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Reality TV: How to get on a wedding show and what to expect

Originally published: September 8, 2009 2:32 PM
Updated: September 13, 2009 3:12 PM
By LOURDES VENARD  lourdes.fernandez@newsday.com

Quick ReadLong Island brides share their reality TV wedding experiences. And we show you how to get on a reality TV wedding show.

Photo credit: Infinity Photography Inc. | Jaimie Perla, 30 was on a bridal reality show WEtv's "Platinum Weddings."

Bridal reality shows usually conjure images of bridezillas - foot-stomping, cake-smashing, fiance-bashing women.

So when Jaimie Perla, 30, had a chance to be on a bridal reality show - WEtv's "Platinum Weddings" - she took months to decide, worried how she and now-husband Gregg Furst, 35, might be portrayed. But in the end, the filming of the lavish ceremony and reception at Oheka Castle in...