Hitched
Formats
Series I 10x 1/2hr
Series II 11x 1/2hr
In theory, a wedding is the most memorable day of a couple's life together. A celebration of their love for each other and a time to show friends and family alike that they are committed to a life-long journey together.
In reality, weddings are an expensive, stressful and sometimes traumatic affair. There's tremendous pressure on the couple for everything to be just perfect while nobody can agree what perfect is. It's the bringing together of two families who may not know or even like each other.
Most weddings have a built-in dramatic factor – be it the interfering mother-in-law, conflicts over vows or venues or night-before nerves. Add to that endless dealings with caterers, florists, hairdressers, dressmakers. There are tears and tantrums over dress fittings, unhappy bridesmaids, drunken uncles and hung-over grooms. And on top of all that, the average New Zealander pays $20,000 for the privilege.
Hitched covers this, and more. Our cameras follow couples behind the scenes on the journey towards the biggest day of their lives. It follows the highs and lows that they encounter as they plan, and arrange their own wedding. If there's an interesting stag or hens' night we'll be there. And we'll be back the following morning – hangover and all.
Throughout the series Hitched features weddings that are slightly off the radar – the more unusual the better. The kooky couple who want their wedding to be comedic and chaotic, the couple whose different religions force them to marry twice, the virgins who have more cause for wedding nerves than most. There are missing marriage licenses, misplaced rings, dogs down the aisle and a last minute suspected affair.
Hitched hones in on all the stresses and madness leading up to and on the big day itself. But let's not forget a wedding is still the most romantic thing a couple can do – so the one thing that's guaranteed is church loads of emotion. A glorious wedding always brings out the best in people. There will be singing and dancing, tears and laughter, and the big day will be a day everyone will always remember.
Hitched .. a little bit of fun, a lot of romance, laughter and tears….
Episode Overview
Episode 1
Dan & Amanda's Wedding
Crazy in love, Dan and Amanda want to be a tight twosome. But there's another woman in Dan's life : his mother. This mother of the groom, or MOG as she calls herself, already has a staring role to play on her son's big day. But will centre stage be enough? Also used to holding centre-stage, Charlene. Very vocal, she wants a perfect wedding on a shoe-string budget or else …
The Langham Hotel Auckland
Lincoln Limousines
Simply Photos
Charlene & Mike's Wedding
Charlene's our own bridezilla nut; hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Thankfully her adoring husband-to-be, Mike, is pretty mellow all the way through. His main job in the run-up to their big day is keeping her happy as she pushes for perfection on a shoe-string budget. Contrast this hard loving couple with 27 year old virgins Jess and Dave who haven't even kissed.
Ponsonby Cosmetic Medical Clinic
Spit Roast Company
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Capture Life
Jess & Dave's Wedding
Staunch Christians, Jess and Dave's love for God has helped them keep their hands off each other. At 27 they're both virgins and haven't even kissed. So they have even more to gain and lose on their wedding day than most. And another couple who stand to lose something on the day, Mel and Myles. They could well lose face if their would-be comedic wedding falls flat.
Huntington Stables
Rosenvale
PNK Salon – Cambridge
Emai: pink-@xtra.co.nz
Ph.07 823 7447
Neil Diamonds
Victor Carter Photography
Mel & Myles Wedding
Mel and Myles are a fun-loving couple who want a far-out funny kind of wedding complete with a comedian celebrant and "Breast man". But how much comedy and chaos can a wedding take ? When they walk up the aisle will they be laughing or laughing stock ? Another one who enjoys a laugh, celebrity Joe Cotton is tying the knot in the quest for true and lasting bliss.
Episode 5Jo & Dan's Wedding
Celebrity Joe Cotton is marrying Dan, the man of her dreams. They're throwing mega-bucks at the wedding. But even so a bulging budget demands desperate measures and Joe tries her hand at making her own cake and shoes! A recipe for disaster.
Also potentially disastrous, Verity also wants to make a big splash – hang-gliding into her wedding. Will this plan crash and burn?
Tracey & Bodi's Wedding
Talk about making a grand entrance on her big day with Derek, Verity wants to hang-glide into her wedding. But this grand plan could be grounded when one of them gets cold feet.
Even with more down-to-earth plans, Tracey is still floored by the vital elements that go missing on her wedding day. Can she pull herself together in time for some dirty dancing with Bodi ?
Flight Centre
Roses Alteration Limited
Frank Casey Suit
Beauty On Demand
The Cheesecake Shop
Projectshot Images
Lovey & Willi's Wedding
High drama down on the farm. Thankfully Lovey loves Willie because he's bungled every wedding task she's given him and left everything to the last minute. And one very important last minute detail that needs sorting ; is he having an affair ?
There's plenty to left to sort out for Paula and Vinesh whose different religions demand two different weddings.
Paula & Vinesh's Wedding
Take the usual wedding stresses, times that by two and then add some. Paula is catholic, Vinesh is Hindu. So they get married twice in one week with guest numbers topping a thousand.
It's not number of guests but the animals invited to Fiona and Gavin's wedding that puts pressure on them. While the quest for perfect colour combinations has Nicola with head in hands.
Astra Bridal
Markovina Vineyard
Indian Weddings
Celebration Cakes
Nicola & Craig's Wedding
Take two events managers who choose to marry in their workplace, mix in professional pride with a large dose of perfectionism and you've got Nicola and Craig's wedding. Where anything short of absolutely perfect just won't do.
Insphire
Jane Yeh
Maree Turner Photography
Fiona & Gavin's Wedding
Control is also an issue for Fiona and Gavin because they don't have any, over their dogs that is. And that could be a problem on their wedding day as they want their two 40 kg fur children to walk down the aisle.
Kumeu Valley Estate
Lou Lous Salon
Quayside Carriages
Claudia Gaitzsch Photography
Mark Vette & Rosie Miles Dog Training
Beth & Lisa's Wedding
Beth and Lisa are having a civil union. They want to do everything their own unique way. But will they give in to the pulling power of the white wedding dresses?
Hamilton City Council
Mark Hamilton
Nicky & Matt's Wedding
Dress dilemmas for Nicky too who's up to her third wedding dress. She wants to marry Matt if she can just find something to wear.
Other:
Engaged – online magazine
Taranaki Mustang Club
Auckland Cake Art
Season 2
Episode 1Cherie & Shane's Nudie Nuptials
A $100,000 dream wedding for free... What more could couple, Shane and Cherie, want? Maybe some clothes to cover their naked bodies? Winners of The Edge radio promotion that has them baring it all in front of the entire nation, this flamboyant couple have more than a few nerves leading up to their big day.
Episode 2Rose & Mark's wedding
Self-confessed computer geeks, Rose and Mark, have two weeks to organise their wedding, and to make it worse – they have no money. Desperately searching for generous sponsors, nerves and tempers are flaring... Can they pull off this daring plan?
Alley Katz Catering
City Bridal
Ministry of Hair
The Heritage Hotel
You By Charlie
Chris Mullane – Celebrant & Master of Ceremonies
Kowhai & Tremaine's wedding
Kowhai and Tremaine's beach wedding may not come off without a hitch. With car crashes, stormy weather and double-venue bookings – can they hold it together for their big day?
North New Brighton Hall, Christchurch
Episode 4Tatum & Reagan's wedding
Childhood sweethearts, Tatum and Reagan, dream of a fairytale wedding. But will their fantasies be smashed when they come up against family resistance and the strong arm of the law? There are plenty of surprises ahead for this beautiful couple.
Episode 5Rachel & Andrew's wedding
Fun-loving Christians, Rachel and Andrew, know how to have a good time...but they've lived by some hard and fast rules – they've saved their virginity for their wedding night. And Rachel's got a few more surprises in store for her innocent fiance.
Episode 6Kerry & Ben's wedding
Christchurch couple Kerry and Ben are on a roller coaster ride to their big day. Their budget has already blown out to $25,000 and Ben is refusing to follow any of the rules imposed by his forthright fiance. How much temptation can Ben stand before he crumbles? And what will Kerry do when she finds out?
Episode 7Dave & Beanie's wedding
Self-confessed sci-fi geeks Dave and Beanie have planned a wedding with a difference. They're into Star Trek, online gaming and riding cruisers… and are determined that each of their unique interests will be reflected in their lakeside ceremony. But Dave and Beanie have had several other attempts to get wed, so their families are understandably skeptical
Episode 8Sarah & Ash's wedding
Sarah was just 16 when she first clapped eyes on dashing Ash and now 5 years later, she's set to marry Ash in a stunning bi-cultural European/Hindu ceremony at Long Bay, Auckland. But there's a couple of hurdles to jump, not least of which is Sarah's first ever meeting with Ash's strictly conservative mother.
Episode 9Lisa & Simon's wedding
22 year olds Lisa and Simon share a love of speedway and sport. They've chosen an appropriate venue for their nuptials – the local golf course, where the bride-to-be's father has devised something rather special for this highly competitive duo's big day.
Episode 10Eve & Matt's wedding
Eve and Matt live out west with their 18 month-old son Hunter. As a professional horse wrangler it's always been Eve's dream to get married on horseback – and she's doing everything in her power to make it happen. It's complicated though, Eve is heavily pregnant with their second child and needs 6 weeks to recover before the ceremony.
Episode 11Bik & Alf and Vanessa & Mark's weddings
Bik and Alf met in Bible College and have pulled a few strings to get Bishop Brian Tamaki to officiate at their Destiny Church ceremony. Come the big day though, Bik's massive bridal party hits a few hiccups and both the groom and Bishop Brian are left waiting at the altar.
Plus Vanessa and Mark, they found love via a different path – the internet. Vanessa had almost given up kissing frogs, but with a last ditch attempt to find love on-line – she hit the jackpot and is set to marry her prince in a romantic ceremony at Auckland Zoo.
