Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep)

**Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep)** is a three-part television special based on the Comedies for Kids series *WildSide*. The project was first released on July 9, 2021 to accommodate the series' ten year anniversary.

## Synopsis

After leaving our television screens in February 2015, the *WildSide* friends are back, and their lives are as wild as ever. Rachel and Dean are still together and are struggling to plan their last-minute wedding. Justice is a college-dropout working part-time as a babysitter. Gary is the CEO of the world's largest reptile company. And the other grown-ups' lives couldn't be any worse.

This three-part event gives viewers' the much needed closure that was presented after the original series ended, and answers a very important question that was left on viewers' minds... what are these characters up to now? Produced by the same creative minds behind the original series, this event is a must-see for every *WildSide* fan.

## Overview

 Rachel and Dean decide to host their wedding in Denver, the town that the two met and fell in love in several years before. Unfortunately, their preferred venue is revealed to be overbooked... until a last minute cancellation sees their wedding date pushed forward to 5 days from the enquiry!

 102
 Maze makes a surprise appearance at Rachel and Dean's hotel room in an attempt to win her back. Rachel agrees to secretly go out with him to lunch for a chat. Meanwhile, Gary and Justice decide to host a bachelor party for Dean.

 103
 A heartbroken Dean returns home to Philadelphia, only to have a surprise visitor show up at his door for an unexpected pep-talk.

**Main article:** *Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep) - Part 3*

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Sierra McCormick as Rachel Norman
* Zach Gordon as Dean Ford
* Chloë Grace Moretz as Justice Leonardo
* Kyle Massey as Gary Fisherman

### Recurring Cast

* Ryan Gornman as Bill
* T'Keyah Crystal Keymah as Julianna
* James Maslow as Maze
* Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan (Part 3)

### Special Guest Cast

* Lil Nas X as Fast Food Employee (Part 2)
* Dylan Nalbandian as Minister Dave (Part 3)

## Promotion

* On January 18, 2021, CFK 2 Go! began running small teasers for the special in between episodes on the app. There were 3 small teasers in total, representing the different characters.
	+ Dean and Rachel were represented by a shot of a wax bride and groom. During the teaser, a lighter is briefly lit, melting the conjoined hands of the wax figure.
	+ Justice was represented by shot of a doll with a few toys placed around it. During the teaser, a few drips of water from an unknown source drips onto the doll.
	+ Gary was represented by a shot of an iguana.
* On February 14, 2021, viewers who purchased WildSide and/or WildSide: Journey to New Jersey received an email with a proper teaser attached to it. The teaser gave fans a sneak peek of what the core four characters were up to in the special. The teaser also revealed the name and release date of the special, which was confirmed for July 9, 2021.
* On February 20, 2021, pre-orders for the special (including the several package options) opened for the first time worldwide, and became a first for the service. Due to high audiences, the service crashed after approximately thirty seconds.
* On February 28, 2021, a second teaser for the special was released on CFK 2 Go!; teasing events from Part 2.
* On March 22, 2021, Comedies for Kids released a series of promo pictures taken from the promotional photo shoot for the special, as well as the official poster art for the special. During the week, they also uploaded a series of character stills from the special for each of the four characters.
	+ The uploads for Gary Fisherman (Kyle Massey) were met with backlash, as the official WildSide social media accounts posted pictures of him captioned with the snake emoji. For whatever reason, many fans of the show saw this as racist, so the pictures were reuploaded with the starry-eyed emoji a while later.
* On March 29, 2021, fans who already pre-ordered the special received an email with an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the promotional photo shoots. The email also contained a recreation of the iconic couch picture, which sent the fandom into a social media meltdown.
* On April 1, 2021, Comedies for Kids pulled an April Fools' prank on fans by claiming that viewers can view the special early by following a link in their emails. When the link was clicked, it redirected to either one of the four music videos, Jumpstart, Drop the Beat, Wild, Wild West, or I'll Be There. The lyric sections of the music videos also teased This Party Never Stops.
* On April 13, 2021, CFK 2 Go! released a "Complete WildSide Collection" on the app for new users only to promote the special. For a price of $49.99 USD, fans could gain immediate access to all one hundred episodes, the television movie, the CFK web episode of "Where Are They Now?", and four of WildSide Cast's music videos. This pack left a division in the fandom.
* On April 26, 2020, a third and final teaser was on CFK 2 Go!; teasing events from Part 3. The teaser revealed that the musician and actress Lesley Kravitz was going to make an appearance in the special.
* On May 4, 2021, a fan spotted a printed advertisement for the special in a magazine and posted it on the WildSide subreddit.
* On May 5, 2021, an official trailer for the special was premiered live on CFK 2 Go!'s YouTube channel.
* On June 18, 2021, the WildSide social media account officially uploaded the opening titles for the special.