The viewers of this show can be described in one phrase: Compelled to be repelled. The entire thing is like a train wreck. You know you shouldn't watch but you can't look away. If you watch this show and don't cringe at the idea of it, or if you are even considering being on the show, please see a therapist immediately.
For those of you who don't know what "Bridalplasty" is, allow me to explain. Basically it is a show where brides-to-be compete for the ultimate prize of a dream wedding. However, along the way, with each challenge they win, they are also given some form of plastic surgery off of their "Wish List." This way, on the day of their wedding they can have all of the (temporary) self-esteem a good nose-job and tummy tuck can give a girl.
If you are reading this and thinking, No shit, this can't be right, then you are understanding every word of it. It is exactly what it sounds like: Brides competing for plastic surgery. No joke, after the first challenge when the puzzle was complete they were to grab a syringe and race downstairs to what was appropriately termed an "Injection Party." (Didn't their mothers ever tell them to run with the needle end down?)
Anyway, all 12 the brides live in a house together, just like any good reality TV show, and go against each other in some form of competition every week. At the end of the challenge the "Top Bride" gets one of the surgeries from her Wish List. Three of the brides get put in the bottom. The brides that are not the winner or the bottom three are given 24 hours to fill our and RSVP card and choose the girl they would like to see remain in the competition. The top bride is exempt from voting as she is recovering from her surgery during the RSVP ceremony. She is only made to vote in the event of a tie. (Let's hope the anesthesia has worn off by then.) The girl with the least amount of RSVPs is kicked off the show.
So, let's meet the lovely ladies competing here, shall we?
Alexandra White, 21
Former contestant on The Biggest Loser where she met her fiancé and was voted off first, lots of weight-loss skin to be taken in, in bottom two after first challenge
Allyson Donovan, 32
Recently laid off at the same time as her fiancé, rescheduled wedding twice already, uses humor to cope in awkward situations
Would like to change the fact that she looks like her absentee father, pawned her engagement ring to pay for her car note, voted off after first challenge
Cheyenne Aikens, 21
Won first plastic surgery after winning second challenge (rhinoplasty), was not needed to break the tie during the RSVP ceremony
Dominique Santoro, 24
Resents her parents for spending all their money on her sister’s wedding and not saving any for hers
Jamie Farnsworth, 23
Wants to re-marry her husband after they rushed to the altar so her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer, could attend, very straight-forward, this blogger appreciates her statement, "I would rather tell her that she's being negative than not say anything let it continue to bother me to the point where I don't like her anymore."
Janessa Wainwright, 27
Gave her fiancé a timeline and an ultimatum for the wedding proposal, already created an alliance within the game which ended up getting someone voted off who actually deserved to be there, is not liked by this blogger, is a scheming, conniving game-player
Dream wedding would include an ice cream machine, pink ponies and cupcakes instead of a traditional cake, wanted a breast augmentation to fix the fact that her boobs were uneven after so many surgeries to haves sists removed, should still be in the competition and would be if not for the alliance, believes in thinking with your heart and not your head, voted off after second challenge
Kristen Sciacca, 21
Daughter of a former Miss California, seems very sweet and genuine
Lisa Marie N., 29
Wants every type of plastic surgery possible done before her wedding, is convinced that all the plastic surgery will give her the ultimate goal of complete self-confidence, likes to pray and give things over to God, is a little naive and was totally played in Janessa's alliance crap
Melissa Hooper, 20
Met her husband in the ROTC and had a quickie wedding before he was called to duty in the Middle East where he is currently stationed, missed her husbands arrival home to be on the show but the station brought him in to see her once he was home
Netty Aranguren, 23
Considers herself to be a spoiled brat (and yet is on this show...)
Now let's talk about the hostess.
Shanna Moakler
Ex-husband, Blink 182 drummer, Travis Barker, former Miss USA 1995, model, actress, Playmate of the month in December of 2001
Now, you would think that as a beauty pageant winner she would want to instill good morals into the female youth of America. But please remember, folks, there is no talent portion to the Miss USA competition. Shanna was actually the runner up and only became Miss USA when the original winner was crowned Miss Universe. Now, like any good host, Shanna has her tag line for when people get voted off. Would you like to know what it is? Sure you do.
"You're wedding will still go on, it might just not be perfect."
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Personally I think this entire show is a slap in the face to the youth of America. I wrote a paper on the affect the media has on self-perception and the age at which girls become aware of their own bodies and what the world sees as beautiful versus what is true beauty gets smaller and smaller every year. The media pummels us with ideas all the time. That will never change. However, it is one thing to say, "This girl is pretty. She uses this product. Use this product to be pretty." It is a completely other thing to say, "If you don't do this you and the most important day of your life will not by any means be perfect." That is what this show is telling people and I honestly can't believe it is even allowed on television.
Also, please take a look at this link --> http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/bridalplasty/cast_bios.html It is all the bios and pictures of the brides. Just look at them. All but probably three of them are what I would peg at a size 7 and smaller. The average size girl is like, a 12 or 14. Almost all of these women are smaller than that, and yet the doctor still somehow found fat pockets to circle on their stomachs and legs. I just don't get it...
It's probably because the world only likes to watch pretty things. Why do you think "More to Love" only lasted one season? I bet you don't even know what that is. Basically it was the Bachelor where the competitors were "Plus Size" (aka normal) women, but that completely besides the point.
The point is, this show is trash and the women on it need to step back, look at themselves, and get a serious reality check. So, in the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that.
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