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Did anyone else think that wedding was kind of sick? One afternoon they just sat down with their planner who took them from room to room to choose out all their wedding details.
Here's your invite designer. She made up 10 letterpress designs just for you. Choose your favorite.
Here's your bakery, try all their flavors, pick what you like.
Let's open the doors of this room and see what your reception hall will look like. Oh it's decorated with a bajillion dollars worth of decor and centerpieces. How beautiful.
Let's go shopping at Monique and you can get any dress you want and it can be custom designed. Let's go do that with all your jewelry and wedding bands too. Get whatever you want, ABC will pay for everything!
Sigh, it must be nice to be rich and have a wedding planner. Made me kind of sick to watch all this. And she talked about how hard it was for her to plan her wedding. Sure didn't look that way on the tv show!
hahahaha you crack me up! I agree though, it cant be hard when everyone is doing it for you...and then in was pouring down rain
It did not make me sick.....That's a bit harsh....maybe a little "jelous" Because heck yeah I would want that!! But hey...they were on The Bachelor...That's what happens..so they took advantage of a great opportunity. I don't think that makes it sick....
I thought it was beautiful. And I wouldn't have even taken away the rain.
You know, there are days when I'd like that (um, letterpress is to die for!) but for the most part I feel bad for her - or maybe I should say I wouldn't want to be in her position. I get so much satisfaction from searching out what I love in regards to our wedding, and my style leans towards unconventional. A wedding like that wouldn't suit my personality at all, and I think it'd be sad to be limited to those options.
I didn't see it but that sounds so...manufactured. Ew.
yeah ok, maybe "sick" is a little harsh. But it sure would have been nice to have a planner and all that staff to help out! I wonder how much everything cost. I read her dress was $45,000 alone!
Didn't watch it nor did I have any desire to. But the only way that it would be hard to plan, given those choices, is if you absolutely cannot stand any of them and are not allowed to pick anything else that you do like, even with asking them if there are any other options. If ABC is going to pay for everything, the least they can do is allow the couple to pick what they want out of the choices they want, not what someone else decides they can have.
With weddings like that in the media, it's honestly no wonder that cookie cutter weddings with no creativity whatsoever are so popular.
Blah! ABC paid for it! thats why they did whatever they wanted...Plus her dress was not that great 45g for that thing?? no way.
That's what I think, Sep_Queen. I mean, it's really lovely, but I've seen that look achieved for an tenth of the price or less!
I honestly feel bad for this bride, if her wedding really was that cut-and-dry planned out. Kind of like lilyfaith said, I really am loving wedding planning, doing all this hunting for just the right stuff, and getting to know my own preferences in certain things (like photography!) a bit better. Plus, was her husband even included in the planning? FI would hate it if he couldn't throw in his two cents on everything, and it wouldn't feel like *our* wedding if he didn't!
I didn't watch, but I almost feel bad for her. It sounds like she was not able to put ANY of her own personality into her wedding.
@shannon- Its actually a good omen for it to rain on your wedding day. It brings good luck and a happy marriage. It also can mean fertility as well.
for the record, i didn't like it either. it was personal or fun looking at all. so contrived. plus, they both seemed fakey to me.. like they were reading off of cue cards the whole time. blah.
I saw their wedding and read on-line somewhere that ABC controlled everything - down to the guestlist that made it seem more like a Bachelor reunion that their wedding. I think this is true b/c I've meet enough wedding professionals who tell me to have a backup plan in case it rains (I'm thinking of getting married outside). And her planner kept saying that if it were up to her, she would have a backup plan (inside ceremony).
Also, I agree with Sep_Queen & veganglam - that Monique is definitely not $45k, I think its more like $10k - I saw it in a magazine somewhere. It might also be me, but her dress is different from the one on Monique's website and ad campaign - it has a longer drop waist than the one on the website. I personally liked the dress in the ad better than the one she wore.
Her manolos on the other hand, even though it was in that green, I loved the feathers! :)
Yep. Found it, it's featured in SF Brides for spring/summer2010: "Sunday Rose strapless silk satin organiza gown with asymmetrically pleated bodice and embroidered A line skirt, $9,500 by Monique Lhuillier." (page 50.)
HA. I can't help it. If I could have taken a day and had someone say - here are 10 options, pick what you like, I think I would have (gladly!) done so.
I didn't like it at all either. It felt pretty impersonal to me. I am glad I am taking the time to really plan my own details--I think I will appreciate it more. I do think that given the current economic situation, the whole thing was a bit (shall I say it?) tacky.
For what it is worth, I saw mentioned on the bee here that ABC does not pay for the vendors. They vie for the role and offer their services to the couple for free as a way to get publicity, sort of like how starlets get tons of free designer clothes just so the brand can be seen on so-and-so. I mean, not that getting it free from the designer is so much better, but no, ABC did not control absolutely everything.
I'm definitely jealous. FI and I are doing our wedding on a teeny tiny budget, which is the right decision for us. But if someone came in and offered me a dream wedding, I accept without a second thought. It'd be fantastic to not have to worry about guest list cuts and having to do it all ourselves.
But I like that they both said they used it as a way to thank everyone involved, from ABC down to their friends and family. I know that a lot of what they say is probably scripted, but with all they went through after the finale, I think they deserved it. And I thought they were very real. Even if there are a ton of video cameras and ABC staff, I think they kept it real. Even in the rain, they were laughing and smiling with one another, as if nothing could ruin their day.
Also, I think a lot of it was free or significantly discounted, since many of the companies that provided the services/products got HUGE publicity from the show. There was also probably a lot of planning that went on behind the scenes. I'm sure that they had some say in all the aspects, even if it was more general. But I don't even like green all that much and I would have jumped at the chance to have her reception decor.
It still looked so fakee. I hate watching those shows because its all about publicity and ratings. Maybe they are in love, but still the way the show makes it out to look is that its all fake. If someone is going to give me a designer dress and other such things and me and FI don't have to pay then great id do it. The show was centered about the bachelor show not so much the wedding.
And... even if we don't like it, ABC got what they wanted, which was for us to watch it. I can't help it, every season I say I'm not going to watch, and I end up watching anyway! Can't wait to see Bachelorette with Ali!
I bet they will have their own wedding... no way a bride could just let someone take over to that extent.
If they do, you never hear about it. I'm sure she was just fine with her dress and shoes lol..oh and the man
This is how I feel about platinum weddings. Nothing is personal, it's just tons of pretty, expensive things. I would be so bummed not to go through the process of research. Yeah, I could blow through a 100k+ budget, but I'd find some really cool stuff to boot :)
I think if anybody had a chance they would gladly put away their ''personnal touches" for a wedding like that one. I tought it looked fake a little but why judge people, they probably had a contract with ABC. I personnaly tought it was beautiful.
@theimmigrantbride -
I seriously wouldn't! R and I were talking about this the other day, and even if we won the lotto, we wouldn't change that much about our wedding. Maybe step up the catering, get a live band, and get letterpress invites, but that's really all we'd change. Does that make us weird?! I really prefer the personal touches!
Not really. I have a pretty strong sense of personal style and that's what the wedding lacked.
@zippylef - I know that it is a good omen to have rain at your wedding but I seen a click of them saying their vows (i didnt watch the actual show) and everyone had umbrellas except the bride, groom and officiant. They were just standing there getting rained on and no one was even holding an umbrella for them nor did they have one. In the clip I seen she was trying to say something to Jason and the wind kept blowing her hair into her mouth and the rain was getting in her eyes.
What I meant is budget wise! I love personnal touches, maybe they had some too but didn't show it on TV!
@lilyfaith - I am 100% with you on that ordeal. I think we would step up the catering and hire a band, maybe fly our guests to Vegas and pay for the rooms rather than having them do it and pay for the BM's dresses, but I much prefer personal touches and I dnt think there is much I would change about my wedding. I would probably still only want a max of 60 there and it would still be a small little shin-dig in Vegas.
It must be a little hard not to have control over your wedding but when you are a part of a show like that you are prepared not to have that control. Hey .. it's a free wedding and if the most important thing was for her to marry Jason.. then her mission was accomplished.
What pisses me off is that ABC/Disney is laying people off and they go and spend all this money on a tv wedding! yes I know .. ratings .. but come on!
her shoes were awsome though and the bridemaids shoes too! I love green, I would wear those in a heartbeat!
I think personal touches are great, but I would take a free platinum wedding for sure. I think I'm just practical that way - what will make the wedding for my guests is great food, a fancy venue, great entertainment, not the cute little details I add throughout. I think those of you who prefer the cheaper, personal wedding are seeing the event as an expression of your personality, whereas for me, it's just a party :)
Regardless, I wouldn't be too jealous of any TV couple - they have to live their relationship on camera, and who knows how long the marriage will even last. Definitely too high a price to pay for a free wedding.
I couldn't care less about their wedding. Hey if I had someone who was willing to pay for everything or vendors who were willing to offer their services free of charge, I'm on board with the quickness!! What I'm more concerned with is the fakeness of the whole thing. Their interviews seemed so rehearsed. I hope that their marriage lasts but the bachelor/bachelorette series doesn't have a good track record. Out of all the seasons I think like only 5 couples are still together or something like that.
I just felt bad for her. It doesn't seem like a wedding that fits their personality too well. And even though she was still super happy when it started raining, I am sure she was upset a little. Who wants rain on their wedding day? ABC wouldn't let them change it though.
A lot just seemed set up....like when the host calls them out to the dance floor to dance to Molly's "favorite" song? She didn't seem blown away. It was a nice song though.
To me it seemed that their rehearsal dinner was the nicest part of their wedding. More intimate and filled with family and friends. They really did laugh and seem to have a good time with them. Their family gave toasts. The one from one of their mothers seemed so genuine. It seemed more special that the big to-do the following day.
Anyway, even if I had no budget...I wouldn't do what they did. I like mine just the way it is. I agree with a few upgrades, but nothing over the top. It wouldn't be our style.
I don't know about whether or not Molly got to pick anything, but she sure seemed to love everything that they showed her. Just like Trista got to have her Pink Fantasy wedding, maybe Molly said "I love the color green and really want a clean look/feel to my wedding". I thought it seemed to fit her.
The only thing that had me screaming at the tv was when her and Jason kept talking about how "calm" Molly was able to be "through the whole process". I kept saying "Of COURSE she's calm!!! She didn't have to do anything except approve the things people picked out for her!!!!!"
So they had a completely sponsored wedding- so what? Minus the tv cameras, I would kill to have someone donate my wedding to me. I did think the "swag suite" was going a bit too far though. ;)
I actually thought it was really cute. It was a bit weird how many past bachelor people were guests at the wedding, but even them saying their vows in the rain was cute because they looked so happy. I don't think either one of them cared, they were just happy to get married and thats what I loved about watching it :)
The wedding didn't make me sick, but I wasn't wowed by it. Before I started watching it, my husband said "Ours [wedding] was better" and I said "I dont know about that!" because I figured theirs would be awesome with so many expensive/free things, but honestly, I just wasn't all that impressed by the end. The only thing they had at their wedding that I would have liked to have was the doves. I tried to get them for mine, but the wedding was too late in the evening so the only dove release in my area wouldn't allow it because the birds wouldn't have enough time to fly back before dark (to be honest, I'm surprised they allowed the birds to fly out in weather like that!). Maybe it's just because I have an emotional investment in our wedding that makes it seem better, but either way, I could have gone without watching the wedding and wouldn't have felt I missed out on seeing anything.
I watched it because I had heard about all the drama and was curious what it would turn out to be. I personally thought a lot of it was pretty but the choice by the bride to not have a backup was insane! I think what bothered me most, not forgetting what he did to Melissa, was the stupid cameos by former Bachelor/Bachelorette members and the cheesy host and then everyone inquiring if Melissa was there/going to be there and when the officiate asked if anyone wanted to prevent their union it was a dramatic look around to see if Melissa was there. I thought it was tacky. Also, was it just me or did it look like Gavin Degraw could have cared less if he was there or he didn't even want to be there? HAHA
@lilyfaith, I totally agree. It didn't make me sick but it's sad that everything was so impersonal. I am so excited to show off the little card box I made and it cost me $20. I am SO uncrafty though that anything I make and don't hate is a huge feat. Those are the kinds of things she won't get to do. I can't imagine she got to take a whole lote of pride in much of the visuals. On the other hand, I'm sure she was a lot more stressfree and got to focus on the groom. But I sort of think a little stress part of the big day! All in all, I'd take her budget, but I'd also take my time :-)
Their relationship was manufactured by the television station, so why not a manufatured wedding as well? Not my thing at all.
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