Don't Tell The Bride is a reality TV show on BBC Three

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 in United Kingdom

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, BBC America

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 in the United States

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 and The LifeStyle Channel

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 in Australia

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The show's format consists of a couple who are given £12,000 to spend on their wedding

Wedding

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 but they must spend three weeks apart without contact and the bridegroom must organise every aspect of the event and attire including the wedding dress

Wedding dress

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, as well as the hen and stag

Bachelor party

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 parties, surprising the bride

Bride

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A two episode Irish special, in which the couple's budget was €10,000 euro, was first broadcast in May 2011 on RTÉ

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Although the series mostly features heterosexual couples, one episode broadcast in October 2010 featured a gay couple and another in November 2011 featured a lesbian couple, both preparing for their civil partnership.