where's the fun gone?
I read this funny Washington Post magazine article yesterday about an Anti-Wedding planned by two of their staff writers. Alas it's no longer available without registration. :-( Darn. Registration is free -- I just don't want the hassle of registering and committing to read my news at one place consistently.
They talked about the Wedding Industrial Complex -- and I do believe it exists! I understand the desire to have a ceremony to celebrate your love and committment, but I get really annoyed at how couples are expected to throw ridiculously huge weddings that cost $30,000 on average just to impress other people or avoid looking "low-class."
The marketers have also done a fantstic job of convincing women that the wedding is their "special day" and they deserve to be "princesses." What, like the wedding is the pinnacle of one's life? I should hope not. A lot happened before you got married. A lot more will happen after you get married. I think they're feeding into all the fairy tales that have become ingrained in little girls' brains(including me -- I'm not completely immune).
Far too often, weddings become just another status symbol cooked up by certain industries. Same goes for engagement rings. Because you can't afford a huge rock in a platinum setting or a lavish wedding in the most beautiful church, it means your love won't last or your special day isn't as special as it could have been? Generally I view huge weddings as being overly-hyped pseudo-rituals that people use to judge a family's status in the social hierarchy. The only time I appreciate a wedding for what it truly is, is when I see the couple happy and completely oblivious to everything else.
Oh geez, I sound like Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes.
They talked about the Wedding Industrial Complex -- and I do believe it exists! I understand the desire to have a ceremony to celebrate your love and committment, but I get really annoyed at how couples are expected to throw ridiculously huge weddings that cost $30,000 on average just to impress other people or avoid looking "low-class."
The marketers have also done a fantstic job of convincing women that the wedding is their "special day" and they deserve to be "princesses." What, like the wedding is the pinnacle of one's life? I should hope not. A lot happened before you got married. A lot more will happen after you get married. I think they're feeding into all the fairy tales that have become ingrained in little girls' brains(including me -- I'm not completely immune).
Far too often, weddings become just another status symbol cooked up by certain industries. Same goes for engagement rings. Because you can't afford a huge rock in a platinum setting or a lavish wedding in the most beautiful church, it means your love won't last or your special day isn't as special as it could have been? Generally I view huge weddings as being overly-hyped pseudo-rituals that people use to judge a family's status in the social hierarchy. The only time I appreciate a wedding for what it truly is, is when I see the couple happy and completely oblivious to everything else.
Oh geez, I sound like Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes.