Nick Lachey let it slip to Rachel Ray this Wednesday that he and his new fiancee Vanessa Minnillo “may be married in Tuscany” this New Years — but Vanessa quickly set the record straight that that isn’t the case.

When asked about it Wednesday night, Vanessa told Hollyscoop:

“He was joking,”

“We’re not getting married in Italy.”

“I think that’s the game of telephone. He said it sarcastically and it was misconstrued in print. We’re not [getting married in Italy], but that would be a great idea.”

At least we know who wears the pants in this relationship.

So if the MTV host and former boybander won’t tie the knot in 2010, when will it happen?

Vanessa says:

“I feel irresponsible for not having a date, but someone made a great point: When you’re dating, everyone is always asking when you’re getting engaged,”

“When you’re engaged, everyone is always asking when you’re getting married. When you get married they start asking when you’re going to get pregnant. Instead of keeping up with the Jones’, we’re just enjoying it.”

A great point! A relationship isn’t about the milestones, and it shouldn’t be for anyone other than the two of you.

Congrats to them whenever they do tie the knot — we’ll be sure to let you know!