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I got stuck on a "reality" show last weekend...... Bridezillas
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 365263" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I get the feeling that a lot of these women are the 'diva' type anyway, but some of them are so obnoxious that it's a wonder that the whole wedding party didn't walk out on them before the ceremony! I guess in a way some of these TV bridal TV shows contribute to the feeling that it has to be some big extravaganza, like a Hollywood production. But they seem to have lost focus on the meaning of the whole thing.</p><p> </p><p>My daughters wedding six years ago was one of the loveliest I've ever seen, very family-oriented and done on a shoestring. The wedding was in S. Carolina where they were living, where sister in law's family lives. They really didn't care about a fancy wedding, they just wanted to be married, and it was put together on two months notice so it could happen between sister in law's semesters in school. Lord knows, I was not in a position to contribute much financially - it was all I could do to get my son and I there and the proper clothes bought. And her 'father' barely made it there himself, with the help of his family. The one extravagance was the dress. My daughter had bought a simple little dress herself but sister in law's mom and aunt offered to buy her a gown as a wedding gift so she returned the one she bought. She ended up with a simple but elegant gown that was perfect for her, dull finished satin underneath with a sheer overlay covered in little crystals that sparkled like ice when she walked and had a train behind it. Not cheap but not one of the $10,000 gowns either, and she looked gorgeous in it. The rehearsal dinner was a BBQ at sister in law's grandma's house - the perfect way for everyone to get acquainted. The ceremony and reception were at sister in law's family church, small with only 70-80 guests, mostly family and close friends. The flowers were lovely but simple and elegant. They picked my daughters little MR cousin to the the ring bearer because they both adore him - had he messed up, nobody would have cared, but he didn't. They were both beaming at him when he came down the aisle with the rings on the little pillow. He was so proud and excited to be in the wedding and he practiced for weeks. Her cousin that she grew up with like sisters was her only bridesmaid, and this cousins daughter served the cake at the reception. No big expensive sit-down dinner, just cake, punch, and simple but tasty finger foods, and nobody cared one bit! No big production number but it was truly lovely and so sentimental and meaningful. It was just the people who loved them coming together to celebrate their marriage and the joining of their lives, and that's really what the focus should be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 365263, member: 1883"] I get the feeling that a lot of these women are the 'diva' type anyway, but some of them are so obnoxious that it's a wonder that the whole wedding party didn't walk out on them before the ceremony! I guess in a way some of these TV bridal TV shows contribute to the feeling that it has to be some big extravaganza, like a Hollywood production. But they seem to have lost focus on the meaning of the whole thing. My daughters wedding six years ago was one of the loveliest I've ever seen, very family-oriented and done on a shoestring. The wedding was in S. Carolina where they were living, where sister in law's family lives. They really didn't care about a fancy wedding, they just wanted to be married, and it was put together on two months notice so it could happen between sister in law's semesters in school. Lord knows, I was not in a position to contribute much financially - it was all I could do to get my son and I there and the proper clothes bought. And her 'father' barely made it there himself, with the help of his family. The one extravagance was the dress. My daughter had bought a simple little dress herself but sister in law's mom and aunt offered to buy her a gown as a wedding gift so she returned the one she bought. She ended up with a simple but elegant gown that was perfect for her, dull finished satin underneath with a sheer overlay covered in little crystals that sparkled like ice when she walked and had a train behind it. Not cheap but not one of the $10,000 gowns either, and she looked gorgeous in it. The rehearsal dinner was a BBQ at sister in law's grandma's house - the perfect way for everyone to get acquainted. The ceremony and reception were at sister in law's family church, small with only 70-80 guests, mostly family and close friends. The flowers were lovely but simple and elegant. They picked my daughters little MR cousin to the the ring bearer because they both adore him - had he messed up, nobody would have cared, but he didn't. They were both beaming at him when he came down the aisle with the rings on the little pillow. He was so proud and excited to be in the wedding and he practiced for weeks. Her cousin that she grew up with like sisters was her only bridesmaid, and this cousins daughter served the cake at the reception. No big expensive sit-down dinner, just cake, punch, and simple but tasty finger foods, and nobody cared one bit! No big production number but it was truly lovely and so sentimental and meaningful. It was just the people who loved them coming together to celebrate their marriage and the joining of their lives, and that's really what the focus should be. [/QUOTE]
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