Family TV Addicts

Women’s Entertainment Television (WE) gives us Wedding Sundays. All shows, all day have to do with weddings. For a country that has a Divorce rate of over 50% it amazes me that we invest so much time in watching reality shows about weddings. Wedding Gowns, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Receptions, Redneck Weddings, Platinum Weddings, Bridezillas, etc. You name it, if it has to do with weddings there is a “show” about it.

Personally, I am very happily married and my 8 yr wedding anniversary is in two weeks. Watching wedding shows is a double edge sword for me. You see, we eloped. It was my husband’s second marriage and my parents were concerned about how much money they were going to spend so I made it easy for them. No one came. Only me & DH, pastor, photographer (witness #1) & videographer (witness #2). At the time I felt that it was the best thing but when I watch shows like Platinum Weddings or David Tutera’s My Fair Wedding, I can’t help but to dream of what might have been. But then there’s the Flip side…. Bridezillas at least I didn’t turn into one of them.

Bridezillas is a Reality Show that follows 2 brides, usually planning the whole wedding by themselves, during the weeks leading up to the wedding. My opinion of what makes a Bridezilla is a Bride who is trying to plan a $30,ooo wedding on a $3000 budget. Wikipedia.com defines the term as:

• Bridezilla (a portmanteau of bride and Godzilla) is a generic term used to describe a difficult, unpleasant, perfectionist bride who leaves aggravated family, friends and bridal vendors in her wake. A bridezilla is obsessed with her wedding as her perfect day and will disregard the feelings of the family, bridesmaids and even her groom in her quest for the perfect wedding.

While the show Bridezillas provides me with laughs and gasps at how “tacky” some of these women are, David Tutera’s My Fair Wedding is the complete opposite. I am in awe of the idea of having one of the country’s greatest party planners as your “fairy godmother” (or godfather in this case). He swoops into town with only 3 weeks left until the “big day”, you show him everything you have done to plan your own wedding for the past year & a half, you tell him your hopes and your dreams….and he scraps everything.

The next thing you know you are trying on 3 different gowns (all equally expensive & gorgeous), your bridesmaids are trying on 3 different gowns (all very elegant) and usually he has changed your venue. David gets to pick everything, you don’t get to see the dress until hours before you walk down the aisle and after you say “I do” you walk into your fantasy wedding reception.

David Tutera knows how to put on a “party” and evidently he has all the connections he needs to plan an over the top extravaganza with just one wave of his wand….**POOF**

I know most of my readers have wedding stories, so tell me, was your wedding day all that you ever dreamed it would be? Or did it stress you out so bad that you turned into a “Bridezilla”?

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