Here Come the Various ‘Brides’

Listen up, ladies. “Brides of All Ages,” Lifetime’s latest installment of “Weddings of a Lifetime,” chronicles virtually every detail in the nuptials of three women from different age groups. What kind of details? Everything from proposals to parties, including the way they met, the flowers they chose and the size of the engagement rings.Media planner Michelle Ghilotti, 26, met her fella in San Francisco, where it was love at first sight. The only thing missing from her traditional ceremony in Napa Valley, she jokes, was a horse-drawn carriage. Comedian Kathy Griffin, 35, did things a bit differently by turning her big day into a celebrity fund-raiser for her favorite charities, raising $70,000 with help from her bridesmaid and “Suddenly Susan” cohort Brooke Shields. And human resources director Teri Ellison, 45, found a man who shared her love of baseball, which explains why they held their ceremony at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles.

Ghilotti has the most bridesmaids, Griffin gets the most laughs, and Ellison sheds the most tears. Along the way, there are plenty of tidbits about the lavish weddings of Toni Braxton, Joan Lunden, Lucy Lawless, Vanessa Williams and other famous faces. The program also includes interviews with celebrity dress designer Richard Tyler and hairstylist John Barrett.

Getting married in the next year or so? By all means, enjoy the show. For the moment, at least, yours truly remains the Single Guy.

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“Weddings of a Lifetime: Brides of All Ages” can be seen tonight at 10 on Lifetime. The network has rated it TV-G (suitable for all ages).