Free wedding!!!

amdublin

Don't tell the bride is coming back....and coco tv looking for b&g's to take part!


http://www.cocotelevision.ie/news/dont-tell-the-bride--16/

amdublin

Would anyone "consider" doing this?

The weddings always turn out lovely.

kkcatlou

This show was good when it started. People were trying to be creative with their €10k and there was some genuine entertainment in it. Now it's turned into a complete formula.

They have kids, they've been engaged for years, but never got around to getting married. She wants the big white fairytale wedding in a castle, he wants it in the local GAA club. He settles on the local side of the road hotel, where he can get a 3 course meal on a Monday for €25 per head. She tries on a big fairytale dress, he gets her the opposite of what she wants, but she loves it on the day. She says a million times she is a control freak and she can't believe she has let him take over. He has a dopey friend who only wants to get him drunk. There's usually a stroppy bridesmaid who hates her dress...and the groom. On the day, everything goes perfect, despite everything in the lead up, saying it won't. And they all live happily ever after.

Boombastic

the one were franc planned the wedding was good, brides by franc?

I remember 1 very funny episode

couple: our budget is 50,000
franc: this, this this would be lovely but it'll push your budget slightly
couple: by how much?
franc: another 30,000, so 80,000 total
wife: no problem
husband: :rolleyes: :eek: fuccccck....yes dear, no problem

If I had applied for that show, before we are filmed sitting in a solicitors office promising not to communicate to each other before the wedding, you can be assured that I would tell my groom to be EXACTLY what I wanted, what type dress, venue etc!! who wouldn't?!

January

I'd so apply but we've already planned half our wedding, booked our venue etc. That and I wouldn't be able to watch myself on TV and himself is practically on the same page as me wedding wise so there'd be no controversy.

rainbow kirby

I'd actually trust my OH to plan it, we are very much on the same page with a lot of things - the thought of being on TV, not so much.

Faith

I'd trust my OH 100% (we've actually discussed what we'd do if we were on it - not that we'd ever apply!) - but I think that trust is what would make us not get selected for it. They only seem to want couples where the groom will do the exact opposite of what the bride wants.

lazygal

A lot of it is obviously staged. There's selected suppliers agreed in advance and the haggling is a joke.
I find it hilarious when the couple have been living together for years and have kids, yet talk about how a church wedding is really important to them, like they're devout believers! Why didn't you get married before having the kids if you call yourselves religious!

davyboy1975

How do they manage to get a marriage licence in a few days/3 weeks as the registrar requires notice for this. Guess the fact they are going on tv they get around it.
Also the bride always days at the dress scene " I wont wear it if I dont like it absolutely no way" then proceeds to say in every episode " god he knows me better then I know myself"
Scripted to hell, would be much more entertining if they didnt and just see their natural reaction to everything

[QUOTE=, Why didn't you get married before having the kids if you call yourselves religious![/QUOTE]



Throw petrol on the situation!!!!

lazygal

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Throw petrol on the situation!!!!

Ha I thought that too! But I've noticed it a lot on this show, couples living together who have kids going on about how they only want a church wedding because they're religious.

January

davyboy1975 wrote: »

How do they manage to get a marriage licence in a few days/3 weeks as the registrar requires notice for this. Guess the fact they are going on tv they get around it.
Also the bride always days at the dress scene " I wont wear it if I dont like it absolutely no way" then proceeds to say in every episode " god he knows me better then I know myself"
Scripted to hell, would be much more entertining if they didnt and just see their natural reaction to everything

I think at the audition stage they ask you to apply for marriage license, someone that posts on another forum was bridesmaid for one of the girls last season and she said they had to have their appointment with the GRO before they were accepted onto the show.

lazygal

January wrote: »

I think at the audition stage they ask you to apply for marriage license, someone that posts on another forum was bridesmaid for one of the girls last season and she said they had to have their appointment with the GRO before they were accepted onto the show.

I think you're right, but they also have to have a Hse celebrant lined up if they want a civil ceremony so a lot of the agonising about church vs civil ceremony is all fake.

Princess Peach

First thing about 5 people asked me when I announced the engagement, was I going on don't tell the bride :pac:

Like others, we just don't make for good TV because I'm very laid back and would just go with anything and my boyfriend would probably have a fairly good idea of what to do. Every couple on that show are the same, or at least pretend to be to make the show!

sunbeam

I'd love to see an episode where the bride refuses point blank to wear the dress and all hell breaks loose.

Milly33

Id do it no problem but id be too camera shy and be judging myself.. Himself was going to apply but thought the same id be given out about what I sound like..

Dolbert

sunbeam wrote: »

I'd love to see an episode where the bride refuses point blank to wear the dress and all hell breaks loose.

It's happened where the bride hated it so much that she was allowed to exchange it.

I wonder if the couple from the Vegas episode are still together? That was horrendous :eek:

sunbeam

Dolbert wrote: »

It's happened where the bride hated it so much that she was allowed to exchange it.

I wonder if the couple from the Vegas episode are still together? That was horrendous :eek:

Has it happened on the Irish show? I remember it happening on the UK one with the lesbian couple.

michellie

lazygal wrote: »

A lot of it is obviously staged. There's selected suppliers agreed in advance and the haggling is a joke.
I find it hilarious when the couple have been living together for years and have kids, yet talk about how a church wedding is really important to them, like they're devout believers! Why didn't you get married before having the kids if you call yourselves religious!

Yes I've heard it's all staged, as in the groom gets a choice of a certain amount of dresses. Can only chose from certain venue locations. She is brought to the most amazing completely out of their budget venues.

I also wonder about the Vegas one, worst wedding ever!!

Rashers23

Dolbert wrote: »

It's happened where the bride hated it so much that she was allowed to exchange it.

I wonder if the couple from the Vegas episode are still together? That was horrendous :eek:

The big D..if you believe everything you read on an internet forum! :P

Milly33

perhaps they will do a re-visited show..Think they done one for the UK to see how couples got on after..I saw the Irish Couple who were in the Cork one where he had the wedding on the island.. Twas gas I was like omg I know them they seemed happy out

Princess Peach

I always cringe when the bride is at this amazing 5 star castle resort that is her dream saying "Don't think he'll ever pick anything like this." what do you expect on a ten grand budget and 3 weeks notice?

xzanti

Deleted User wrote: »

If I had applied for that show, before we are filmed sitting in a solicitors office promising not to communicate to each other before the wedding, you can be assured that I would tell my groom to be EXACTLY what I wanted, what type dress, venue etc!! who wouldn't?!

This is what I don't get about the show... surely a bride can just tell the groom what she wants before they start filming or even give him an idea of dress style??

mrsbyrne

sunbeam wrote: »

I'd love to see an episode where the bride refuses point blank to wear the dress and all hell breaks loose.

That's not going to happen anyway.
The people who watch these shows require there to be always a happy ending, because, you know, that's what real life is like, nice romantic loving and wonderful.

michellie

mrsbyrne wrote: »

That's not going to happen anyway.
The people who watch these shows require there to be always a happy ending, because, you know, that's what real life is like, nice romantic loving and wonderful.

It has happened, she refused and they had to get a different dress.

mrsbyrne

michellie wrote: »

It has happened, she refused and they had to get a different dress.

Still, the bride got her way after originally agreeing to abide by the grooms choices,(that is the premise) a happy ending cute romantic kisses everything tied up in a nice bow.
The show is formulaic and contrived, like all so called reality shows.

Neyite

What I'd like to know is that not one bridal shop was able to guarantee to get me a dress in less than 3 months, yet this crowd march in and pick one irrespective of the size of the bride, and not only do they get it in a week, but it also fits perfectly. I smell a rat here.

My dress took 5 months to arrive, and even then, she warned that it was the earliest it could arrive.

Though we'd be the most boring episode as we are both far too laid back. Now if production threw a few wacky ideas in - I dunno, being given away by oompa loompas or an underwater ceremony they could film my future mother in law's reaction and that would be TV gold.

January

Neyite wrote: »

What I'd like to know is that not one bridal shop was able to guarantee to get me a dress in less than 3 months, yet this crowd march in and pick one irrespective of the size of the bride, and not only do they get it in a week, but it also fits perfectly. I smell a rat here.

My dress took 5 months to arrive, and even then, she warned that it was the earliest it could arrive.

Though we'd be the most boring episode as we are both far too laid back. Now if production threw a few wacky ideas in - I dunno, being given away by oompa loompas or an underwater ceremony they could film my future mother in law's reaction and that would be TV gold.

Sample dresses and off the peg dresses are available immediately.

Stheno

I'd do this in a heartbeat, my OH goes to my local lingerie boutique to buy me underwear on the odd occasion he does as he doesn't know my size.

We'd not be the right wedding though, we both want a registry office affair with a small family party

Neyite

January wrote: »

Sample dresses and off the peg dresses are available immediately.

Do you mean for the programme? Oh I'd say there is a very limited pool for the groom to choose from.

I know I asked 3 different bridal shops and they were prepared to turn me away and lose a sale because they couldnt get my dress any quicker. I even asked yer wan in Pronuptia what women who get married in less than three months do and she just shrugged and said 'monsoon?'

Maybe I was looking in the wrong shops - I daresay I'd find a dress all right, but if you have your heart set on a particular one or were a larger size you'd have to wait for one on order.

Still, mine was worth the wait.

Toots

lazygal wrote: »

Ha I thought that too! But I've noticed it a lot on this show, couples living together who have kids going on about how they only want a church wedding because they're the mother/mother in lawis really religious.

FYP :P

ABajaninCork

davyboy1975 wrote: »

How do they manage to get a marriage licence in a few days/3 weeks as the registrar requires notice for this. Guess the fact they are going on tv they get around it.
Also the bride always days at the dress scene " I wont wear it if I dont like it absolutely no way" then proceeds to say in every episode " god he knows me better then I know myself"
Scripted to hell, would be much more entertining if they didnt and just see their natural reaction to everything

I've always wondered about that too. I take it the pre-marriage course also has to be done if they're getting married in church? And the priest is probably tipped off. I don't know of any priests prepared to marry a couple in a hurry. Particularly if he doesn't know the couple...

Anyway - don't watch it any more, neither this nor the UK version. Boring, boring, boring. Same thing every time as pointed out several times on this thread.

Mind you - I often wonder whether that couple who married in Vegas are still together. I bet the answer's no. The guy was a complete plank. She should've left him there.

Dublinstiofán

I'd love to see one where everything went wrong! Now that would be entertainment!

Wedding car broken down
Cake thrown from three storey hotel room the night before by drunken lout
Dress doesn't fit
Rings get lost
The whole show was a joke and they aren't really paying and leave the couple with the bill

That kind of thing

mrsbyrne

As long as viewers keep tuning in to watch what's more or less the same show every week just with d different faces, then the producers will continue to make it.
This is the problem with reality TV. Even my own favourite Judge. Judy relies on the same story every time.
Smart girl loans/gifts deadbeat boyfriend money to buy/fix car. Boyfriend cheats on girl and they split. Vengeful girl wants money back boyfriend says bog off it was a gift. Still like Judy though.!

Gatica

sunbeam wrote: »

I'd love to see an episode where the bride refuses point blank to wear the dress and all hell breaks loose.

Has happened at least 2ce on the UK version. Absolute hysteria and she got to pick different dress.
Also has happened that they were allowed to see each other on one because of some big family issue.

Dolbert wrote: »

It's happened where the bride hated it so much that she was allowed to exchange it.

I wonder if the couple from the Vegas episode are still together? That was horrendous

Yeah, he was a bit of a to$$er... I just couldn't believe it. I really don't think they played that up for the show, her tears and upset seemed really genuine.

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Anyway - don't watch it any more, neither this nor the UK version. Boring, boring, boring. Same thing every time as pointed out several times on this thread.

This.... It's gotten a lot more formulaic. It was fine the first season, maybe even second. Now everyone knows pretty much what's gonna happen, as per kkcatlou's formula.

littlelulu

Can the vegas one be seen online?

michellie

littlelulu wrote: »

Can the vegas one be seen online?

Think that's it? I'm on my mobile so I can't view it http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00v3hxf

January

Neyite wrote: »

Do you mean for the programme? Oh I'd say there is a very limited pool for the groom to choose from.

I know I asked 3 different bridal shops and they were prepared to turn me away and lose a sale because they couldnt get my dress any quicker. I even asked yer wan in Pronuptia what women who get married in less than three months do and she just shrugged and said 'monsoon?'

Maybe I was looking in the wrong shops - I daresay I'd find a dress all right, but if you have your heart set on a particular one or were a larger size you'd have to wait for one on order.

Still, mine was worth the wait.

I mean in general... you can go some (not all) bridal shops and they'll have sale dresses and off the peg dresses. A friend of ours bought her wedding dress off the peg up the north

If you want a specific dress made to order though you do have to be prepared to wait. The girl in Perfect Day in Belfast told me it would be 6 months for dress to come in and then a few weeks if any alterations were needed which is why I need to go try on the dress I have in mind by the end of this month or I wouldn't have it on time!

sunshine and showers

Saw one on BBC last night where they got married in Magaluff on a beach full of sunbathing strangers, then had their reception in an English sports bar (the dodgy, holiday strip kind) with food supplied by the chippie over the street (you had to go get it). He spent 40 quid on the most god awful white sundress for the bride, then caved and bought her another god awful, but fancier dress (still wasn't a wedding dress, more like a cocktail dress off My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding...she didn't like it) after a big deal was made by the bridesmaids over the state of their dresses. (In fairness, their dresses were vile - they cost £16 from a stall in Wigan market and two bridesmaids pulled out over them - and they were worried about what he was putting the bride in!)

She wanted to get married in England in a fancy period house. She got married in the tackiest possible alternative. Seemed happy enough after a brief spat over the pub (I think because she was drunk - she said she needed to be the have her wedding reception there!) First time I've seen the newlyweds on that show anything less than blissful about whatever mess he groom has organised.

I'd have fecking killed him. I couldn't handle that show. Even if you gave the groom an exact to-do list the producers would mess it up some how to make it more tv friendly.

Gatica

yep, saw that one. Was on in the background, but I just had to close my eyes when the dresses came out. The guy didn't come across well at all and I felt sorry for the girl, cos she really didn't like her dress but went with it anyway.

amdublin

Stheno wrote: »

I'd do this in a heartbeat, my OH goes to my local lingerie boutique to buy me underwear on the odd occasion he does as he doesn't know my size.

We'd not be the right wedding though, we both want a registry office affair with a small family party

They do all kinds of weddings. You should do it!

Dolbert

'Course you could have an almost free wedding if you put your mind to it - one of our original plans was to do a pot-luck in my parent's very large back garden, didn't have to balls to do it in the end!

Or you could just have the ceremony at 6pm and follow with finger food and dancing - no meal required

rainbow kirby

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Saw one on BBC last night where they got married in Magaluff on a beach full of sunbathing strangers, then had their reception in an English sports bar (the dodgy, holiday strip kind) with food supplied by the chippie over the street (you had to go get it). He spent 40 quid on the most god awful white sundress for the bride, then caved and bought her another god awful, but fancier dress (still wasn't a wedding dress, more like a cocktail dress off My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding...she didn't like it) after a big deal was made by the bridesmaids over the state of their dresses. (In fairness, their dresses were vile - they cost £16 from a stall in Wigan market and two bridesmaids pulled out over them - and they were worried about what he was putting the bride in!)

She wanted to get married in England in a fancy period house. She got married in the tackiest possible alternative. Seemed happy enough after a brief spat over the pub (I think because she was drunk - she said she needed to be the have her wedding reception there!) First time I've seen the newlyweds on that show anything less than blissful about whatever mess he groom has organised.

I'd have fecking killed him. I couldn't handle that show. Even if you gave the groom an exact to-do list the producers would mess it up some how to make it more tv friendly.

Was watching that one too, trying to fight the urge to throw things at the TV! What an absolute tool.

xzanti

Just went onto Youtube to have a look at some of the disasters (inspired by this thread )

There's one couple in England I found very funny..

Jordans horse and carriage... and she was delighted with herself.. I'll say no more.

kkcatlou

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Saw one on BBC last night where they got married in Magaluff on a beach full of sunbathing strangers, then had their reception in an English sports bar (the dodgy, holiday strip kind) with food supplied by the chippie over the street (you had to go get it). He spent 40 quid on the most god awful white sundress for the bride, then caved and bought her another god awful, but fancier dress (still wasn't a wedding dress, more like a cocktail dress off My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding...she didn't like it) after a big deal was made by the bridesmaids over the state of their dresses. (In fairness, their dresses were vile - they cost £16 from a stall in Wigan market and two bridesmaids pulled out over them - and they were worried about what he was putting the bride in!)

She wanted to get married in England in a fancy period house. She got married in the tackiest possible alternative. Seemed happy enough after a brief spat over the pub (I think because she was drunk - she said she needed to be the have her wedding reception there!) First time I've seen the newlyweds on that show anything less than blissful about whatever mess he groom has organised.

I'd have fecking killed him. I couldn't handle that show. Even if you gave the groom an exact to-do list the producers would mess it up some how to make it more tv friendly.

If the Irish show was like this, at least it'd be entertaining, rather than just rehashing the same formula every week! You've made me want to youtube it now!

Toots

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Saw one on BBC last night where they got married in Magaluff on a beach full of sunbathing strangers, then had their reception in an English sports bar (the dodgy, holiday strip kind) with food supplied by the chippie over the street (you had to go get it). He spent 40 quid on the most god awful white sundress for the bride, then caved and bought her another god awful, but fancier dress (still wasn't a wedding dress, more like a cocktail dress off My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding...she didn't like it) after a big deal was made by the bridesmaids over the state of their dresses. (In fairness, their dresses were vile - they cost £16 from a stall in Wigan market and two bridesmaids pulled out over them - and they were worried about what he was putting the bride in!)

She wanted to get married in England in a fancy period house. She got married in the tackiest possible alternative. Seemed happy enough after a brief spat over the pub (I think because she was drunk - she said she needed to be the have her wedding reception there!) First time I've seen the newlyweds on that show anything less than blissful about whatever mess he groom has organised.

I'd have fecking killed him. I couldn't handle that show. Even if you gave the groom an exact to-do list the producers would mess it up some how to make it more tv friendly.

WTF did he spend the rest of his budget on??

scriba

Toots* wrote: »

WTF did he spend the rest of his budget on??

Flimsy t-shirts and steroids, I think.

mrsbyrne

Dolbert wrote: »

'Course you could have an almost free wedding if you put your mind to it - one of our original plans was to do a pot-luck in my parent's very large back garden, didn't have to balls to do it in the end!

Or you could just have the ceremony at 6pm and follow with finger food and dancing - no meal required

Both sound great to me.