“The big day” is a day that many women have been dreaming about and planning since they were little girls. Even the girls here at LCD Photography can tell stories about them and their childhood friends staying up all night during sleepovers and drawing out their wedding day, from an exact description of Mr. Right, to the color of the ribbon in their hair. It’s no surprise that statistically, the actual wedding and the plans surrounding the wedding have been shown to be more important to the bride. That’s not to say that the grooms don’t care, but when it comes to his bride’s dream wedding, he knows it’s better left in her hands.
So, what would happen, ladies, if you had absolutely no control over anything about your wedding, not even your own dress?! … Oprah Winfrey plans to find out!
Later this year, on her network, OWN, Oprah will be bringing the hit U.K. series, “Don’t Tell the Bride,” to the U.S. The show will include 8 couples that are strapped for cash. Each couple will receive $25,000 to plan their dream wedding. But, as is true with many good things, there is a catch! The groom must do all of the planning on his own, in secret! The couple cannot even see each other for one entire month before their wedding day. Doesn’t sound so bad at first, but there’s more! The groom must pick out the bride’s dress, design the invitations, choose the food, order the cake, arrange the guest list and seating, book the venue, hire the photographer, choose the flower bouquet, plan the wedding party… ALL IN A 3 WEEK TIME FRAME! And the bride gets to see none of it, until the day of the wedding! The dress will be tried on the night before the wedding, the invitation will be seen by her as it arrives in the mail, the food and cake will be unknown until it is served to her, the guest list a surprise for the day of the wedding…
…Could you do it?
With popcorn in hand, LCD plans on tuning in as soon as the show is aired. In our Ohio, and Florida locations, we will be intently watching “Don’t Tell the Bride,” as it airs on OWN later this year.
Stay tuned to our blog for more information about the show. As we find out about it, we’ll inform you! – We hope you’ll join us at your TV set while we watch!