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CNN
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
After the show's 90th wedding, real couples from ‘90 Day Fiancé' explain why love for the franchise endures
When '90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way' cast members Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven got married in bed, the pair seemed to thrill and enrage their audience in equal measure. Some viewers offered up congratulations to the newlyweds in comments on social media, while others viewed the nuptials as a stunt meant to garner the pair more airtime. Welcome to the world of the '90 Day' franchise, shows people love to watch and live to hate-watch. Garner and Güven's wedding was the 90th of the franchise, which has multiple shows and millions of fans. The original show, '90 Day Fiancé,' premiered on TLC in January 2014, featuring stories about Americans who fall in love with people from other countries. The '90 day' refers to the amount of time an individual with a K-1 fiancé(e) visa has to marry their US sponsor and start the process to become an American citizen. The franchise has grown to have multiple spinoff series, including '90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days,' '90 Day: The Single Life,' '90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise' and 'The Last Resort.' (Like CNN, TLC is part of Warner Bros. Discovery.) Loren and Alexei Brovarnik joined the show in 2015 after meeting and falling in love in Israel, where she had traveled as part of a birthright trip in 2013. Viewers have followed their lives over the past ten years as they settled in Florida and welcomed three children. It hasn't always been easy, something Loren learned after she underwent a surgical 'mommy makeover,' which caused some tension with her husband and divided viewers. 'You're always being judged,' Loren Brovernik told CNN. 'You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't and you can't do it right no matter what.' Public scrutiny hasn't dissuaded the couple from participating in several spinoffs, including '90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk' and 'Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days.' They will next be seen in a new season of '90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?' 'It's a brilliant concept and every story is different,' Brovernik said of the entire franchise. Alon Orstein, senior vice president for production and development for TLC, credits the appeal of '90 Day' shows to their mix of romance and drama. 'It's boy meets girl, boy meets boy, girl meets girl,' he said. 'People love to see the romantic journeys. People love the rollercoaster relationships, and '90 Day Fiancé' gives it this twist of this international component.' He insists that the show is not scripted, as some on social media have suggested. Orstein said they aim to cast individuals who are 'open, being honest, giving full access, being ready to wear your heart on your sleeve, being ready to dig deep and to be ready, willing and able to sort of have your most intimate experiences be out there.' 'That's not so easy. Not everyone can do that, and it's something that we have to be mindful of in the casting process. And sometimes even during productions people become more guarded,' Orstein said. 'It's hard to do these stories and to make a show like this if people aren't ready to sort of open up and give full access. That's really what makes the best cast members, people who are just ready to go there.' Kenny Niedermeier and Armando Rubio became famous for their appearance on '90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,' when Niedermeier moved to Mexico, married Rubio and become co-parent to Rubio's daughter, Hannah, 12. The couple even had a spin-off in 2022, titled 'Kenny & Armando: Love Is Love.' The two men said they didn't quite know what to expect when they joined the franchise, but it's been a great experience. 'I think our favorite part is that we were able to tell our story, and I think it helped a lot of people that are in our situation that might feel kind of left out or they feel like a lot of people don't support them,' Niedermeier said. He added that occasional negativity they received for sharing their lives was something that made them closer. 'We felt so much support along the way,' Niedermeier said. 'We weren't sure what we to expect when we signed on to do '90 Day Fiancé,' but we were pleasantly surprised and I think it really made a difference in our lives.' The new season of '90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?' premieres Sunday, July 6 at 8pm ET/PT on TLC.
CNN
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
After the show's 90th wedding, real couples from ‘90 Day Fiancé' explain why love for the franchise endures
When '90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way' cast members Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven got married in bed, the pair seemed to thrill and enrage their audience in equal measure. Some viewers offered up congratulations to the newlyweds in comments on social media, while others viewed the nuptials as a stunt meant to garner the pair more airtime. Welcome to the world of the '90 Day' franchise, shows people love to watch and live to hate-watch. Garner and Güven's wedding was the 90th of the franchise, which has multiple shows and millions of fans. The original show, '90 Day Fiancé,' premiered on TLC in January 2014, featuring stories about Americans who fall in love with people from other countries. The '90 day' refers to the amount of time an individual with a K-1 fiancé(e) visa has to marry their US sponsor and start the process to become an American citizen. The franchise has grown to have multiple spinoff series, including '90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days,' '90 Day: The Single Life,' '90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise' and 'The Last Resort.' (Like CNN, TLC is part of Warner Bros. Discovery.) Loren and Alexei Brovarnik joined the show in 2015 after meeting and falling in love in Israel, where she had traveled as part of a birthright trip in 2013. Viewers have followed their lives over the past ten years as they settled in Florida and welcomed three children. It hasn't always been easy, something Loren learned after she underwent a surgical 'mommy makeover,' which caused some tension with her husband and divided viewers. 'You're always being judged,' Loren Brovernik told CNN. 'You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't and you can't do it right no matter what.' Public scrutiny hasn't dissuaded the couple from participating in several spinoffs, including '90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk' and 'Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days.' They will next be seen in a new season of '90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?' 'It's a brilliant concept and every story is different,' Brovernik said of the entire franchise. Alon Orstein, senior vice president for production and development for TLC, credits the appeal of '90 Day' shows to their mix of romance and drama. 'It's boy meets girl, boy meets boy, girl meets girl,' he said. 'People love to see the romantic journeys. People love the rollercoaster relationships, and '90 Day Fiancé' gives it this twist of this international component.' He insists that the show is not scripted, as some on social media have suggested. Orstein said they aim to cast individuals who are 'open, being honest, giving full access, being ready to wear your heart on your sleeve, being ready to dig deep and to be ready, willing and able to sort of have your most intimate experiences be out there.' 'That's not so easy. Not everyone can do that, and it's something that we have to be mindful of in the casting process. And sometimes even during productions people become more guarded,' Orstein said. 'It's hard to do these stories and to make a show like this if people aren't ready to sort of open up and give full access. That's really what makes the best cast members, people who are just ready to go there.' Kenny Niedermeier and Armando Rubio became famous for their appearance on '90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,' when Niedermeier moved to Mexico, married Rubio and become co-parent to Rubio's daughter, Hannah, 12. The couple even had a spin-off in 2022, titled 'Kenny & Armando: Love Is Love.' The two men said they didn't quite know what to expect when they joined the franchise, but it's been a great experience. 'I think our favorite part is that we were able to tell our story, and I think it helped a lot of people that are in our situation that might feel kind of left out or they feel like a lot of people don't support them,' Niedermeier said. He added that occasional negativity they received for sharing their lives was something that made them closer. 'We felt so much support along the way,' Niedermeier said. 'We weren't sure what we to expect when we signed on to do '90 Day Fiancé,' but we were pleasantly surprised and I think it really made a difference in our lives.' The new season of '90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?' premieres Sunday, July 6 at 8pm ET/PT on TLC.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven Marry in Bed for '90 Day Fiancé''s 90th Wedding (Exclusive)
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way stars Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven got married in bed on Nov. 11, 2024 The wedding — or as they say, "bedding" — marks the 90th wedding in 90 Day Fiancé history "Getting married means forever to us. It means meeting every phase of life together from here on out, good and bad!" the couple tells PEOPLE90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way stars Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven have wed — in bed! The couple — who met in Turkey and got engaged during season 5 of the hit TLC series — got married on Nov. 11, 2024, at the Mondrian's penthouse in West Hollywood in what they're calling a "bedding" (yes, a wedding in a bed!). "We found the idea of marriage so scary, so we thought why not make it less scary and do our vows where we are most comfy — in bed?!" Shekinah tells PEOPLE. "We spend an insane amount of time in bed, and believe it or not, we actually don't have a dining room table to eat at, so we eat all of our meals in bed!" she explains. "We binge-watch our favorite shows there, work on our laptops from there, nap there every day, and, of course, we love to gossip and have our pillow talk in bed." The pair's "unconventional" yet "elegant" ceremony marks a major milestone in the franchise as the 90th wedding in 90 Day Fiancé history. No guests were in attendance, apart from the camera crew who filmed the wedding for 90 Day Fiancé season 11, episode 18. Just because the reality television star was getting married in bed doesn't mean she wanted it to look like she just rolled out of bed. She wore a sexy, white lace minidress with a nude corset from Heiress Beverly Hills. "I found it when scrolling on Instagram, and I loved the way it was giving both bridal and lingerie — perfect for a bed wedding!" Shekinah shares. "It's not expensive, but it is unique and I felt beautiful in it, and that's what mattered most." Sarper also showed some skin wearing a black, sleeveless vest. Although the groom wore tuxedo cuff links and a bow tie, he skipped the undershirt and chose to expose his tattooed chest. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The couple's room also needed to match the vibe. Shekinah's cousin, Courtney, served as the wedding planner. She helped spice up the decor, which originally wasn't the bride and groom's taste but was one of the only hotels that allowed filming. "I love opulence and glamour, so the chandeliers and flowers were everything!" Shekinah says. "It was important that it didn't feel casual and sloppy — no slippers or messy hair!" she continues. "I wanted it to be in bed but feel elegant and classy. I wanted the cityscape of Los Angeles in the background and chandeliers above us. I wanted a breeze coming in to give a light and airy feel to the room." J'Adore Les Fleurs provided "the prettiest blooms," and the couple's late grandmothers were honored through the flower selections. Sarper's grandmother, Sevim, loved roses while his other grandmother, Muzo, loved lavender, so both florals were included in the arrangements and bridal bouquet. Orchids were also incorporated to honor Shekinah's grandmother, LaVerne. The bride also wore her ring to "feel her presence." Nearby was a framed letter from Sarper's father, who wrote a "beautiful" letter to Shekinah, asking her to "take his son in marriage and love him for the rest of [her] life." "It was really important that we get married on 11/11," Shekinah notes. "Those are my angel numbers; I see them everywhere all the time. That date just happened to fall toward the very end of the 90-day time period for our fiancé visa. We were lucky that it was just within that time frame (barely!). Also, the year 2024 was the year I wanted to get married because 2+0+2+4=8 (8 is the eternity symbol!)." While Shekinah wrote her wedding vows in advance, Sarper decided to "say his feelings in the moment," which resulted in "meaningul" and "moving" sentiments from his heart. Because wedding officiants were declining left and right after discovering the ceremony was taking place in bed, the couple decided to not tell their officiant, Chris Robinson, about the location until "it would be too late to back out." "He was great," Shekinah says. "He hid his shock well and went through the motions in good spirit and was very professional." Shekinah and Sarper sliced into a cream-colored wedding cake from Cake Studio LA decorated with their matching initials "SG" in gold on one side, and their wedding date "11:11" on the other. The vanilla chiffon cake was praline-flavored with layered hazelnut toffee caramel meringue buttercream. "Getting married means forever to us," the couple says. "It means meeting every phase of life together from here on out, good and bad! We are committed to loving each other for a lifetime and honored to be chosen by the other. We truly feel meant to be." The pair are "excited to build a life together," such as purchasing their first home and adopting many pets, including dogs, cats and goats. Professionally, Sarper will pursue comedy while Shekinah is working to establish herself in the beauty industry. "We dream of having the biggest, most comfy bed in the future to spend lots of time in and make new memories in!" Shekinah says. Read the original article on People
