''Four Weddings'' is a British

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series that premiered on

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, on 6 July 2009. It has become popular enough to have inspired the creations of versions in other countries. One episode included the real-life wedding of Steps member

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to her second husband Michael Smith. The show ran for four series, running from 2009-2013. A planned revival series that was to be produced by ITV Studios subsidiary Multistory Media for

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was planned for 2023, but it was scrapped in May of that year for undisclosed reasons.

Format

The programme follows a similar style to ''

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,'' and involves four brides, or four grooms, attending one another's weddings and rating them on: *Dress (out of 10) *Venue (out of 10) *Food (out of 10) *Overall experience (out of 10) At the end of the show, the four brides or grooms discover which of the couples has won a luxury honeymoon. Viewers could also play online in the "Online wedding rater" and rate the weddings as they were shown for comparison with the rest of the public.

Transmissions

''Four Weddings''

''Party Wars''

Ratings

Episode viewing figures from

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''Four Weddings,'' Series 1

''Four Weddings,'' Series 2

''Party Wars''

''Four Weddings,'' Series 3

''Four Weddings,'' Series 4

International versions

The show's format has been exported to the following countries: *Note: ** The American and French versions of the series features no input from the grooms, with only the brides able to give out any ratings for each ceremony. In the French version, one of the groom is able to give ratings only when it's a gay couple that participates. ** In the French version, since 2019, Élodie Villemus, a wedding planner, is there to observe and give ratings. Her ratings count for half of the final score.

References

External links

* * {{TLC Programming, state=collapsed 2000s British reality television series 2010s British reality television series 2009 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings Sky Living original programming Television series by ITV Studios Wedding television shows British English-language television shows