Did you think that Bridezillas was a hideous example of brides gone horribly wrong? Just wait until you see the latest wedding reality show Bridalplasty. Believe or not, Bridalplasty is a reality show in which brides compete not just for a dream wedding, but for the dream face or body to go with it – courtesy of plastic surgery Just when you think that reality tv can’t get any worse, along comes this shocking program to prove us all wrong.
I love watching shows about weddings. say Yes to the Dress, whose Wedding Is It Anyway, My fair Wedding – you name it, I have watched it. I pretty much thought I had seen it all until I stumbled across Bridalplasty. Could there really be a tv show in which women compete for plastic surgery? Is it remotely ethical? Apparently the answers are yes and no – we have reached a new low in reality tv, and ethics do not even enter into the discussion.
The general concept behind Bridalplasty is that the brides enter into challenges in order to stay in the competition and earn plastic surgery procedures. in each contest, the bottom finishers are in danger of being cut from the competition. in the show that I watched, the brides had to assemble life-sized puzzles of what they would look like post-plastic surgery. as each woman finished, she was instructed to grab a syringe and go see the doctor for an injectible for her face. seriously, you cannot make this stuff up
Then the other girls have to vote between the two lowest finishers – to their faces – and decide which bride is going to be kicked out of the competition. of course, look out if you voted against the bride who ended up getting enough votes to stay; can we say vendetta? the challenge winner gets to have one of the procedures from her laundry list of desired surgeries. many of the brides have ten or more procedures that they think they must have in order to be the perfect bride for their wedding day. Common wishes are liposuction, breast augmentation, Botox, and nose jobs.
The thing that I find so disturbing about Bridalplasty is that it promotes the idea that a woman has to completely reinvent herself to be pretty enough to get married. Some of the women on the program are actually quite attractive as they are and already have figures which the average American woman would love to have and what about the self-esteem of all but the lucky winner – those women who leave without their dream transformations complete? How will they even be able to stand seeing their regular old selves in a wedding dress and pearl bridal jewelry on the day of their wedding? will they ever learn that they are beautiful just the way they are?
One has to wonder what the fiances of the contestants on Bridalplasty think of the whole thing. Presumably, they love their fiancees just as they are, which is why they want to marry them. How is the groom of the winner going to feel when the radiant bride in her white gown, veil, and pearl bridal jewelry comes down the aisle to him – and he hardly recognizes her? as much as I love wedding shows, I don’t think I have the stomach to include Bridalplasty in my regular viewing rotation.
The Horror – New Plastic Surgery Wedding Show
