Shedding for the Wedding

Shedding for the Wedding
Shedding for the Wedding promo title
Genre	Reality
Presented by	Sara Rue
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer(s)	Dave Broome Rick Hurvitz Air Shofet
Location(s)	Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Running time	40-42 minutes
Production company(s)	Raquel Productions Warner Horizon Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	February 23 – April 13, 2011
External links
Website

Shedding for the Wedding was a reality competition series that followed nine overweight couples as they attempted to lose weight and win a dream wedding. The show premiered on Wednesday February 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central on The CW following the season premiere of America's Next Top Model. The theme song is sung by Tinashe.

On March 11, 2010, The CW announced that it was working on four new reality projects which included Shedding for the Wedding. The project is produced by Raquel Productions with executive producers Dave Broome of The Biggest Loser and Rick Hurvitz and Ari Shofet of Pimp My Ride. On May 20, 2010 at The CW Upfront Presentation in New York, the network announced that Shedding for the Wedding would be part of the network's programming and it will debut in 2011. On August 3, 2010 it was announced that actress and Jenny Craig's spokesperson Sara Rue will be the show's host. The series premiered on February 23, 2011.

Shedding for the Wedding was the lowest rated network television program of the 2010-2011 season, averaging 1.03 million viewers. It was not renewed for a second season.

Episode 1: "Dearly Beloved, We Are Gathered Here..."
The first episode introduces the trainers, Jennifer and Nicky, who have had past celebrity clients, famous wedding planner Brian Worley, and the overweight couples with unique wedding themes. Jennifer and Nicky mean business when it comes to getting these couples into shape. They start by putting the couples through an intense workout that draws tears from more than one contestant. While the couples are exercising, we are introduced to each team:

After the first grueling workout, the women are taken away for a more fun activity: dress shopping! However, the activity is “bitter-sweet” for Lindsey and some of the other girls due to their current weights. The men also spend some time looking at outfits for the big day at a tuxedo shop. This shopping trip serves as motivation for many of the contestants.

After everyone tries on their dream wedding gowns and tuxedos, they meet up with Sara Rue, the hostess of the show. Sara tells everyone that their first challenge will be a dancing competition and the winners will get their dream outfits. The couples must maintain a combined heart-rate of 225 beats per minute to start in order to stay in the competition, and each song results in a higher heart-rate requirement. Ginny and Marc are the first couple to be eliminated. After a few more minutes of intense dancing, running, and jumping jacks, all the couples were eliminated, leaving Laeresa and Stephen as the winners.