February 27, 2008
This does not give me a good feeling. If our country is in more debt than any other country, then why are we spending so much money?
This is evidence that the U.S. wedding tradition has gone way overboard. If a women is willing to jeopardize her health in order to 'look good' on her wedding day, then our values are severely twisted. Weddings have become a largely expensive and stressful event for the bride and groom. It doesn't make sense to me. I'd think people would want to enjoy their own wedding instead of putting themselves into debt and feeling stressed out for several months of wedding planning. But I am too rational of a person, and sometimes don't understand the behavior that goes along with irrational thought (also known as 'emotional motives').
Posted by megabeth at February 27, 2008 09:33 AM
I don't really understand myself why people would incur both physical and financial hardship, even endangering their health in either or both respects, for a wedding. What's wrong with a small church wedding for the religious, or a small civic wedding if one does not want a church wedding? Either could be really meaningful.
Posted by: Stan at February 27, 2008 10:38 AM
I think most weddings are more about spectacle and less about celebrating the couple's union. My mom goes to several weddings and she talks mainly about how much they spent on the dress and catering and if the flowers were tacky. I told her, if you had something meaningful to do with your life, you wouldn't give a crap.
Posted by: megabeth at February 27, 2008 01:36 PM
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