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Interesting Article
Dear Prudence wrote an essay about brides who think it's "My Day" and "My Day Only." Read it. And see if this is REALLY the kind of person you want to be.
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This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
It is right there that the whole point of the day begins to be watered down. And things only go from there with bridesmaids dresses, colors, themes, visions...
Thanks for posting this, Brooke.
This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
[QUOTE]There is something positive in this wedding mania: It provides a warning system, like one seen on the African savannah. When approached by lions, certain gazelles engage in a strange practice called "stotting." Instead of running away, they jump stiffly in place. Animal behaviorists interpret this as a signal from the gazelle to the lion that means, "I am so fast that if you chase me, you won't catch me, so chasing me will be a waste of your time." I'd contend that the most egregious brides engage in a sort of prenuptial stotting, signaling to the groom: "You can go ahead and marry me, but observe my behavior now and don't ever say I didn't warn you that I'm a lunatic."[/QUOTE]
I mean, I totally threw down the "my day" card on the actual day ... but that was because my sister was pretty much refusing to get dressed, so I think it was ok. And aside from that moment, I never called it "my day".
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Kudos brooke, for finding and posting that.
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It's kinda funny because (gasp) I haven't really done a whole lot of detailing for our wedding. FI has booked the location with our travel agent, his sister bought the stuff for our invitations, His mom is helping us pick stuff for our welcome bags, etc. Not that our wedding is gonna be all detailed anyway. Anyways, his grandma is always telling me "do what you want, it's YOUR DAY!!" It's like, all I want to do is marry your grandson. I think that's a pretty good detail.
It's reassuring to know that it's okay that I'm not being a nutjob since I'm hearing how I'm supposed to be one all the time. Those are the people who (if they had the sense to even post here) ask a question and freak out because it's not the "right" answer (i.e. you are so totally right for making your balding GM wear a toupee!).
This article reminds me of this episode of whose wedding is it anyway where along the hallway to the reception there were professional photos of the bride in her dress. And that's it. Not ONE of the groom. Hmm... we know what this day is all about.
That also goes for people who have entire bride shaped cakes. WTF?
Good find on the article Brooke!
[quote]The bride's equivalent of, "Drop and give me 40, maggot!" is to whine, <strong>"You aren't there for me" </strong>[see also: my day]. [/quote]
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Oh, wow. Excellent article! I agree with nboulanger, my FI is just as much part of that day as I am, it's OUR day. I'm actually not even getting too involved in the whole thing, my FI and are both in the military and both deployed right now, so Mom and MOH are taking care of the big stuff. We just simply say what we like and what our expectations are (since w'ere areally laid back couple) it isn't much! And I would hope that my nearest and dearest would tell me if I was acting like a lunatic.