I attended the wedding of a good friend last night. This time I can actually say that it was enjoyable and I don't have to lie because of social convention. As expected I can normally go on and on about how weddings are lame and an outdated custom. I can comment on how people take traditions from long past and infuse modern capitalism to create a debacle that only the mother of the bride could possibly enjoy. However, this time my feelings were different. I enjoyed last night's ceremony because I came away with the impression that both the bride and the groom were enjoying themselves. The minister cracked a few lighthearted jokes, the bride and groom snickered throughout the lighter moments and nobody took themselves too seriously. Both the ceremony and reception took place at the Memphis Zoo. It was elegant while still remaining comfortable. Every wedding should be similar to this in its joviality.
The wedding would have been perfect but it lacked one tradition - the boxer dance.
2 comments:
I agree. Weddings have totally gotten out of hand. We tried to hold the line on our wedding spending but it still seemed to cost too much. Sometimes we wish we'd taken that money and just traveled somewhere nice with our families and closests friends.
yeah, but were there bubblegum pink ties and vest?
i don't think so
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