A humble, beautiful Port Alfred couple, Megan and Jason Sharrock from the Eastern Cape was announced the wedding winners during the second season finale of The Wedding Bashers on M-Net (DStv 101) on Sunday evening, grabbing the most viewers' votes and winning a true getaway fantasy honeymoon to the Seychelles to make up for the one they never really had.
The surfer-chic newlyweds from Port Alfred clinched a spot on the top five weddings during the second season finale of The Wedding Bashers produced by [SIC Entertainment], with presenter Jason Greer who announced that they scored the most votes in the pre-recorded, live-to-tape season finale that was filmed on Thursday evening inside the flower-draped Urban Brew Studios in Johannesburg before a live studio audience.
Besides the 5-day Seychelles holiday worth R80 000, the Port Alfred couple also wins R250 000 in cash from M-Net, and R100 000 in jewellery from Jack Friedman Jewellers.
The runners-up get prizes of R30 000 from Jack Friedman Jewellers as well.
Besides the most votes from viewers, Megan and Jason also scored the highest - 39.5 out of 40 - from the celebrity experts and wedding guests Bernelee Daniell, Denise Zimba, Zavion Kotze and Zola Nene who judged the fashion, entertainment, décor, entertainment and food.
The other contenders during the second season were Heather and Rafal Szejwallo with their Polish festivities (36.3); Danielle and Mario Gomes with their Brazilian Carnival celebration (34.6); Sue and Wesley Boonzaaier with their traditional Christian nuptials (32.6); and Janine and Xander Oelofse with their princess rose gold styled I do's (30.2).
Media attended Thursday evening's recording of the season finale with a press conference that took place on the set afterwards.
Megan revealed that she entered for their wedding to be possibly featured on The Wedding Bashers, without Jason's knowledge.
"I entered because I saw an episode of the first season on M-Net and thought this looks like such a fun show and I loved it and I thought that we should do that if we were ever to get married. Then we got engaged and a friend told me there's going to be another season of The Wedding Bashers and you have to enter."
"So I thought, 'Oh why not?"
All 5 of the couples had nothing but love for the [SIC] Entertainment production crew, with all five saying the presence of cameras and the celebrity experts didn't detract from their day or took attention away from them.
All 5 couples also said that they didn't feel exposed, scared, manipulated or intimidated by the production crews who attended and hovered on their big days.
"For our wedding they came in on the day before, on the Friday; we got to know them, we really have a soft spot for the crew for the way they were filming," said Megan.
Kaye-Ann Williams, M-Net's head of local content, said that besides the possibility of a third season of The Wedding Bashers, M-Net will definitely consider doing some more of the special "give-back" episodes in which the wedding bashers bring their expertise, contacts and know-how to organise very special wedding days for deserving South African wedding couples.
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ALSO READ: The Wedding Bashers weigh in before the second season finale as M-Net says the broadcaster is considering more of the special 'give-back' wedding episodes.
ALSO READ: IN IMAGES. Photos from behind-the-scenes of the second season finale of The Wedding Bashers on M-Net.
