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PorschArm The Wedding (Thai Reality Series)

By Golu
Watching a reality series focusing on a gay wedding is not really my cup of tea, but then I Amin a zone where I am watching as much varied gay content as I can these days and for some reason Thailand is churning out  gay content like its no one else's business. So here we are - A reality show where we witness a gay couple finally getting married after almost 10 years of being engaged, they can legally get married after Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, along with full adoption rights, rights related to inheritance, health care decision-making, and more in 2024. The show is 5 episodes of about 30 min each.

Porsch is a flight attendant and an actor. Arm is a social media influencer, a YouTuber with a huge following. Porsche initially proposed to Arm in 2014, six years after their relationship began. And with the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand, they decided that they will get married. This reality series focuses on the time from when they decided on a date to get married to the actual wedding day. They both went all out announcing that they will document the whole thing for the world to see. The wedding was set for Jan 10, 2025. What we see in this series is usual disagreements that a couple will have when it comes to wedding preparations. Right from where the venue should be, to the number of guests, to the pre wedding shoot, pressure from all around etc. Thankfully they both have a good support system. We see their bachelor party, discussions on all the above mentioned issues and finally the D-day of the traditional and western style wedding leading this to a beautiful culmination.

As much as I like the idea, what honestly felt to me was like forced drama just to create spice. For example in the first episode itself we see how they both cannot come to a decision on venue and how big a wedding should be. Once Porsche gives in to a Bangkok wedding (instead of doing it on beach somewhere), there is still the discussion on number of guests; which doesn't make sense because they have even made a list. Anyway, maybe I am being picky. And then like most couples you see that Porsche is the more mature one while Arm, the younger one is more about making it a party for friends and everyone. He is moody (somehow I expected that) and it's Porsche who keeps it all together most times. They both are truly in love but maybe Porsche is more deep while Arm also is quite superficial. Also, what's up with keep a panel to react on all of their movements. That was cheap, also unnecessary, especially when we all know that a lot of reactions and conversations were likely rehearsed and staged with full fledged cameras. We all know the drill behind these reality shows. Thankfully the show doesn't go into too much details and just gives us a glimpse of various preparations and functions that go on leading to the big wedding day; which was undoubtedly very grand and beautiful. The show gives you exactly what you would expect. But would I go around recommending this to people to watch? Likely not!! (4/10)
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