Episode Guide

In the first episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding, Dina and Tommy are planning one of the most expensive weddings New Jersey has ever seen. Since Tommy and his brother Al own a high-end banquet facility, they know the biz and have enough cash to get anything they want. Bottom line... there's no budget for this grand affair.

Dina, an interior decorator, is indulging plenty -- to the tune of $50,000 for hand-blown glass butterflies and $10,000 for a Badgley Mischka couture gown. But as the planning progresses, she feels Tommy & Al are running the show.

Making matters worse, Tommy won't stop adding to their already massive 600 person guest list....even down to the last minute! With almost $500,000 in flowers flown in from around the world, over $70,000 in entertainment, thousand dollar bottles of wine, and a 7-foot "Huge Ass Cake," Tommy and Dina's day is one for the ages.

In the end, the bill is staggering: over a million bucks.

After four years of dating, Leroy, a medical sales associate, finally popped "the question" to Mina, a graduate student turned professional bride-to-be.

Mina has envisioned her perfect fantasy wedding all her life. And now, since her father is picking up the entire bill, she can't wait to plan exactly what she has always dreamed of...no matter what the cost.

With legendary event planner Preston Bailey, couture dress designer Vera Wang, and famous cake baker Sylvia Weinstock booked, Mina's dream is about to become reality. She's renting out the Four Seasons Hotel in Dallas, showering guests with lavish gift boxes, and pampering her bridesmaids with a high-end luncheon and spa day. The 8-foot cake, worth $15,000 dollars, is being flown in from New York City...with two first-class seats of its own.

But as the costs continue to rise, so does Mina's anxiety about pulling off the perfect day. Will this two million dollar wedding be just too much to handle?

Chicago power-couple Tammie and Patrick are both headstrong CEOs each running their own multi-million dollar company. It's her first marriage, his second, and together their wedding is making history. They're the first couple ever to tie-the-knot at the exclusive Millennium Park Rooftop Pavilion. Transforming this $20,000-a-day facility into a blinged-out "diamond and ice extravaganza" is costing them more than $100,000 for design alone.

Tammie definitely embodies the saying, "If you've got it, flaunt it." From her plunging Monique Lhuillier couture gown to her 9-carat Canary diamond ring, she's not doing anything halfway.

But Patrick has his own vision for their big day. With two type-A personalities planning this "Wedding of the Century," egos are starting to collide.

Living down the street from Rob Lowe and Oprah, Lisa and Steve definitely have a taste for life's finest pleasures. Steve, a divorced real estate tycoon, wants to give his second bride the wedding of her dreams.

But his original $200,000 budget quickly triples as Lisa starts getting everything she wants. Dropping $180,000 on wedding jewels, $30,000 on super-luxe invitations, and $10,000 on a Monique Lhuillier gown, their Beverly Hills wedding is growing much bigger than they ever imagined...and may end up breaking this millionaire's budget.

When Ruben, a 43-year-old Las Vegas contractor, proposed to his 19-year-old girlfriend Yazel, her parents were not exactly thrilled. Hoping to win their approval, Ruben is paying for the entire wedding...anything his young bride wants. They're planning a traditional 19th century themed Mexican wedding, unlike anything the exclusive Bellagio Hotel has ever seen.

With four different entertainment acts, thousands of imported flowers, and three world-renowned chefs catering the affair, will this grand fiesta be enough to bridge their generation gap?
 

NFL running back Eric wants nothing but the best for his high-school sweetheart, Shamea. They’re planning a wedding based on the theme of “Southern elegance” and Keeneland Race Course in the heart of Kentucky horse country is the perfect setting for that fairy tale to play out.

With the help of their top-notch wedding planner, Jacki, the couple is splurging on a horse and carriage, two wedding gowns, and 6-foot-high flower arrangements on each table. They’re even making a special trip to New York to get "iced out" with $90,000 worth of jewels that will blind their hometown with bling.

It was love at first sight for Beverly Hills couple Erica and Shae, who became engaged just six months after meeting. They're planning a destination wedding in Hawaii and the bride wants pink, pink, pink everywhere.

Erica’s expenses keep piling up: $200,000 in travel for all of their guests, $20,000 for photos, and $5,000 for a custom designed wedding gown. And as Shae keeps doling out the dollars, Erica’s all-pink wedding has him starting to see red.