Top TV Weddings -by Shari

With each passing year, it seems that more and more television is devoted to real-life weddings.  After watching another disappointing hour of Slice, I decided to revisit a time when personal wedding budgets weren't posted on TV for the whole country to see, and when your mother had an issue with your wedding dress, she didn't get to announce it for all TLC viewers to analyze.  While non-reality TV weddings are scripted, they somehow seem less-so than any episode of "Rich Bride, Poor Bride", and I think we can learn a lot from the writers and designers of these wedding episodes.

Ross and Emily, Friends
DO:

-Pair silver and red.
-For a formal evening wedding, dress the men in cutaway jackets with ascot ties.

-Choose the neutral colour for the men's clothing accessories (here, the vests and ties are silver).
-Put your bridesmaids in red dresses with spaghetti straps and a slight cowell neck.
-Pair your dress with a rounded shrug (but make sure not to add a veil as well).
-Keep the lines of the bridal gown close to the body if you are petite like Emily.
-Chose a meaningful location and adorn it with flowers and candles.

DON'T:

-Allow your mother-in-law to wear a fire hazard with all the candles around.
-Serve steak at a standing reception (thanks Jack Geller!)
-Allow smoking in common areas.


Maria and Luis, Sesame Street
DO:

-Dress your bridesmaids in 1920's-inspired gowns that always look classic.
-Lighten a petite frame with a shorter hem at the front of the dress.
-Choose a dress with asymmetrical features to prevent a dated look.
-Get married and celebrate in a meaningful and familiar place.
-Get married at dusk.
-Host a street reception with musicians in the stairwells (check with fire codes first, and have a back-up plan in case of bad weather!).
-Have muppets on hand for genuine compliments as you walk down the aisle.

DON'T:

-Allow your veil to have any height at the back.
-Make your bouquet compete with a flower crown AND gloves AND a ruffled neckline.  Even in the 80's, this is too much.  Pick a focal point and stick with it.


Felicity and Gus, Road to Avonlea
DO:

-Wear a bridal gown with a classic square neckline and adorn it with a drop necklace.
-Choose a veil with a soft lace border that doesn't draw focus and place flowers on top toward the back of the head
-For an outdoor reception, dress the groom in light grey, skip the pocket square and have a large boutonniere to tie in the flowers outdoors.
-For a church ceremony followed by an outdoor reception, decorate both places with large (but moveable) flower arrangements.
-Have lots of shade and places to sit for an outdoor wedding (and always have a back-up; it rains even in Avonlea).

DON'T:

 

-Put your bridesmaids in hats for an indoors ceremony.
-Carry a bouquet bigger than your torso.


Miranda and Steve, Sex and the City
DO:

-As a red-head bride, choose an outdoor autumn setting.
-Feel free to break with tradition and, instead of wearing white, choose complimentary colours and fabrics for the setting and season.
-Pair a charcoal tux with a burgundy tie.
-Invite only your closest friends and family.
-Host a reception in a restaurant where the bride and groom can mingle and converse without being tied to one particular chair.
-Decorate the venue with ceiling-high flower arrangements.

DON'T:

-Clasp the bouquet as a couple as you say your vows.
-For an intimate and casual affair, skip the bouquet all-together.