Bridezilla's revenge:
there's a valid excuse for wedding mania,. |
Bridezilla's revenge: there's a valid excuse for wedding mania - marriage
has morphed from a political pact into the pinnacle of romance.
PEOPLE LOVE OOHING AND AAHING over a
bride--almost as much as they enjoy tsk-tsking about her wedding plans.
And there are enough over-the-top, outlandish or just plain quirky
weddings in modern America to provide plenty of opportunities for
griping. During one recent talk show focusing on the bizarre wedding
of TV personality Star Jones--who had a 49-person bridal party and
wore a dress with a 27-foot crystal-studded train--scores of listeners
called in to complain about wedding travesties that they had themselves
endured.
The callers recounted tedious vows,
painfully off-key songs warbled by bride and groom, the inclusion
of the groom's dog in the ceremony. They exchanged horror stories
about controlling brides-to-be who obsessed over the trim on bridesmaids'
dresses and got into screaming fights about appetizers.
There's a reason why weddings bring out the worst in some young
couples: A profound social shift has transformed marriage, and today's
wedding ceremonies reflect this change. Marriage is now based on
the love of two partners who have an equal say in determining how
their commitment will work. As a result, constructing a marriage
is now a more personal undertaking--but it is also more precarious...You
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