Bridezilla - or the Bride from Hell
June 13th 2007 02:58
I'm not interested in weddings, and my disinterest goes so far as to make me interested in weddings - namely, WHY do other people want them?
Well, some great articles in Slate made me guffaw and cringe. Take, for example, the article on Bridezilla, or the Bride from Hell:
"Weddings were once the place for loved ones to witness the union of the bride and groom. All guests—be they halt, lame, blind, or colorblind—were welcome. But now some brides see themselves as auteurs and their guests merely extras on the production set. How else to explain the letter I received from a groom-to-be who signed himself "Under Moral Siege.""
The sad thing is that the wedding, an act of union, turns into a one-pony show, with the groom sheepishly showing up in a tuxedo and praying that nothing goes wrong.
A friend of mine back in Canada is getting married; he's a reckless, bordering-on-lunatic young man with endless desire for drink and weed. The fiancee was his co-pilot on their twisted, estranged adventures, but that's come to a stop.
A friend of mine told me, 'She's a real Bridezilla - she said, now that she has the ring on her finger, it's time to change him.'
Something else that I hate about weddings, or at least, the incarnation of the wedding that we have to endure in the modern age, is the endless schedule of events.
"Today's wedding has more acts than "The Ring Cycle." One guest wondered whether she needs to attend all six (yes, six) of her friend's showers and bring a gift to each (answer: No!). And the "honor" of being a bridesmaid is akin to signing enlistment papers."
People ask if Canada has mandatory military service. I guess that depends on what you mean:
"One recruit, I mean bridesmaid, who has been through two years of planning for her friend's wedding says, "We have already thrown her an elaborate shower and I think she's anticipating an equally festive bachelorette party, and enthusiastic attendance at at least three other wedding functions besides the actual ceremony and reception."
Luckily, I've never been involved with any wedding preparations, and I'm happy to stay out of the whole mess.
* this image is from WeddingsAtWork.com
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