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Gawker reported this brides gone even more bridezilla-y PR stunt for the new WE show, Bridezillas, this morning in Times Square, and Amy's Robot even visited and took some pictures. The promotion was to (1) dress up in a bridal gown and (2) hunt for a $50,000 check in a wedding cake. Upon seeing even more pictures from the WE site (and there's video), Gothamist wondered the following things:
- Did the brides get their dresses at Kleinfeld's?
- Is $50,000 even going to cover a decent NYC wedding for at least 100 guests?
- Did they take off their engagements rings while in the tussle?
- Was Martha Stewart Weddings editorial director Darcy Miller shuddering in disgust?
- Will there be a follow-up show, Bridesmaid's Tale, with bridesmaids being put through the paces with terrible dresses and organizing bridal showers and bachelorette parties?
New York magazine puts out a very nice guide to NYC weddings each year. Ask Gothamist on wedding gifts, annoying engaged couples, and when you don't want to be a bridesmaid; Gothamist on submitting a wedding announcement to the Times.
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pathetic. more so for the poor saps who are marrying them.
It is possible to have a New York wedding for less than or equal to 50k. Couples can cut corners without looking cheap: include your friends. If you have a buddy who's a chef/caterer, he or she may cut you a deal, especially if you xine the sit-down dinner for a solely cocktails/apps hitching. For my wedding, the maid of honor's mom offered her services for the cake, as she makes them for a hobby. There went thousands of dollars. My wife has oodles of friends who are interior designers; they gussied up the site, the Foundry, in LIC, for free. Get a family friend or relative registered as a minister (Jessie's grandmother officiated—they're very close), saving more money while increasing the intimacy/special factor. See. Easy. Well, it's still stressful as hell.
"It is possible to have a New York wedding for less than or equal to 50k."
of course. but is it possible for some sad sack who is having this socially-sanctioned descent into meglomania to actually realize this?
Who would win in a fight between these no-self-respect having brides-to-be and the ones who fight each other during those big wedding dress barn super sales? Or are they the same people?
Hmm, most of my friends have managed weddings for way less than $50K. And the only way anyone ends up in the wedding cake is when liquor has been involved. I guess that's because we're dumb hicks.