Parents' Guide to Wild Weddings

TV TLC Reality TV 2003
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Common Sense Media Review

By Anne Louise Bannon , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 9+

Amusing look at wedding silliness is OK for older kids.

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What's the Story?

WILD WEDDINGS collects home videos of real folks' weddings gone goofy. There's the videographer who falls backward into a baptismal font, the groom who gets his bride giggling with some silly teeth just so she won't cry, the prospective husband who sets up his proposal on a underwater diving trip, the bride whose dance with her groom gets more than a little suggestive, and so on.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say : Not yet rated
Kids say : Not yet rated

The good news? The more graphic scenes -- such as the groom barfing at the altar or the bridesmaid whose skirt flips up when she falls while dancing -- are handled as well as can be expected; producers pop a little bouquet graphic over the barf or panties, for example.

And aside from that, the show is silly, romantic, and mostly funny. While some of the goof-ups might have seemed horrific at the time -- such as a tux shop delivering the wrong-size suits, forcing the groom and groomsmen to literally tape their clothes together at the last second -- ultimately you're reminded that things like that are just part of life ... so you might as well laugh.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about whether they would want their own iffy behavior shown on national television. Kids: Is it worth it just to be on TV? Are people more likely to behave inappropriately in public because shows like this are out there? Is there ever such a thing as true privacy in this 24/7 media world?

TV Details

  • Premiere date : July 15, 2003
  • Network : TLC
  • Genre : Reality TV
  • TV rating : TV-PG
  • Last updated : September 20, 2019

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