Ten brides-to-be are going on the Ride Of A Wifetime! Here are our lucky ladies hoping to win that wedding in Gretna Green…

Samantha (35) from Cornwall

Samantha is from St Agnes and runs a pub with her fiancé Ivor. A fan of reality TV the couple have recently taken part in an episode of Channel 4's Wife Swap, where she released she didn't spend enough time with her children and now wants a happy family unit. Sam is not scared to confront people and hates dishonesty, although she would cheat to win if she could!

Kerry (37) from Norwich

Kerry is a hairdresser with a passion for adrenaline sports. She was a very quiet and timid girl at school, but now wants to make up for lost time. Kerry has been married before and has a two-year-old son. She is so desperate to win the wedding she will spy, snitch or stab other contestants in the back to get to the final. Kerry's fiancé is 43 and self employed as a Financial Advisor. He is a singer and songwriter who plays the guitar and has a six year old daughter from a previous relationship.

Maddie (21) from The Wirral

Maddie describes herself as a cheeky Scouse girl and is engaged to a kick boxing world champion. The other brides say that Maddie is very bubbly and excited. She works as a promotions girl for Radio City in Liverpool and is the youngest girl in the competition. Maddie is full of confidence and consequently finds it hard to understand when people don't like her. Her biggest annoyance is lazy people. Maddie's fiancé is a former police officer turned martial arts instructor, with a phobia of spiders and a passion for charity work.

Mary Ann (45) from Wales

Mary is the oldest girl in the competition, but is extremely young at heart and very funny. She comes from Bridgend in Wales and loves the outdoors and animals (except bugs), and owns her own dog walking business. Her biggest fear is heights and she hates backstabbers. Both her and her fiancé have been married before, but she has been with her current partner for the past nine years. Mary admits to being very competitive and would cheat to win if she wasn't found out. As the oldest contestant in the competition, she feels she can give wise advice to the younger girls on relationships and marriage.

Claire (32) from Scunthorpe

Claire has six children and consequently her close-knit family unit is very important to her. Claire says she keeps her children in check as she is a brown belt in karate! She describes herself as quite laid back, easy going and fairly easy to get along with. But will the other brides agree? Claire's fiancé is a joiner who describes his hobbies as working on his beloved car and spending time with his family.

Becky (27) from Northumberland

Becky is a part time model and part time guinea pig sanctuary owner, where she rescues and cares for guinea pigs and also runs a memorabilia website. Becky lives in Northumberland, but originally comes from North Yorkshire. She has been engaged to her fiancé for the past ten years. Age 33, he is 6ft tall with blonde hair and blue eyes, and is the director of his own IT business. A big kid at heart, his hobbies include playing computer games, mountain biking, scuba diving, hill walking and camping.  

Melanie (27) from South London

Melanie describes herself as a very religious person. She met her partner at church and they have been inseparable ever since; she admits that she will find it very, very hard to have no contact with her fiancé for ten days. Melanie has a long list of phobias including farm animals! She is determined to win, but thinks there is also a huge chance that she will go home early. Could she surprise herself?

Gail (42) from Scotland

Gail has three children and met her fiancé while he was showing off ice skating. She considers herself to be very adventurous, as she recently faced her fear of heights and completed a 100ft sky walk. Despite her adventurous streak, she is terrified of water as she can't swim. Gail lives in Edinburgh and loves nothing more than making a dress out an old pair of curtains or baking. She says her family and friends are the most precious things she owns and she loves spending time with them.  

Kirsty (40) from Coventry

Kirsty lives with her fiancé who she has known (and fancied) since she was 14. She is a keen traveller and when single lived in the US, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Having travelled the four corners of the globe without a man in tow, she realised The One she wanted to be with was at home waiting for her. Kirsty considers herself to be very competitive; her friends call her “The Bulldog" as she doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. Despite her competitiveness she doesn't like backstabbers, is not bitchy and wouldn't cheat in order to win. Kirsty's biggest fears are heights and insects. Her fiancé used to be a bus driver, so it seems like the pair were destined for the competition!

Claire (26) from Leicester

Claire has a two-year-old boy and owns her own dog grooming business. Her biggest fears are spiders and heights and her biggest annoyance is people with no common sense. One of the most competitive brides, Claire says she would cheat to win, because she HAS to win! Her husband-to-be runs a school for dogs and horses with behavioural problems, as well as a business in private investigation and close protection.