Humorous Weddings

I stare at myself in the gargantuan wrap around mirrors of the dressing rooms, the hideous ruffles on the wedding gown bouncing with any small movements. The smile that the attendant plasters on is entirely fake and probably has been for the last five to ten years of these types of marriages happening in society. After all, it’s not about how the bride feels about the dress, it’s what makes her the most innocent looking as to be more appealing to her betrothed. Any joy that had ever came from wedding dress shopping had been sucked out as soon as the government began deciding who gets to marry who. Hence the lifeless forms of the brides to be milling about the store, waiting their turn to be stuffed into a dress that would overpower any sense of oneself. …show more content…
I had only known about my marriage for a little more than a week, as most people do. The government doesn’t like to stall these kinds of things, especially after the war. Populations were at an all time low and the government had taken it upon themselves to choose mating pairs based on genes to obtain the best offspring the surviving human race could offer, leading to arranged marriages. Once, women had equal rights; could vote, join the workforce, even leave the house. That had all changed after the war had ended seven years ago. Now, women were required to stay at home and pop out as many babies as they could, as fast as they could. The more children a family had, the higher up in society they would be moved. Hence having upwards of eight or nine children was