- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
Sooo the other day I posted a topic entitled am I bridezilla.. and yesterday I posted about being way over budget..and today... Bridezillas Casting producer called me about being on the show... sooo.. My sister (a Matron of Honor) is totally against it doesnt want to be on tv.. now I totally am not like most of those girls on the show..atleast I dont think I am lol.. but now Im thinking.. hmm do I do it..I could use the money..it would be a once in a life time thing.. but then again... do I want to turn my wedding into a paparazzi type thing.. who knows..
I'm figuring you probably applied to be on the show if they're calling you, right? Or did they somehow get your info from someone else? Because if you applied, then I'd say you're probably wanting to do it (maybe at least for the right price)...so go for it! The only thing I would be leary of is how they are going to portray you - it seems like even if you're not like the girls on the show, they're going to find a way to edit you to look that way. Otherwise, there's no bridezilla to showcase.
I must confess I am emotionally responding to this...I am not over budget but my savings is going bye bye. So I'd jump at the chance right now for a lil $ for the wedding. If i were in my right mind I would say, do you have a price tag for having people think you are a certain "way", If it trully will not bother you then sure! have fun with it! There is a certain sense of excitement there right? there would be for me at least...just so long as you KNOW you wont regret the whole paparazzi thing lol!
Yeah I actually applied for the show a year ago..my sister told me to and I forgot because I didnt take it seriously..I just answered three questions.. funny enough they called me and also sent an email..in an email they sent the survey i had responded to and it reminded me of why/how i applied.. my sister told me to apply after this interaction this day
• TELL US WHAT KIND OF BRIDEZILLA YOU’D BE. - I didnt think Id be a bridezilla at all.. until I booked the reception hall on Friday and then Sunday afternoon both of my sisters were already putting their two cents in on how they dont like the style I picked..they dont like my center pieces Ideas.. they just picked apart everything until I could have strangled them
• DESCRIBE TO US YOUR MOST RECENT BRIDEZILLA MOMENT- I told both my sisters to shut up and keep their opinions to themselves or I was going to put them both in tie-dye dresses with side ponytails to make them look like idiots at the wedding and Id just have them edited out of all pictures..
Its funny because now I do remember saying that.. but its absurd.. I totally wouldnt have edited them out of picture Id have left them in to live in infamy forever as paybacks lol
I personally wouldn't go on Bridezillas, because I wouldn't want the most special day in my life to become a reality tv spectacle. And considering the name of the show, 99% of the content that features you is going to be negative or have a mocking tone.
Hahaha that's actually pretty funny that that's what you wrote in the "application," and apparently, that's right up their alley.
It's a tough call. If you do the show, you're going to be portrayed in a bad light - there are really no ifs, ands or buts about it. But you'll get paid, which helps the budget. You have to decide if you're okay being portrayed publicly in that way, which is really going to be a personal call. I don't think that I could do it, but that doesn't mean that's the right answer for you.
Yeah honestly..i think im gonna watch some episodes talk it over with my fiance and see how much the compensation is.. I dont think I could deal with 24/7 cameras for lie 2 grand..but if it was enough to put a dent in my budget.. well..I could put up with it lol..it'll help my diet too..not eating on tv lol
I always figured the people on those shows are acting or greatly exaggerating things... :) Do whatever you prefer! I wouldn't because my family is rather shy and not TV reality show material... but if your family is okay with it, give it a shot!
@jules0580: Haha so true....keep us posted! I'm definitely curious how the compensation works - I feel like it's gotta be decent for people to agree to do the show.
I said for the right price. And honestly, for me to consider that, it would have to be at least 20k.
I don't know; I think it could be fun but you could also get hurt by how they portray you.
Also wanna say that a side ponytail done right can be pretty! That's what my MOHs did and recently on My Fair Wedding they did it too.
Lol I was talking about the big 80's side ponytail not the nice lower one.
Also I do not know what they pay I didnt return the call yet.. I received a phone call but I was in class so she left a voicemail and said she was also going to email me just incase that was a better way to contact. So I responded to the email after I got home (almost 10 at night) and siad I would give her a call tommorow. I am really considering it..however my sister is very much against it.. and if it meant her not being in it i wouldnt do it.
I wouldn't. A guy I know was a groomsman in one of them. He said the producers would set up situations and try to get them to amp up the bride so she'd go off. By the wedding she was a miserable nervous wreck and her family had to tell them to back off her a little. It ruined friendships and no one felt it was really worth it at the end of the day. Yeah you get some stuff for doing it, but is it worth selling your integrity and casting such a negative shadow over your wedding?
I wouldn't at all. They edit and exagerate the drama to make the bride look like an evil bitch. I have yet to watch an episode of that show and think "and this woman is getting married? Really?" They also do a lot of racial stereotyping that is demeaning to african americans. Plus if ever employers or someone important googles you in the future, this will come up.
Personally, I wouldn't want my friends and family to see me portrayed like that.
I didnt think of being googled in the future!!! yikes that would get me to re-think it!
I dont think Id be concerned about my friends and family seeing me portrayed that way because they know me..and theyd be there so theyd know the real deal. The googling in the future thing is worrisome lol.
I've definitely considered doing it for the money, but I've heard that the show has ruined some lifelong friendships with gossiping and lying to create drama.
i was curious to see if any of the couples from Bridezillas had every revealed what the experience was really like, and i found this: http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article794016.ece
they say they were fed lines and told what to do to up the drama. within their circle of friends and family it doesn't seem to have done much damage, but the bride got a lot of scorn from the internet, really hateful messages, some people even finding her myspace page. the groom, on the other hand, seems to enjoy the limelight and sympathy.
No. I wouldn't want to make an ass out of myself and end up on the soup with Joel mchale making hilariously obnoxious comments about me!
A good friend of mine did a show like this (not wedding related) and she wasnt the main person , the show was about her sister and they made her look horrible. It wasnt at all what they explained to her it would be, so she was pissed but couldnt back out. She signed the contract because the producers made it seem like it would be a feel good show but it was only a show to make them look bad.
They paid her about $5k and she said she would pay them every penny back and more to take it back. And I knew the real story behind the show and I know how her and her sister are and it was the complete opposite of what the show put out there.
@ella86: haha I love the Soup....but I agree - definitely wouldn't want to be a target of the jokes!
If you think your personality fits the show and you want the extra cash, then go for it!
@ella86: i was juuuuust thinking about her ending up on the soup lol
yeah i wouldn't do it. i don't know how your personality is but i'm a very private person and i wouldn't want all of that attention. what if they make you look like a complete freak! once it goes on tv it's all over! hahah
No amount of money (especially only a few grand) would be worth going on that show. Even if you're not totally crazy, the producers will make it look like you are. If you applied you've obviously watched the show. Do you think those women present themselves in an appropriate manner? Because I think they're all bat shit crazy. I often wonder how their men even agree to marry them. The money won't last but the stigma of being a real live bridezilla will. But hey, it would certainly be an experience.
No way!! I could never compromise my personal or professional life with being associated with that show. I have heard from other's that producers will embellish and fabricate to make "story lines" and attract drama. Not worth it, IMHO.
I wouldn't. I would not want to be portrayed like a monster....
I would say no, olny because what if a potential employer wtached the shoe? No one whant to hire a whiny, screaming, drama filled B....Ridezilla....
lol all good points.. I am getting ready to call her back now to find out the details.. Im wondering how they can portray people like that if they are not..alot of the news stories and stuff I have read say its acting.. like made up story lines not stuff that actually happens..its scripted.. in which case.. Id just tell people later it was acting but who knows what theyd believe.. but yeah 2500 or 2 grand I wouldnt do it..but if it was high enough who knows lol.
Update- so i spoke to the producer on the phone for about a half hour.. she was very nice I told her I am not the kinda bridezilla that they show and that I wont be degrading my fiance or acting violent and she said that this season they are going back to the way it was in Season 1 they are trying to do somethingg more classy with brides that are outspoken and just know exactly what they want in there wedding and wont let anyone get in there way..but they are moving away from the "characters" that they were casting previously.. they are trying to bring it back to the way it was in the beginning..I never saw the originals so I dont know.. she sent me some paper work to fill out 17 pages no less..but still didnt discuss pay..after I fill in the paper work her boss and her will go over it and make an offer if they choose to at that time and then I can accept or not.. so we'll see..I dont have time to fill in the papers so she'll get them on monday.
No amount of money is worth compromsing my relationships with my freinds/family, my dignity and privacy to ever do Bridezillas.
@soon2bhis: Seriously! It would have to pay for the whole wedding (honeymoon included) and all the incidentals before I would consider it.
I saw Seasons 1 & 2 off of Netflix, and yes it was much different. However, some of the brides still were portrayed as bratty, demanding and at times un-favorable. Just be careful. I don't know what your career is, but being in the legal field I could never be taken seriously by my clients if they began to recognize me. But, if you have a career that would not be affected - go for it!
any word on what the fiance thinks about all this? I mean it IS his wedding too.....
I appreciate where you're coming from (and I'm driven by $ too) but there's no way I would do this. Good luck to you either way! :)
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| Rivendeler | 10 |
| Suikerbossie | 9 |
| Future Mrs K | 8 |
| janetsnakehole | 6 |
| ellisrobertson | 6 |
| MrsOliveBird | 5 |
| ladyartichoke | 5 |
| ndreighton | 5 |
| NehaPrasad92 | 4 |
 turtles73 |
4 |
Sorry, there are no users yet.
