The wedding day. Is there a day more special? Is there a day more anticipated? Is there a day higher rated?
It’s a day no woman will ever forget. The dress is picked out. The invitations have been sent. The guests have arrived. All that is left is to walk down that aisle and exchange your “I dos.”
For most, it is a moment that will be forever memorable. Photographers and videographers are present. It can be rewound and watched again and again and again. For some, they can catch it on reruns on “TLC.”
For the rest of us who remain ringless, we can live through the bride’s special day at three o’clock on “A Wedding Story.” And many students do.
“The attraction to all the daytime shows is I think, they reflect ‘life’s moments’ and so everyone can identify with them,” Julie Rose, executive producer of “A Wedding Story,” said.
Who has not dreamt of that special day? “Every girl does,” senior Kathleen Deely said. She has it all planned out in her head. A beautiful spring day with friends and family in the church she grew up in. She wants flowers everywhere and a long aisle to march down. She has a poofy Cinderella dress planned and a bouquet of tulips, her favorite flower. Everything is planned except for one minor detail. “I don’t have a groom yet,” she said.
Rose received a letter from a professor at a university who could not understand why his female students did not come to his three o’clock class. He asked them why they did not come and they said they were watching A Wedding Story. He tuned in and liked the program.
While many college students are not planning thei wedding day yet, the show still appeals to them. It seems that almost every girl has thought about there wedding day. “Viewers are also attracted to the happy endings,” Rose said. “You walk away with a smile.”
“We research and interview our participants extensively,” Rose said. Potential participants write in and ask to be on the show. The show is a big commitment though. “Having a camera follow you around for a couple of days before your wedding day and through your wedding,” Rose said. “Is more than some people want.
Deely would not want to be a participant on the show. “I would want my wedding to be more private,” she said. “Besides, I’ll be nervous enough.”
While Deely waits for Prince Charming, she will keep watching “A Wedding Story”. She still needs some ideas for the perfect cake.
