Dont Tell The Bride- An open view (Don't Tell The Bride)

Member Name: Starshine_lady

Product:	Don't Tell The Bride
Date:	08/11/09 (58 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Entertaining to see men picking out wedding dresses!

Disadvantages: The editing is too selective and the show sticks to a rigid format.

Don't tell the Bride is a programme that I opt in and out of. The format consists of a bride and groom to be who are given £12,000 provided it is agreed that the groom is left to arrange the wedding solo.

The couple are then separated for the duration of the programme up until the day of the wedding, which leaves emotions riding high, particularly on the part of the bride to be. The profile of the couples on the show are the same every week; usually a low income couple with a young family to raise and generally under the age of 30.

For me what I find the most entertaining about the show is watching the men and their closest friends trying to pick venues and wedding dresses! The show plays on this aspect alot and I have noticed recently that the production team appear to edit the programme to make the men appear unprepared for the whole event before miraculously putting on a lavish affair in the end. In this regard I feel that it is considerably staged but entertaining nonetheless.

I love watching the reaction of the women when they see their wedding dresses for the first time and how they react to their big day courtesy of their new husbands in general. However it is clear that the show sticks to a clear and rigid format and the brides are always ectstatic with the end result. Less selective editing would ensure some variety which is the basis of reality TV.

Summary: A generally entertaining show which is uplifitng to watch. It can be a tear jerker!