A Single Girl's Wedding Party on Dove's Fresh Takes: Discuss

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:32:15 -0700

Last night, MTV aired yet another one of those little "Fresh Takes" microsodes for Dove, starring Alicia Keys. And yet again, the whole thing seemed stilted and cheesy, with some of the most cliched dialogue ever written. However, I have to say I really liked the party idea that Alex (Keys) and Diane (Desi Lydi) have for their friend Lizzie (Jessalyn Wanlim).

This week's story (which you can watch here) begins in a bridal shop where Lizzie is being fitted for yet another bridesmaid dress. Cynical Alex scoffs at all the wedding stuff while Diane states that she has until she's 32 to get married, so she won't worry about it until she's 30. Meanwhile, Lizzie has, apparently, wanted nothing more than to be a bride ever since she can remember. Noting that their friend is suffering from the ever-a-bridesmaid-never-a-bride blues, Alex and Diane throw Lizzie her very own wedding party and invite all her girlfriends to wear the bridesmaid dresses they otherwise have no use for. The guests bring Lizzie gifts and Alex and Diane present her with a wedding cake balancing little statues of the three girls on the top.

I find this to be an awesome idea: a wedding party for the fabulous single gal. It makes a friend feel special while also providing an opportunity for your girlfriends to get all dressed up in old bridesmaid dresses. What do you think about this idea? Would you throw such a party for your friend - or a group of single friends?

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Love It or Leave It: Dove's Fresh Takes, Starring Alicia Keys

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:30:22 -0700

I often like and admire Dove's campaigns, with their body-affirming messages and "love yourself" themes. I also fully support most anything that features women helping out other women, encouraging us to be good to each other rather than cut each other down.

Thus, theoretically, I'm all for the Fresh Takes micro-series that Dove is doing in collaboration with MTV. Airing both online and during episodes of The Hills, the Fresh Takes series follows three 20-something BFFs (one of whom is played by Alicia Keys) who try to soothe each others' insecurities about dating and body image, among other things. But while I'm kind of loving Jessalyn Wanlim as the energetic Lizzie, these episodes (microsodes?) just feel stilted and trite to me.

What do you think about the Fresh Takes micro-series? Have you watched it on TV? Is it kind of fun and girly? Or just silly? Check out the preview below, and you watch the two episodes that have aired so far on the Dove Go Fresh site.