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* GratutitousSpanish: Marcela in season 8, episode 6 ("... And the Harlem Shake"). When she had to repeat after her officiant in her ceremony, she did so in Spanish.

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* GratutitousSpanish: GratuitousSpanish: Marcela in season 8, episode 6 ("... And the Harlem Shake"). When she had to repeat after her officiant in her ceremony, she did so in Spanish.
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* BiggerIsBetter: Brides with a big budget have this mentality. Some brides apply this to their bridal party, and wind up with twenty to thirty people in it.


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* GratutitousSpanish: Marcela in season 8, episode 6 ("... And the Harlem Shake"). When she had to repeat after her officiant in her ceremony, she did so in Spanish.
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** Shyremia kept toasting her wedding at Julie's wedding. She attempted this at Lindsay's wedding too, but Julie put a stop to it immediately, calling it embarrassing and disrespectful.
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* UnconventionalWeddingDress: Once in a while, a bride will have a red, blue, or even black wedding dress.

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* UnconventionalWeddingDress: Once in a while, a bride will have a red, blue, or even black wedding dress.dress.
* WaxingLyrical: Some of the wedding vows veer into this territory.
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* RunawayBride: In season 3, episode 7 ("... And a Shark Tank"), Soo appears to do this, when she whispers something to the officiant during the ceremony, and then promptly leaves, with her fiancé following her out. Turns out it was a BaitAndSwitch, as she and her fiancé instead left to get dressed in scuba gear and get married in the titular shark tank.

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* RunawayBride: In season 3, episode 7 ("... And a Shark Tank"), Soo appears appeared to do this, when she whispers whispered something to the officiant during the ceremony, and then promptly leaves, left, with her fiancé following her out. Turns out it was a BaitAndSwitch, as she and her fiancé instead left to get dressed in scuba gear and get married in the titular shark tank.
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* BabiesEverAfter: Some brides announce their pregnancy at the end of the episode. Zoranda in season 7, episode 9 ("... And Dracula's Castle") announced her pregnancy during the reception via a video montage.

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* BabiesEverAfter: Some brides announce their pregnancy at the end of the episode. Zoranda in season 7, episode 9 ("... And Dracula's Castle") announced her pregnancy during the her wedding reception via a video montage.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Sometimes, the honeymoon destination is spoiled in the episode's teasers before each wedding.

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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Sometimes, Sometimes the honeymoon destination is spoiled in the episode's teasers before each wedding.
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** In terms of total scores, the lowest is 40 out of 120 (in season 1, episode 5), and the highest is 108 out of 120 (in season 9, episode 3).

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* FourPointScale: Scores are out of 10 for each category, giving each bride a score out of 120 points. The lowest score a bride has given for overall experience is a 2, in season 1, season 3, and season 4.

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* FourPointScale: Scores are out of 10 for each category, giving each bride a score out of 120 points. points.
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The lowest score a bride has given for overall experience is a 2, in season 1, season 3, and season 4.4.
** Conversely, two brides have earned a 10 from one guest bride for overall experience, one in season 4 and one in season 7.
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* BilingualBackfire: If a bride has her ceremony in a language that's not English, there's a good chance the guest brides will not speak this language and will just be lost and bored the whole time. Bonus points if it's an Orthodox Greek ceremony.

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* BilingualBackfire: If a bride has her ceremony in a language that's not English, there's a good chance the guest brides will not don't speak this language and will just be lost and bored the whole time. Bonus points if it's an Orthodox Greek ceremony.
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* TheBadGuyWins: It's rare, but a few episodes have shown the AlphaBitch winning the honeymoon, despite her picking apart the other weddings. The first time this happened was with Danielle in season 1, episode 9 ("... And Something Blue"). She was extremely picky, did not like wedding aspects that weren't traditional, and complained at every wedding.
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* The brides who don't win have last remarks about the bride who did win, ranging from very sportsmanlike and diplomatic to pissed that they were robbed.
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* MrsRobinson: At least three brides are shown marrying much younger men. An officiant in one of those weddings lampshades it in the ceremony, since the bride and groom have referred to themselves as "cougar and cub".
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* PickyEater: Some brides can be like this, not liking seafood, or not wanting to eat an animal with its face showing.

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* PickyEater: Some Outside of food allergies or dietary restrictions, some brides can be like this, not liking seafood, or not wanting to eat an animal with its face showing.
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* PinkIsFeminine: Some brides have pink all over their wedding.
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* Themed Weddings: SO. MANY. Though, a few brides avert this trope, believing that, "A wedding already has a theme. It's a wedding."

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* Themed Weddings: ThemedWedding: SO. MANY. Though, a few brides avert this trope, believing that, "A wedding already has a theme. It's a wedding."
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** Danielle in season 3, episode 1 ("... And a Glass Slipper") might be the biggest offender, even outright stating in her intro clips that she's brutally honest and makes a very bad enemy. She was openly critical of everything at every single wedding. She not only came in dead last, but she hated the wedding that came first.

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** Danielle in season 3, episode 1 ("... And a Glass Slipper") might be the biggest offender, even outright stating in her intro clips that she's brutally honest and makes a very bad enemy. She was openly critical of everything at every single wedding.wedding, picking apart even the tiniest details. She not only came in dead last, but she hated the wedding that came first.
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** Subverted starting in season 10, as all the brides involved are actually friends.
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* BouquetToss: Seen at most of the weddings. Some of the guest brides (who haven't had their wedding yet) even catch the bouquet.


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* CitizenshipMarriage: Subverted with Kateryna in season 3, episode 8 ("... And a Smoking Cocktail"). She was in the U.S. on a student visa while attending dance school, and her boyfriend proposed to her so she could stay.


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* RunawayBride: In season 3, episode 7 ("... And a Shark Tank"), Soo appears to do this, when she whispers something to the officiant during the ceremony, and then promptly leaves, with her fiancé following her out. Turns out it was a BaitAndSwitch, as she and her fiancé instead left to get dressed in scuba gear and get married in the titular shark tank.


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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Done at a few weddings. In one episode, one person pretends to object, then says, "Never mind."


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* Themed Weddings: SO. MANY. Though, a few brides avert this trope, believing that, "A wedding already has a theme. It's a wedding."
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** Special mention goes to Kari in season 9, episode 7. She's a trapeze artist, and instead of walking down the aisle to the altar (at the trapeze school where she worked), she descended from the ceiling.

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** Special mention goes to Kari in season 9, episode 7.7 ("... And a Flying Trapeze"). She's a trapeze artist, and instead of walking down the aisle to the altar (at the trapeze school where she worked), she descended from the ceiling.



** season 1, episode 1 had Nic and Nicole
** season 5, episode 7 had Britten and Brittany
** season 7, episode 11 had Kristin and Chrissy

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** season 1, episode 1 ("... And a Racetrack") had Nic and Nicole
** season 5, episode 7 ("... And a Unity Fish Bowl") had Britten and Brittany
** season 7, episode 11 ("... And a Taxi Cab") had Kristin and Chrissy



* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Well, not elders, but the guest brides have a really hard time taking a selfie and posting it to Twitter for Cathy and H-T's media wall at their wedding in season 6, episode 7.

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* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Well, not elders, but the guest brides have a really hard time taking a selfie and posting it to Twitter for Cathy and H-T's media wall at their wedding in season 6, episode 7.7 ("... And a Mechanical Bull").
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* AnywhereButTheirLips: In season 2, episode 5 ("... And a Fire Ant Attack"), Nazia had a traditional Pakistani wedding. When the officiant told her husband that he could kiss his bride, he gave her a peck on the cheek. The three other brides in attendance did recognize that it was part of the culture, but [[AlphaBitch one bride]] didn't like it.

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* AnywhereButTheirLips: In season 2, episode 5 ("... And a Fire Ant Attack"), Nazia had a traditional Pakistani wedding. When the officiant told her husband that he could kiss his bride, he gave her a peck on the cheek. The three other guest brides in attendance did recognize that it was part of the culture, but [[AlphaBitch one bride]] didn't like it.
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* TemptingFate: During the bride intros, one bride will proudly claim to be a carnivore, saying there will be no vegetarian options at her wedding. The next bride introduced will be a vegetarian, and will no doubt score the former bride low in the food category.

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* TemptingFate: During Happens a lot when an episode has brides with very different tastes and opinions. In one episode, during the bride intros, one bride will proudly claim claimed to be a carnivore, saying there will be no vegetarian options at her wedding. The next bride introduced will be was a vegetarian, and will no doubt score naturally did not like the food options at the former bride low in the food category.bride's wedding.

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* AlmightyMom: Kristin in season 7, episode 11 ("... And a Taxi Cab") had her mother plan her wedding for her. And she won.



* AlmightyMom: Kristin in season 7, episode 11 ("... And a Taxi Cab") had her mother plan her wedding for her. And she won.
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* FourPointScale: Scores are out of 10 for each category, giving each bride a score out of 120 points. The lowest a bride has scored for overall experience is a 2, given in season 1, season 3, and season 4.

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* FourPointScale: Scores are out of 10 for each category, giving each bride a score out of 120 points. The lowest score a bride has scored given for overall experience is a 2, given in season 1, season 3, and season 4.

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* NotLikeOtherGirls: A lot of the brides say their wedding is "different", but not a lot of them really show it. Some do truly unique things in their ceremony, which end up counting against them if one of the guest brides doesn't like things "outside the norm".
** Special mention goes to Kari in season 9, episode 7. She's a trapeze artist, and instead of walking down the aisle to the altar (at the trapeze school where she worked), she descended from the ceiling.



* NotLikeOtherGirls: A lot of the brides say their wedding is "different", but not a lot of them really show it. Some do truly unique things in their ceremony, which end up counting against them if one of the guest brides doesn't like things "outside the norm".
** Special mention goes to Kari in season 9, episode 7. She's a trapeze artist, and instead of walking down the aisle to the altar (at the trapeze school where she worked), she descended from the ceiling.
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* TemptingFate: During the bride intros, one bride will proudly claim to be a carnivore, saying there will be no vegetarian options at her wedding. The next bride introduced will be a vegetarian, and will no doubt score the former bride low in the food category.
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* BabiesEverAfter: Some brides announce their pregnancy at the end of the episode. Zoranda in season 7, episode 9 ("... And Dracula's Castle") announced her pregnancy during the reception via a video montage.


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* BilingualBackfire: If a bride has her ceremony in a language that's not English, there's a good chance the guest brides will not speak this language and will just be lost and bored the whole time. Bonus points if it's an Orthodox Greek ceremony.
* BlackSheep: Any bride who has a dark wedding, usually held on or around Halloween.


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* {{Goth}}: Marie from season 7 is the best example. Her wedding theme was "An Opulent Dracula's Castle".


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* NotLikeOtherGirls: A lot of the brides say their wedding is "different", but not a lot of them really show it. Some do truly unique things in their ceremony, which end up counting against them if one of the guest brides doesn't like things "outside the norm".
** Special mention goes to Kari in season 9, episode 7. She's a trapeze artist, and instead of walking down the aisle to the altar (at the trapeze school where she worked), she descended from the ceiling.


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* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Well, not elders, but the guest brides have a really hard time taking a selfie and posting it to Twitter for Cathy and H-T's media wall at their wedding in season 6, episode 7.

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* HideYourLesbians: Largely played straight in the beginning, as same-sex marriage was not legal in every state yet. Finally averted in season 5, episode 3 ("... And the Reverse Worm").

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* HideYourLesbians: Largely played straight in the beginning, as same-sex marriage was not legal in every state yet. Finally averted in season 5, episode 3 2 ("... And the Reverse Worm"). There have since been three more same-sex weddings on the show.


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* OneSteveLimit: Averted in a couple episodes.
** season 1, episode 1 had Nic and Nicole
** season 5, episode 7 had Britten and Brittany
** season 7, episode 11 had Kristin and Chrissy

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