Staying Within Your Budget

January 10, 2011 Patrick Hickey Jr. TV 0

WE-TV’s new wedding show, “Rich Bride, Poor Bride” may not be the flashiest of its offerings of this genre, but combining the comedic elements of “Bridezillas” and some of the warmness of “My Fair Wedding,” it ends up being mildly entertaining and enjoyable.

For men that can’t take the overall bias of “Bridezillas,” this show pays more attention to the wishes of the men getting married than any other show on the channel. While the women on the show thus far have proven that they are indeed the bosses of their relationships, the men at least have a say in the things that occur and aren’t just along for the ride. Because of this, it may be the most enjoyable show on the channel for anyone with more testosterone in their body than estrogen.

While that will keep men happily watching, this show is great for couples planning their big day. Seeing the wedding being put together piece by piece, you never know what the couple’s actual budget is until the end of the show. A nice twist at the end, the conclusion of the show will have you guessing how much everything costs, feeling like an episode of “The Price is Right.” Seeing how much everything costs at the end, the show is more about the relationship and the choices they have to make to ensure their big day goes smoothly than anything else. As a result, it’s educational in a way that is impossible to deny.

Through this, the show is able to attract an audience with its niche demographic and those who want to be educated in the ways of wedding planning. It also maintains a hearty blend of fun and seriousness, making it a show that can be enjoyed by pretty much anybody.

Sprinkled in between the show are testimonials of older couples that look back on their wedding days. In the bottom left hand corner, the cost of their wedding soon appears, usually a fraction of what the wedding being planned costs, making you wonder if the key to a long marriage is love or an expensive wedding. Nevertheless, they do a solid job at breaking up the episode and providing a nice parallel to the present.

Overall, by molding some of the successful elements of their other shows, WE-TV has created something that is ultimately better than the sum of its parts and a nice way to spend an hour on Sunday night.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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