Get Married is an American television series appearing weekdays on Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...

. The series is hosted by event planner

Event planning

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 and lifestyle expert Colin Cowie

Colin Cowie

Colin Andrew Wilkie Cowie is a South African lifestyle guru and party planner to the stars, television personality and writer.Cowie was born in Kitwe, Zambia, but educated in South Africa. He moved to the United States in 1985...

, and co-hosted by reality television

Reality television

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 star Deanna Pappas

Deanna Pappas

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History

Get Married spawned from a local version in Atlanta called Get Married Atlanta, hosted by Renée Roberts and Jenn Hobby, which began airing in January 2006. With the success of the local show, the series went national on April 15, 2007, as Get Married, when WE tv

WE TV

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 aired six weekly episodes. Seeking a larger audience, show creator Stacie Francombe took the series to Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...

 for an October 1, 2007 premiere.

Cast

For the short run on WE tv, the series was hosted by Jenn Hobby, and featured wedding expert Crys Stewart and correspondent

Correspondent

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 Jessica Campbell. The first season on Lifetime was hosted by David Tutera with correspondent Jessica Campbell, both of whom were replaced for the second season. Deanna Pappas was hired by show creator Stacie Francombe after watching Pappas on the fourth season of The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette

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