LOS ANGELES – Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd should consider a really big wedding cake. A Web site with details about their nuptials and an invitation to RSVP for the event drew some 1 400 replies in the first 24 hours.
Not bad for a fictional couple.
The on-again, off-again ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ duo known as ‘Mer-Der’ are on for a May wedding, and series creator Shonda Rhimes enlisted the TV show’s staff and ABC’s marketing department to make the most of the occasion.
The online site, mirroring those set up by real-life couples, celebrates the pair played by Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey. Pal Izzie Stevens (co-star Katherine Heigl) is credited with creating and maintaining it.
The idea popped into Rhimes’ head when scenes were being filmed in which Izzie shoots photos of Meredith in her wedding dress.
‘I said, ‘It should feel like a real wedding Web site’,’ said Rhimes.
The faux couple’s site, built within theknot.com, includes categories labelled ‘The Couple’, ‘The Proposal’ and ‘The Dresses’, with photos and Izzie’s comments.
‘I know. I know. I secretly never thought it would happen either. But it’s real. … This is going to be the most magical, romantic, breath-taking wedding you’ve ever seen. I promise,’ reads her welcome.
The site says the wedding date is May 14, but will the couple really say ‘I do’, given their – and the show’s – twists and turns?
– Nampa-AP
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