so as some may know, my friend raquel has been living with me this break. well we watch movies nearly every night. the other night we had a girly fest. watched "bride wars" and "love actually" and this prompted discussions of what we want our own hypothetical weddings to be like. and after discussing this for about 30-45 minutes it hit me how dumb it was. of course a wedding should be a glorious occassion celebrating love. but why does it have to be in the perfect place on the perfect day? why cant it just be in a pretty garden with the person you love most and want to spend forever with instead of the average 178 guests? thats a lot of people to witness such a momentous moment in your life. it seems to me that most people want a wedding, not a marriage. and with the divorce rate in the USA, I don't think I'm too far off. why spend thousands on a dress you can only wear once?! its just so irresponsible. with close to 6,200 per day (2.3 million per year), you'd think that it would help our economy, especially since the average wedding costs $20,000 (72 billion per year). why has moment become such a lavish event? why do we feel its our duty to break the bank so everyone else can enjoy the wedding while the bride and groom sweat over it, hoping it all goes perfectly?
weddings seems to have become a very profitable area. maybe divorce parties will be the next big thing?
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When your time comes I want you to have the wedding you want. Lets always try to keep things in perspective. I hope you won't feel like you have to elope like Daddy and I did. But I hope the fact that Daddy and I eloped to avoid all the things you talk about above will give you comfort that we understand and we won't push you to have the wedding you and your future spouse don't want.
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