Just Say No: A 24-Hour Wedding Channel
Posted by: Nina Carbone
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8:40AM, Thursday July 2nd 2009
Just when you thought there couldn’t be anymore hoopla involved with getting married, the wedding industry strikes again! The WE channel, in conjunction with Cablevision, is launching a 24-7 channel on all things bridal. Because we don’t get enough of the terrifically terrible ladies on “Bridezillas” and are just dying for more shows like “Amazing Wedding Cakes” and “My Fair Wedding.” I sometimes sit and watch some of the wack job bridezillas chicks and think, Really, why are you marrying a man you are being this horrible to now? And, That’s your mother, she’s paying for all of this, let her wear what she wants! One bride-to-be (pictured, above) got out a scale and made all of her bridesmaids step on it, on national TV, to make sure they all weighed more than her. Sometimes I scream on the inside at the grooms—Get out while you can! Soon, there will wedded (non)bliss 24 hours a day. Great. [NY Post]
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_jsw_
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 08:58 am: [report]
I think all couples should be required to watch this channel for 48 straight hours prior to being allowed to become engaged, with only 5 minutes per hour allowed for food and bathroom breaks. Meanwhile, a constant flow of small children and random relatives will be let into the room over the two days.
For various reasons, I think that will reduce the divorce rate.
jimnist10
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 09:02 am: [report]
Ugh. I’m so effing SICK of wedding shows! They just perpetuate the idea that women are ENTITLED to be the biggest psycho “princesses” on their wedding day and during the months of planning and that they have carte blanche to mistreat everyone who doesn’t say “I’ll do whatver you want, no matter the cost, your highness.” So now all the would-be Bridezillas and Platniun Princesses will have a whole channel devoted to making them feel justified in spending gobs upon gobs of money and being nasty to everyone. WAKE UP! You’re arent’ the FIRST woman to get married, you’re not going to be the last, and chances are, you’ll get married again!!!
Ryan
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 09:02 am: [report]
I think they should be required to launch a 24 hr divorce channel too. They could have shows like “Deadbeat Dads” and “Judge Judy: Divorce Court”. They could profile succesful divorce lawyers with an MTV Cribs style show.
Silliness aside, I think these wedding shows are pretty irresponsible. I know they’re entertaining and not intended for instruction, but they do throw more fuel on the wedding industry nonetheless. They present weddings as spectacles and further isolate the ceremony from the institution. These shows reinforce society’s perception of marriage as less than binding. Whatever your opinion on marriage, a 50% divorce rate is never good.
maroon
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 10:08 am: [report]
@ jsw - i agree. forget pre-cana, lock them in a room with this channel playing on a tv with a broken power button
Chebs
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 10:44 am: [report]
When I was planning my wedding, I watched a few of those wedding shows. Some people are nuts. I couldn’t possibly imagine doing some of the things those women did to my friends/family (especially weighing the bridemaids - I already know I’d be heavier than 2 of the 3, and I’m iffy about the 3rd). It’s an excuse for them to let out their inner spoiled bitch for months on end. And everyone is supposed to just sit back and take it, because “it’s her special day”. Gag me, please.
Pas Quotidienne
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 10:52 am: [report]
You know they have to have archived videos of grooms who finally said “f*** this, I’m leaving.” That’s what I wish they’d show…
retro chic
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 11:29 am: [report]
@Ryan and _jsw_: Yes! Add Maury, Springer to round out your line-up; ramp up TruTV spousal murder shows/trials ‘round the clock during the entire month of June.
There’s a reason the betrothed are called bridezillas and not bridalistas, no matter how beautiful the gown and trappings. I’ve said before, “A bride’s honeymoon is everyone else’s, too.”
Broken down: it’s a special ceremony and (hopefully not) the biggest party you’ll ever throw. The rest—to be declared a private, no-share zone. It is not the group hallucination many perpetuate to be excused or revered by others.
saysay
wrote on July 2 2009 @ 01:22 pm: [report]
Pahlease do not give my friend more wedding stuff to talk about! She isn’t even engaged and is already planning her wedding… It’s driving this single girl absolutely crazy.