ABC`s EXTREME MAKEOVER SEEKS BRIDES & GROOMS

Caroline Pessoa Murphy,
I had filled out the application to be on the show about 1 week ago and I was going to mail in the tape, until the "Bride and Groom" show was brought to my attention. I am 24 years old, and my fiance and I were planning on getting married in June of next year, but nothing has been set in stone yet. I weigh 145lbs. I am 5`8. We currently live in Pleasanton Ca. We have recently moved here from the Chicago area and are planning on going back home to get married. If selected for the show I would like to have lipo suction, a tummy tuck, breast implants, corrective eye surgery, and something to correct my teeth. I hope to hear a response soon. Thanks, Heather

Dear Caroline,
We weren`t planning on getting married but this yours is an offer we can`t refuse. We`ll do what it takes to meet Drs. Fischer and Dorfman.

Thank you for your consideration.

I wish that extreme makeover would come to Canada, or that they would start taking applications from Canadians :o( I have always hated the way I look and have been ridiculed about it since elemantary school. I am now 20 and my "significant other" recently dumped me because I was "ugly". I mean the ratings would go up wouldn`t they? And there would be more money to be made right? Just a thought
Danny

I was just reading the posting on the show. My fiancee` and I are planning on getting married @ the end of December in Orlando. We would love to get married at disney world but we cannot afford it. We were just planning on having a very small ceremony(just us) and then having a large reception in the end of January or Feb. Steve is going to be having an 8 hour back surgery Jan.6, so he needs time to recover. I am 5`3" , weigh 180 pounds, have extremely large boobs, i could use a reduction and lift, as well as lipo anywhere suggested! My teeth are straight but need whitening. I am rerady for any kind of change!!! Steve is very thin@ 5`6" weighing 150pds. He is very handsome but some off his teeth are crooked and probaly could even use veneers. He also has a receiding hairline, it`s not too bad, but he`s really self concious about it. We are willing to try anything and are very excited about this. Not boasting but we also have great personalities and are liked by all.
Looking forward to hearing from you!

Julie
Virginia Beach

Hello: I have seen your show and thought Whoa, this is pretty extreme but I see that you help tons of ppl ... Well I have never been one to take on a step like this but after careful consideration I think I would like to submit myself and my fiance for this ... He would like to get LaserSurgery done on his eyes .... He is blind as a bat w/o his glasses and has always wanted to get rid of them. As for me, I am 5-5 and very overweight (about 270lbs) ... He has never, ever pushed me to lose the weight but I would certainly luv too. I would give me a super upper confidence. I have other several minor things as well but that is the major concern. I think Lipo would be great for me. We are getting married in May 2004.

Hi Caroline,
I watch your show anytime I can in fact today I was watching it when you were in St Louis at the Farmers Market and you all ambushed a lady that was 30 minutes away from Me. I am in the military stationed at Scott AFB IL. My fiancee and I will be getting married on 8 May 04 in SC. I am 5`10, 165 pounds. I would love to have an ambush makeover. I would like to have something done to my teeth, lipo on my inner and outter thighs, anything you recommend I would be game. My fiancee is 6`9 215 pounds. I would love you all if you could do something with his skin. He has something like a skin discoloration. We have been together for 2 years and it has always been his dream to get the issue resolved. I would love to be on your show and have a dream makeover.

Dear Abc`s Extreme Makeover,

I know you’re seeking a BRIDE & GROOM for an extreme makeover, but I think you should seek “Best friends” for an extreme makeover. My friend and I would be perfect for this and we have the back ground to support our self-esteem issues. We have been best friends for almost 10 years and have been extremely close and sincere to one another. She moved to Ontario about 4 years ago, which broke my heart to see my best friend leave my side. She may have moved away but our friendship has gotten stronger through out the years. My friend and I love each other, but we both hate our legs and our fat stomachs. We both are very uncomfortable about sleeping with any one unless the lights are off. Were also not very comfortable with the way our bodies look or feel and it effects the way we socialize and love others. We both have tried diets and gyms and it just doesn’t seem to work for us. We spend hours on the phone trying to complement one another, but why deny that we both hate our bodies. I hate my butt and we both hate when we sit down and we can see our fat rolls. We try to boost each others self esteem, but it just doesn’t work. Every time we go to visit each other we spend hours in the bathroom complaining about what we hate about out bodies, face and our teeth, I wish mine were more straight and whiter. I think your smile can brighten up a room so that’s why I think we need a new smile. I spend hours steering in the mirror picking our things that I hate about my self. I would like to have bigger breast so that I can feel more self-confidant and I don`t want to wear bra’s that have padding…. I want the natural look. My friend has been single for a while and I think that if her self-esteem were up she would start dating more often. I think she is a beautiful person and I love her to death. She deserves so much from a relationship, but unless she feels good about her self she is unable to give her full loving self to any one. I have been with my man for 6 years and I hate him looking at my body or me, I feel unattractive to my self and him. I exercise every night and I just can’t seem to get the weight off my stomach. I want to feel confident and good about my body, I want him to know that I have a good self teem and I think me having self esteem will improve our relationship. I have suffered from depression for a long time and I know if I felt good about my body I wouldn’t suffer from depression. I hate being sad and crying all the time. My friend and I have done more crying about our bodies and our relationships. An extreme makeover would be wonderful and a new beginning for the both of us. She is my best friend and this would be a gift that we could share together and for a life time,

Good morning! My fiancee and I are getting married March 6, 2004. We think we would be great candidates for Extreme Makeovers because of our story.

I am 44 years old, and my fiancee Troy is 43 years old. We have both never been married before. I am a teacher, and he is a youth minister. Frankly, we both never planned on meeting someone to marry....We were both quite content as singles, involved in our respective careers and churches. I suppose I had high aspirations of wedding bliss in my twenties, but eventually discovered I enjoyed the carefree lifestyle of being single.

I lost a significant amount of weight in 2000, and decided to relocate to begin a fresh start in my professional life. I began teaching in Mesquite, TX, and met a sweet colleague, Beth. After a few weeks of working together, she asked me if I would be interested in meeting one of her single friends. I explained that, though open to meeting someone, I commuted approximately an hour to work each day, and the thought of having a long distance relationship did not appeal to me. In the meantime, Beth also mentioned me to her single friend Troy. His response was something like.."Let me know if you still think so highly of her in about a year..." Just that summer prior, he told friends that if God wanted him to marry, he would have to bring his wife to his door....

About 8 weeks later, I visited Beth`s church and met Troy. I could tell we were both guarded, but I knew I wanted to get to know him, and I had that feeling I had always heard about..."You`ll just know when it`s right......"

3 months later I moved to Mesquite to be closer to work, and began visiting Troy`s church on a regular basis. We began doing things in groups, and I was so intrigued with Troy`s honesty and generosity. I couldn`t figure out why he was still single!

After praying about our relationship, we decided to approach our relationship as one of "courtship" rather than traditional dating. We had no idea what that really involved, but we had both tired of the "dinner and a movie" scene long ago, and wanted to handle this relationship in a radically different way.

We continued our courtship for about a year and half. During this time, we had no physical relationship at all, but concentrated on getting to know each other spiritually. Troy saw his responsibility as one to "guard my heart", and we enjoyed getting to know each other on a deep level without a lot of drama.

Troy is a cancer survivor. He has Non-Hodkins Lymphoma. Last November his scan revealed the lymhoma had returned, and he would again begin chemotherapy treatment. My goal was to be a blessing and support to him. I watched as his energy would deplete during treatment, but he would continue ministering to church members during the week, and lead worship at church on Sundays. He never complained or drew attention to himself or his needs.

Also, during this time, I observed Troy`s tireless care for his mother, a MS patient living in a nursing home. Besides of visiting her regularly, he would arrange with his brother to bring her to family outings. I`ll never forget the first family gathering where I met his mom Jane. We all went through the line in the kitchen, putting food on our plates. Troy sat down in the dining room by his mom, and I discovered the food he had put on his plate wasn`t for him, but for his mom, and he reached over and fed her with a spoon.

Unfortuneately, Jane died this past October 8. However, I feel I will always benefit from her legacy of the way she raised her son....

Troy proposed on his birthday, August 21, 2003. To say I was surprised is a gross understatement! I had taken him out for his birthday, and I remember our tug of war conversation about whether I would pick him up or he would pick me up. He wouldn`t back down, so he came over to get me for the evening. We enjoyed a nice dinner, but when they brought the dessert tray to our table, he said,"Ive already taken care of dessert." I thought this was strange, but shrugged it off.

When he was taking me home, he passed the entrance to my apartment complex. He drove instead to our church.

He went in first to get things ready. I remember my heart pounding....Thinking he was either going to propose or tell me he was given 2 months to live....

He escorted me into the dark and empty church. We went into the sanctuary, where he had arranged several votive candles and vases of fresh flowers along the steps and on the altar. We sat down on a rug, and he served us a beautiful mousse dessert in chocolate bowl which he had prepared. We prayed together, then he told me he had written a song. He moved over to the piano, where he played and sang his song...."I want to worship God with you by my side forever...."

Then he brought out another dessert, this time two chocolate bowl attached with icing. He told me this dessert was a little hard to eat, but if I crack open the side, it would be easier. I did, and inside was a red velvet ring box. He proposed, and I cried......

I realize this is more lengthy than it should be for a simple email to tell you we are interested in your offer for an extreme makeover for an engaged couple.

I have several sagging spots following my weight loss, for which I would be honored for you to assist. Troy and I would both love to have straight white teeth. Troy is interested in an ear tuck, and whatever else you might recommend. I am also open to facial plastic surgery, since one of my big fears lately has been looking "matronly".

Thank you for considering Troy and I as a couple for America to fall in love with. I am certain the couple you choose will endear themselves to the heart of your viewers.

Sincerely,

Melinda Haynes

Hi,
I don`t know if how the whole extreme makeover works or if we would be able to do it...like with our kids...jobs..loss of finances from being away from work . But this is my staory...My fiance and I are getting married on June 26 2004...I`m already freaking out because I`m doing pretty much everything down to the wedding cake (which I`ve been taking classes for)..I`m excited and frazzled...but I guess you could say I am ahead of schedule with everything :)
Anyways..I am 31, 5`7" , 190lbs. I`ve always been a bit over weight except for about 3 yrs before I had my daughter I had finally gotten down to 147lbs when I got pregnant I went right back up and have never been able to get back down ..it`s an everyday battle..unfortantly I have inherited bad saddle bags and my inner thighs look like lumps of cottage cheese which even when I had lost the wieght before those did not disappear...my chest deflated with the wieght loss before and looked like ..I don`t know how to explain ...they`ve accually gotten better from being heavy again(not like better means anything good LOL)I don`t think I`ve worn a bathing suit in a decade which is hard because my family want to go to the beach and the water parks and I always find an excuse not to go
My eyes seem to have that extra skin that covers up my lids and of course I wear glasses I think I look older than what I am and I have two tatoos on my wedding finger hand one on my finger of a cross(did when I was fourteen ) and one one my hand which I got covered up by another tatoo because the first one was a boys initials(did that one too at 14)I could go on but I`ll tall ya a bit about my fiance
He is 31 also 5`8"(he thinks he`s taller but he`s not LOL)185-190lbs He has kinda a round face with a terriable double chin he is so self conscious of he always trys to stick his face out when taking pictures to try and make it less noticeable his nose is kinda big and wide with a pudgy ball on it..I hate saying anything negative about the way he looks because I find him perfect but thats because his personality makes him even more handsome to me So it`s hard to say his problems because I would never want him to think I did`nt find him attactive..because I love him no matter what he looks like ...he of course has that belly! But his butt is perfect ;) I just wonder how he can look at me and find my body attractive ...Men it seems to me can have those bulges here and there and it`s cute but for a women to have big sacks of cellulite all over would gross them out..I don`t know ..I just know I look alot different than what I did when I first met him and wonder if he wishes he could have the old me back I don`t feel confident anymore I try to hide my huge saddle bags by wearing panty hose all the time ...which sucks!! And I know it`s not hiding it but in my head I just tell my self it is So I feel better when I`m out in public
We both have been married before and I guess you couldb say we`ve kinda started our lifes over ...my fiance is almost done with his plumbing apprenticship and I`m just finishing my first year of college which I` m going for my Accounting degree (harder than I ever thought )And something like the extreme makeover would be a exciting and wonderful addition to our new lives we`re creating ...Well thank you for taking the time to read this!
Sandy :)

IAM 38 YEARS OLD AND IAM A SINGLE PARENT OF 2 GIRLS AGES 17 AND 14. IAM GOING TO BE GETTING MARRIED BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IAM TO HEAVY AND MY BREAST JUST HANG. I HAVE TRIED TO LOOSE WEIGHT BUT I HAVE A UNDER ACTIVE TRYIROD AND IT MAKE IT HAD. IAM A BUSINESS PERSON AM THE BRANCH MANAGER OF MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK, I HAVE TO GO OUT AND MARKET TO CLIENTS. I WAS MARRIED THE FIRST TIME FOR 13 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER MEET SOMEOME AND THEY LOVE ME FOR MEE AND THEY LOVE MY KIDS. I JUST NEED TO BE HAPPY THUR AND THUR. HE IS A GREAT MAN AND MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ON A WEDDING DRESS AND WOULD JUST LIKE FOR IT TO BE MY PERFECT DAY AND I LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND BE HAPPY WITH MY SELF. I WANT TO LOOK MY BEST AND MAKE HIM THE MOST HAPPIES MAN IN THE WORLD. PLEASE HELP ME AND CHOOSE ME

Caroline..
I am the officiate not the Bride - smile!)
Here`s my story-
I gave up a job of 20 years to move to the beautiful Emerald Coast beaches of FL w/ my significate other in 1998 .
I had a "vision " and started my Beach Wedding business 01/01/2000 - my 37th BDay.
I have married nearly 2000 couples from all over the US- and LOVE doing it.... Smile!) and I am humbled by the success.

I "avoid" standing with the couples during the ceremony- so I am not in the photos....
I am in need of some "adjustments".... Ha!)
If your interested or need more info please feel free to email me at info@barefootweddings.net

Hi my name is susan.I am 23 yrs old and me ad my fiance are planning to get married soon.It would be the happiest day of my life if we were chosen.When I was a young girl I had a tragedy hapen too me that has left my stomack looking like a disaster.I dont even have a belly button were it should be and my scares are really bad.I feel realy uncofterble if Idont cover it up.Iwould also need lots of lipo, breast implants,tummytuck and acne treatment. My fiance would need a nose job and ear job and probably some lipo suction. I hope that we are the bride and groom to be chosen.

Ya They Should do some Canadian Makeovers. I really need one bad, I hate everything about my face and well so do most people, I`ve been made fun of my facial features since i was a teenage. Hopefully they do a canadian show, I would be a excellent Canidate for this :)

Hello. I am writing to you guys out of despiration. We planned to get married in september of this year. My father volunteered to sponsor the wedding. Everything was going along real smooth until my dad wanted to put stipulations on my mom. Beings though he is divorced from my mom, he felt as thouh he wanted to demand either she pay for half of the wedding or she isn`t allowed to come. I have been trapped up in a tug of war between my parents and their divorce for 10 years, and i do not want this ultamatum for my one and only special day. I have even considered canceling all of our arrangements , and eloping just to avoid all this emotional distress that has developed throughout this special time, although i have drempt of my wedding since childhood. I a 26 years old, and in search of major help. Please contact me with any assistance you may be or any recommendations you may have. Thank you in advance.

I am amazed at how many women feel they are not good enough, not pretty enough, not perfect enough and would want to change themselves through extreme and dangerous surgeries because they think that will make them feel better and will make their lives perfect. While often times changing your appearance can give you confidence, it doesn`t just magically fix everything wrong in your lives. Everyone is perfect the way they are, you do not need to change yourself to be "beautiful" I would imagine that most all of you are beautiful where it counts, on the inside. It just kind of saddens me that so many people do not love themselves so much to the point that they want to change who they are and become a different person, which is exactly what an extreme makeover does. Anyway, I just wanted to tell all of you that you don`t need and I hope that one day you all can love yourselves enough to realize this. Please do not take offense from this post, it is by no means meant to look down on anyone, I just sincerely wish that our society didn`t make women feel that they need to be perfect in order to be worth anything. Every woman is worth something and I wanted you all to know that.

Re: ABC`s MINI MAKEOVER
Dear Abc`s Extreme Makeover,

I’m only 24, buy yet I feel so much older then my real age, I’m tired of feeling sad and I want to feel 24 and alive again. Yes I know I’m only 24, but I need a makeover of some kind and I need a new life style. My goal in life is to help people feel good about their selves. I love meditation, candles and relaxing music. I love to dance and feel what life has to offer. I love seeing other people smile and I care deeply for my friends and family. I love my sweet nanny and our wonderful conversations of years gone by. I would walk the earth to make someone else happy and I would give my life to see my mom smile every day. My mom is my inspiration and my reason for living. My mom would be so proud of me no matter what I did in my life. My partner of 7 years tries so hard to boost my self-esteem, but it just doesn’t work. I spend hours in the bathroom complaining about what I hate about my self and I do wish my teeth were more straight and whiter. My partner hates friedays because I get so stressed out about what I look like....ask him and trust me he will say " I hate friedays when she gets ready beacuse she gets all fusterated". . In my journey to help people I want to feel confident in my smile, which expresses the way, I feel. I spend hours on the computer trying to make other people feel good about their selves, but I may have forgotten all about how to make “me” feel good. I would like to have bigger breast and a new hair due. I think all my friends would support me in any choices I make because they are beautiful people and I love them to death. My friends deserve so much in life, but unless I feel good about my self I will be unable to give them my full loving self. I have been with my man for 7 years and I feel unattractive to my self and him. I exercise every night and I just can’t seem to get the weight off my stomach, I want my man to know that I have a good self teem, I hate being sad and crying all the time. An extreme or mini makeover would be wonderful and a new beginning for me. If I get chosen for this I want my friends and family to know I love them. I want my partner to know that he means the world to me. All the shit we have been through as a couple was worth it. I love him with all my heart and soul, He is my reason for living each day. We both made mistakes during our lifetime, but he is my heart and I am his. I’m proud of him and I will walk each day beside him and Love him every day. Over the past year he has proven his love for me in so amny new ways. I want to do this for him and I want you to choose me. If I get picked I want my friends to know how much they mean to me. I love my friends11/23/03 by Tonya

We need Canadian makeovers.....I just realized that I may never get picked, I live in canada. I wrote you guys twice and I just realized I don`t stand a chance. Please consider me and read the message`s I sent on this message board. I would love to be a proud canadian representing ABC makeovers. Give me a chance. I beg that you choose me

Hi Caroline could you give me your email or email me at melissajoe@adelphia.net. Thank You. We are getting married may 22, 2004.

Melissa

Dear Extreme Makeover

I have went to the website and seen that only US residents are excepted, I really think you should allow Canadians aswell as Americans.

I am 18 , I will be 19 in june of 2004, I live in Ontario Canada. I have never liked too many things about myself, I was really hoping that maybe the show would be able to help me so i could feel better about myself but sadly no Canadians allowed. There are a number of things I dislike about my body , mty thighs, my arms, my stomach, my chin, and many others. If you ever decide to get Canadians please contact me.

Hi my name is Danielle Burrell and I want to tell you about me a 5` mother of two that is now up to 211lb when I was only 119lb when my first son was born. Then there is my wounderful husban that is 6`4" and 543lb and because of his size more then have the time he can`t get a job so now we live with his mother so we can afford to feed our two childeren we both have no jobs and we are only 24 years old and I`m already worred about losing him to health problems and I`m worried about me. I have never been this big and I don`t think I will be phycally able to keep up with my new baby (born on 12-31-03) when he starts walking and what would happen if, God forbet, I lost my husban I love him so much and that is why I am writing you. I want to renew our vows as two young and health beautiful people that I know we are in our hearts. Please help me see my dream thruogh.

I know you are looking for someone getting married but my parents never have had a real wedding.They got married by a Justice of the peace.They renewed thier vows once but it wasn`t my mothers cinderella wedding that she has always wanted.I love my parents very much and for this aniversery I would like them to see each other as new people. When my mother was young she was a very skinny person that always went out and did things but know as she gets older she has gained alot of wieght. I want her to look and feel the beauty she once had as she did in her youth.My Dad was an active young man that ran track and was also very active but now as he gets older he has also gained alot of wieght and he can`t do things like he could do when he was young.I hope you will read this and see that my parents need this just as much as anyone else.

I`m not sure if this applies to myself and my hubby but we`re already married. We`re 27/28 yrs old and were married by the justice of the peace 5 yrs ago. No family were there. His fam lives in Virginia and the little I have live in Minnesota with all of our friends being here in California, where we live.
My hubby and I promised ourselves that we would have the wedding of our dreams by our 10th anniversary but that isn`t really looking too hopeful and we`re almost 6 yrs into it now. We`re are neither physically nor financially capable of it.

Please help and pick us!!!

Kara and Matty