OK! Magazine Australia — January 31, 2018

Like a real-life wedding,

it takes between eight to 10 hours

for a TV couple to tie the knot.

They get those special day photos,

attend the reception, listen to the

speeches, cut the cake and dance

that all-important first dance.

But production crews shoot for

a whopping 40 hours for every

wedding that goes to air, including

pre- and post-wedding footage!

‘Due to planning so many

honeymoons we need to secure many

of the locations before most of the

couples have even been matched, so

unfortunately we can’t wait for their

preferences,’ Tara reveals. ‘However, if

they hate the beach, we’re not going to

send them on a tropical honeymoon.’

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Honeymoons are booked

before they’re matched!

Get this –Married at First

Sight’s brides and grooms

have no limit on what they can

spend on their wedding, and they

have everything done for them!

Where do we sign up?! Show

producer Tara McWilliams explains,

‘We don’t allocate the bride and

groom a budget as the production

does all the planning. We do consult

with them about what kind of

wedding they’d like or not like,

then absolutely every single

detail is organised by us. Sending

out the invitations to the guests,

organising all guests’ flights and

accommodation, organising the

ceremony and reception venues,

the celebrants, the cakes, limos,

photographers, flowers...’

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A blank cheque budget!

A40-hour

big day!

Dressed

toimpress

The ladies can stop dreaming

about that Vera Wang gown

• while they can choose their
  own dresses and suits, sadly,
  show producers do put a cap
  on how much they can
  spend on their
  threads!

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SECRETS

FROM THE

SET

EVERYTHING YOU

NEVER KNEW FROM

BEHIND THE SCENES

Alycia got

her wish –

a ‘fairytale

wedding’

• with Mat

Last year’s MAFS

contestants Simon

and Alene loved

the sun and sand

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THE

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Patrick and

Charlene

looked glam

on their big day