Wendy threw this season around her birthday.

“I joked that this was the 40th birthday that didn’t end, because on my real birthday in May we went on a girls’ trip to Lake Norman, and then when I got home, Eddie and the kids and I went to Paris,” Dr. . Wendy says. “I don’t normally celebrate my birthday now, especially after having kids because I’ve always been so focused on everything they need. But going into this new decade I felt like I wanted to mark its importance by doing something. So I thought, ‘Why not? would I throw my own big party?’ ”

The event, held at a private residence in Maryland overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, was themed “Dîner en Blanc” — French for “dinner in white.”

“If you follow me on social media, you know one thing I love is color coordination, and one of my favorite colors is white,” says Dr. Wendy. “Having just been to Paris, it seemed like the perfect subject.”

To help organize the party, dr. Wendy approached luxury event organizer and curator OB Curates.

The space was decorated with designer styles from Everything Luxe Decor, as well as furniture from All Modern Rentals and lounge seating from Rues Design.

Gold touches — including a gold bar serving made-to-order Liquid Lounge Cocktails with the Created To Create Co. menu. — helped give the space extra zhuzh, as well as oversized photos of dr. Wendy and captions (by Aurey’s Creations) marking what has been dubbed the author’s “chapter 40”. There was even a gold Eiffel Tower that framed the dance floor, with an image of the building as well as Wendy’s name, printed by Vanguard Event Solutions.

Lush white flowers fell from almost everywhere the guests looked, including the center of the two long rectangular white dinner tables and the four round gold tables where the guests sat for dinner. Select Event Group Rentals provided all table decorations.

The cast of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” at the celebration of the 40th birthday of dr. Wendy Osefo.

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As for food, dr. Wendy enlisted the help of celebrity chef Dee to cook an authentic Nigerian menu. She made a multi-course sit-down meal that was so much sweeter with a slice of that aforementioned cake from Hera’s Decadence. Later, Chef Blacque continued the Nigerian delights with some late-night bites, while the Funnel Fare food truck served up funnel cakes and fried Oreos.

“Food was so important to me because I am an Easter person,” says Dr. Wendy. “Along with my family, my other love is food. So I had to make sure the food was right, because no one goes hungry at Dr. Wendy’s party. And for the record, everyone ate well.”

Music was also a big part of the day. A harpist set the mood as guests arrived, before DJ Mic Smith got the crowd on the dance floor (with a little encouragement from emcee George Bannerman).

Photographer Javon Roye and videographer Final Shot Media made sure the event was documented from all angles.

Eddie and Wendy Osefo at her 40th birthday party.

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There were other excessive touches. Champagne was served in the dress of a performer from Artstella Productions; guests took pictures in the photo booth from Memories from A to Z; dr. Wendy and Eddie even made a lap around the bay in a jet ski car from Boatxshare.

“It was just amazing, it was so great,” says Dr. Wendy. “And then we had fireworks. I mean, you can’t believe how beautiful it was.”

dr. Wendy looked beautiful herself, in two dresses, both by Ela Rose. In a sea of ​​white, she stood out in a structured gold dress with a dramatic bodice and sheer skirt. She later changed into white to match her guests, incl RHOP co-stars Karen Huger, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Mia Thornton, Stacey Rusch, Keiarna Stewart, Jacqueline Blake and Jassi Rideaux.

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As for her goals for the next decade, Dr. Wendy tells PEOPLE that she has a new approach to life.

“Most of my life, I’ve been chasing something: chasing a dream, chasing a goal. I want to do this, I want to achieve this, I want to achieve this. And for the first time in my life, I feel like I’ve done everything I wanted to,” he reflects. she. “40 is such a place of peace for me and my biggest hope for 40 is just happiness. Not an achievement, not a degree. Not having another child, even though Eddie wants that. No, it’s just being happy in this time in this space.”

“And you know… maybe I’ll get a talk show on national television along the way,” he laughs. “I won’t say no to that.”

The Real Housewives of Potomac airs Sundays at 8:00 PM ET on Bravo.

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