Can a groom organise a whole wedding? (Don't Tell The Bride)

Member Name: dthpsb

Product:	Don't Tell The Bride
Date:	12/11/09 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Entertaining.

Disadvantages: None.

I began watching this program after I read a dooyoo review about it and now I am totally hooked. I love to watch reality television and this is a show like none I have ever seen before. I love weddings and after getting married myself 4 years ago I know first hand everything that goes into organising a wedding. After reading someone else's review on this show I just had to watch it.

Don't Tell The Bride is a television show that can be found on BBC3 on a Wednesday night at 8pm. It lasts for an hour and is a reality show where a couple are getting married but it is the groom that is planning the wedding with a totally unsuspecting bride. The groom is given £12,000 to organise every last detail of the wedding.

At the beginning of the program the couple say there goodbyes and will not see one another for 3 weeks. They have to be apart for this time because this is how long the groom has to organise the wedding. I think 3 week would be a long time for any couple to be apart never mind the 3 weeks before your wedding. They are allowed no contact with each other and I think this certainly builds the tension and does add to the brides worries about the big day.

In the 3 week the groom must organise everything; the venue, the photographer, the car, the bride's dress, the groom's outfit, the reception, the flowers etc....Basically anything and everything. You would think £12,000 would be enough to do this but it is surprising how often the groom goes over budget and has to add to it himself or borrow money from a family member. The grooms are often not very good at budgeting and organising.

The best part of the show is the wedding itself, once you start watching you have to see it through to the end to see how the bride reacts. After watching the groom struggle to cope it is great when everything comes together in the end. I think often the brides are surprised at what a good job the groom does.

The whole 3 weeks seems lots of stress and worry for the couple, I know they're getting a £12,000 wedding for free but I don't think it is something I could ever do. Surely you'd want to organise your wedding together as a couple but it does make for good television.

As I said I am now hooked on this show and tune in every week to watch it. Another good show from BBC3.

Summary: Good tv program