i saw 'the wedding crashers' accidentally
My TV watching has taken kind of a downturn lately. And I say "downturn" because I seem to be watching a lot of reality TV these days. And normally I hate reality TV. But this stuff is good.
I've been watching wedding shows. Yes, it's true -- foufy, frilly wedding shows. I'm planning my own wedding, which will be this fall, and lately I just can't get enough of these programs about wedding planners and the crazy people with whom they work: cake makers, caterers, dress designers, florists, bands, jewelers and so on ... not to mention brides and grooms.
The best of the best is "Whose Wedding Is It, Anyway?" on the Style network. The production values are pretty good for reality telly, and everything is generally pretty, and the planners they feature are usually pretty fun people. It's a great place for brides-to-be to get good ideas, better even than magazines because you can see the ideas in action. And there are often very good examples of what not to do -- for example, don't plan an outdoor wedding in the Pacific Northwest with no rain contingency plan. That's asking for trouble.
Other favorites:
* "Rich Bride, Poor Bride," a cute little Canadian show that brings back happy memories of Canada for me and lets me indulge my wedding obsession. The premise: A couple details their dream wedding with a planner, then reveal how much money they actually have to spend. At the end of the show, viewers find out whether they blew their budget.
* "Platinum Weddings." This is the craziest show -- I tend to watch it with my jaw on the floor. How do these people decide they need $35,000 locations; $130,000 worth of jewelry; $85,000 cakes; or $15,000 reception dresses?? More important, how do they come up with that kind of money, and do they want to adopt me?
* "Wedding Central," a WE network show I just discovered today. It's pretty good, focusing on one aspect of a wedding -- the planner, the baker, the fancy dress maker -- per episode.
I am not, however, a fan of "Bridezillas." Not at all. It's the worst of reality TV for me -- all trash talk and Jerry Springer hysterics. I want pretty wedding fluff, not additional stress. And the storylines are drawn out over several episodes, which in my opinion is several episodes too long.
But give me vegan cupcakes and a DVR full of "Whose Wedding," and I'm good for a whole weekend.