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The countdown was on. With their November 17 destination wedding<\/a> fast approaching, Lindsay Hubbard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Carl Radke<\/strong><\/a> were busy checking off items on their to-do lists \u2014 sending out invites, nailing down reception performers and more. \u201cI am big on entertaining. The resort we picked is one of the best all-inclusives,\u201d she revealed in June of the Summer House<\/em><\/a> couple\u2019s Mexico nuptials \u2014 which were expected to be filmed by Bravo. \u201cI want to wow people.\u201d<\/p>\n Less than three months before the \u201cI do\u201ds, Lindsay, 37, and Carl, 38, have already wowed people \u2014 but for all the wrong reasons. On August 31, news emerged that they\u2019d broken up. \u201cIt was Carl\u2019s decision to end the engagement<\/a>,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style.<\/em> \u201cLindsay is devastated that he would cancel their wedding \u2014 she\u2019d only held her bridal shower two weeks earlier!\u201d<\/p>\n Their dramatic split was reportedly caught on camera for Summer House<\/em>. It\u2019s fitting \u2014 considering fans have gotten a front-row seat to the rest of Lindsay and Carl\u2019s ups and downs. The pair met while filming their Hamptons-set reality show in 2016 and became fast friends. In 2019, things turned romantic, but the love fest quickly grew rocky<\/a>. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t quite ready for the level of commitment I need in a relationship,\u201d Lindsay spilled at the time.<\/p>\n However, the duo grew close again in 2020 following the unexpected death of Carl\u2019s brother \u2014 which kicked off a sobriety journey for the well-documented party boy \u2014 and they started dating once more in 2021. While Lindsay gave up alcohol for five months in support of her then-boyfriend, viewers saw the couple struggle to adjust during season 7 as she resumed drinking socially with their castmates. \u201cShe\u2019s never had a problem herself. Still, it was considered insensitive,\u201d says the source, noting Carl has admitted to overdoing it with both booze and cocaine in the past. \u201cHe is working hard to find himself. The last thing Carl needs is to be tempted to drink again.\u201d<\/p>\n Following their August 2022 engagement, Carl revealed he and Lindsay were in therapy \u201cto figure out\u201d how to better communicate when alcohol is involved. Though they appeared to be able to get on the same page \u2014 groom-to-be Carl even surprised Lindsay with a bouquet of flowers at her August bridal shower! \u2014 the insider tells Life & Style<\/em> their split was somewhat inevitable: \u201cThey don\u2019t seem to have much in common anymore. Carl thinks that Lindsay is a great girl. He\u2019s just headed in a different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n