The battle of the brides commences this summer as four competitive couples go head to head, in out and out wedding warfare. Four Weddings sees four brides to be put their special day under scrutiny, inviting three rival brides to critique their nuptials, all in a bid to win every newly wed’s dream prize – a luxury honeymoon. Weddings to remember are guaranteed, but will it be a big day of delight, or matrimonial misery?

In episode three our first bride to be is Carol Ann Hewitt, who loathes all things traditional and claims to have planned an anti-wedding. Traditional flowers are swapped for Christmas baubles, the first dance involves a limbo pole and both the bride and groom go AWOL from the reception… neglecting their fellow brides. Will the unconventional elements to Carol’s day be too much for her competitors to enjoy or will Carol’s quirky wedding win her the dream honeymoon?

Up next is Donna Parker who plans to have a pure pink fest; she’s a self confessed girly girl who loves shoes, bags, clothes and pink! With the second biggest budget this episode, £15k; Donna expects to have exactly what she wants for the grand occasion. Based in Aberdeen, the wedding lives up to traditional theme and celebrations involve iconic Scottish bag pipes. With a magician featuring at the after party, will he pull the rabbit out of the hat and help Donna pull off her winning wedding?

Next is ‘Princess’ Sarah Lathlane who wants the works. Having dreamt of this day since she was a little girl, she wants it to be “classy and sophisticated, but fun as well”. Sarah dislikes tacky weddings including the colour pink, which is in stark contrast to the Barbie-esque, Donna, who nearly doesn’t get to the ceremony, having had a panic attack after spotting the birds of prey guarding the castle walls “we have a problem here!” This looks to be the ‘text book traditional wedding’, but will Sarah’s quest to have the wedding of her dreams overwhelm the day and create an impersonal function? Or will it really be the fairy tale ending she’s always wanted?

Alison Cleverly is the last to be wed; appreciating the simple things in life, she has the smallest budget of the four brides, a mere £3,000. Planning for a no frills affair, her guests are served jacket potatoes and fillings at the sit down dinner. The aim of the day is to keep costs at a minimum and she hates speeches, so much so that she “can’t abide to” them. Unfortunately for fellow bride Donna, she has to send friend Cheryl in her place to judge the day after being holed up in bed with a sever chest infection. Will Alison conform on the emotional day and say a few words at the end of the evening? And will her cost efficient wedding save her a small fortune and bag the honeymoon?

With each of the weddings not living up to expectations, will the judges be pleasantly surprised by the unexpected ceremonial and traditional changes, or will they be left in disappointed? A close contest to call; which of the brides will be flying off for a luxury week in the Caribbean?

Four Weddings airs on Living on Mondays at 9pm