Four Weddings

Not to be confused with Four Weddings (Australia) or Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Four Weddings
Also known as	'Party Wars (2010)
Genre	Lifestyle, Reality
Created by	Elliot Johnson Amanda Wilson Danny Carvalho Jonny Coller Peter Faherty
Voices of	Steve 'Sparky' Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	4 (Four Weddings) 1 (Party Wars)
No. of episodes	54 (Four Weddings) 9 (Party Wars)
Production
Running time	60mins (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)	ITV Studios (2009-11) Potato (2013)
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	Sky Living
Picture format	16:9 576i
Original release	6 July 2009 (2009-07-06) – 19 September 2013 (2013-09-19)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Four Weddings is a British reality television series that premiered on Sky Living, on 6 July 2009.

Format

It follows a similar style to Come Dine with Me and involves four brides/grooms attending each other'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, they'll discover which of the couples has won a luxury honeymoon. Viewers can also play online in the "Online wedding rater" and rate the weddings as they are shown for comparison with the rest of the public.

Other versions

• An American version of the show, which debuted in early 2010, is broadcast on TLC. There are usually two seasons a year; Season three debuted on 7 January 2011. The format is similar to the British version, except that it involves brides only (with the groom of the winning bride presenting the prize), an experience score, and the highest possible number of points being 120. An "originality" tie-breaker score of 1 to 100 was added after Season 3, Episode 7 - "Four Weddings and a Shark Tank" ended in a tie, with both brides ultimately winning a vacation. The only perfect score (of 10) for experience was given to a bride by rival bride in Season 4, Ep. 3 "Four Weddings and a Bouncy House".
• An Australian version of the show began airing on the Seven Network on 8 September 2010, hosted by Fifi Box. The first season used the American format and ran for only five episodes. The second season, featured eight episodes, using a new scoring system for brides, rating their opponents with only one overall score out of ten.
• A Canadian version of the show started airing in January 2012 on the Slice Network. The format is similar to the other shows in that it pins 4 brides up against one another for the chance to win a dream honeymoon. The same format applies and the brides are judged based on venue, food, dress and the overall experience. It differs slightly from its American counterpart however, in that it tends to follow more of the U.K vibe, with lots of snarky and sarcastic undertones.
• A Finnish version known as Neljät häät (Four Weddings) debuted in early spring 2011. It airs on Nelonen and follows the same format as the British version.
• A German version known as 4 Hochzeiten und eine Traumreise (4 Weddings and one trip of a lifetime) premiered on 3 December 2012. The format is similar to the other version but the German adaption is a daily hour-long format; airing Monday to Friday as part of the Daytime of television network VOX. The four brides have their weddings each in one episode. The fifth show of the week is the finale. As of October 2013, more than 100 episodes have aired.
• A French version under the name 4 Mariages pour 1 Lune de Miel (4 Weddings for 1 Honeymoon) is broadcast on TF1. It is currently in its second series.
• A Romanian version titled 4 nunţi şi o provocare (Four Weddings and a Challenge) was announced to start on ProTV in fall 2013.

Transmissions

Four Weddings

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	6 July 2009	7 September 2009	10
2	29 March 2010	28 June 2010	13
3	9 November 2010	7 June 2011	18
4	27 June 2013	19 September 2013	13

Party Wars

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Notes
Pilot	17 May 2010		1	as Four 21st Birthday Parties
1	18 October 2010	6 December 2010	8

Ratings

Episode Viewing figures from BARB.

Series 1

Episode No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Living Weekly Ranking
1	6 July 2009	412,000	1
2	13 July 2009	342,000	3
3	20 July 2009
4	27 July 2009	373,000	2
5	3 August 2009	443,000	1
6	10 August 2009	374,000	2
7	17 August 2009	372,000	2
8	24 August 2009	431,000	2
9	31 August 2009	395,000	2
10	7 September 2009	523,000	1

Series 2

Episode No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Living Weekly Ranking
1	29 March 2010	357,000	6
2	5 April 2010	391,000	4
3	12 April 2010	458,000	4
4	19 April 2010	412,000	5
5	26 April 2010	366,000	6
6	3 May 2010	478,000	1
7	10 May 2010	378,000	3
8	24 May 2010	273,000	5
9	31 May 2010	329,000	6
10	7 June 2010	345,000	5
11	14 June 2010	391,000	1
12	21 June 2010	399,000	2
13	28 June 2010	525,000	1

Party Wars

Episode No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Living Weekly Ranking
Pilot	17 May 2010	189,000	6
1	18 October 2010	203,000	9
2	25 October 2010	Under 162,000	Outside Top 10
3	1 November 2010	Under 135,000	Outside Top 10
4	8 November 2010	Under 169,000	Outside Top 10
5	15 November 2010	201,000	7
6	22 November 2010	Under 133,000	Outside Top 10
7	29 November 2010	Under 114,000	Outside Top 10
8	6 December 2010	137,000	7

Series 3

Episode No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	(Sky) Living Weekly Ranking
1	9 November 2010	185,000	8
2	16 November 2010	163,000	10
3	23 November 2010	155,000	7
4	30 November 2010	120,000	8
5	7 December 2010	177,000	5
6	14 December 2010	245,000	4
7	21 December 2010	163,000	4
8	28 March 2011	Under 188,000	Outside Top 10
9	4 April 2011	300,000	6
10	11 April 2011	246,000	6
11	18 April 2011	187,000	10
12	25 April 2011	204,000	7
13	2 May 2011	269,000	6
14	9 May 2011	161,000	10
15	16 May 2011	Under 180,000	Outside Top 10
16	23 May 2011	174,000	9
17	30 May 2011	Under 161,000	Outside Top 10
18	7 June 2011	Under 181,000	Outside Top 10

Series 4

Episode No.	Airdate	Total Viewers	Sky Living Weekly
1	27 June 2013	144,000	5
2	4 July 2013	Under 112,000	Outside Top 10
3	11 July 2013	123,000	7
4	18 July 2013	118,000	8
5	25 July 2013	196,000	5
6	1 August 2013	170,000	6
7	8 August 2013	179,000	5
8	15 August 2013	154,000	6
9	22 August 2013	118,000	10
10	29 August 2013	147,000	7
11	5 September 2013	122,000	8
12	12 September 2013	136,000	8
13	19 September 2013	153,000	5

Criticism

Some commentators have suggested that this show perpetuates class privilege, in that the highest scores are typically awarded for those weddings that cost the most. An informal study demonstrated that the highest scores correlated with the most expensive weddings. As a consequence, the rich were getting richer. Four Weddings has not commented on the issue. In addition, some have criticized the show for an episode where the bride was a Pakistani American (thus having a wedding that had strong Pakistani themes, for example, Pakistani-style food, traditional Pakistani clothing for the bride and her party, etc.), but was constantly referred to as being "Indian". The obvious differences between the two cultures and the fact that they were being confused took some viewers aback.

External links

• Four Weddings at IMDb
• Four Weddings at UKGameshows.com