Biggest Redneck Wedding Ever Special to Air Tonight With Florida Couple

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Host Tom Arnold Helps One Lucky Florida Couple Have the Unique Wedding of Their Dreams

NASHVILLE August 18, 2008 CMT makes dreams come true for one deserving couple in CMT’S BIGGEST REDNECK WEDDING EVER. Like the series, CMT’S BIGGEST REDNECK WEDDING EVER features a down-home couple, Elaine and Bruce of Stuart, Fla., who have chosen to celebrate their love in true country style. Only this time, CMT and host Tom Arnold are stepping in to surprise this lucky couple with the redneck wedding of a lifetime. CMT’S BIGGEST REDNECK WEDDING EVER premieres Saturday, August 30 at 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.

CMT’S BIGGEST REDNECK WEDDING EVER features Elaine and Bruce, who had one great weekend together in high school, but then went their separate ways. Years later, the two ran into each other at a bar while Elaine was on a date. Elaine slipped Bruce her number, and they have been inseparable ever since. The couple had high hopes for their small-town, shoe-optional wedding; they wrote their invitations on paper napkins, planned a mud pit ceremony at the Horse Hole Mud Bog and instructed their bridesmaids and groomsmen to wear their finest tank tops and cut-off shorts.

As the wedding day approaches, however, Elaine and Bruce learn that not everything is moving along according to plan. They have trouble finding a minister, their caterer falls through and there is not enough money in their budget for real flowers. Luckily for them, Arnold and his crew arrive with a few tricks up their sleeves to make this event CMT’s BIGGEST REDNECK WEDDING EVER, complete with a giant matrimonial beer slide, a mud themed wedding cake and an oversized beer can archway. Stepping in to save the day, Arnold convinces a local Hooters restaurant to cater, seeks the advice of a local preacher and gets ordained online to officiate this eccentric affair.

CMT RENEWS “MY BIG REDNECK WEDDING” FOR A SECOND SEASON

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA July 9, 2008 The series that gives a whole new meaning to “for better or for worse” returns to CMT in October with a second season of MY BIG REDNECK WEDDING, with eight, half-hour episodes of rustic nuptials and rowdy receptions. Hosted by Tom Arnold, MY BIG REDNECK WEDDING searches the country to find the most down-home country couples and documents their over-the-top journey down the aisle.

“MY BIG REDNECK WEDDING and host Tom Arnold have really grabbed the hearts and the imaginations of the CMT audience,” says Bob Kusbit, head of development for CMT. “The show continues to get more outrageous each week and Tom’s hilarious commentary highlights how much these couples truly love each other.”

Coming up this season, couples have taken the term “redneck” to a whole new level with receptions complete with mud bogging, redneck games and monster trucks, and camouflage lingerie-filled wedding nights. MY BIG REDNECK WEDDING first premiered on CMT in January 2008 and ranks as one of the network’s top-rated series.