Introduction
Western culture tends to flaunts marriage as one of the biggest and important milestones a person may achieve in their lifetime. It serves as an accomplishment of finding the fabled ‘true love’ of ones’ life and the promise of spending the rest of their life with that person – a celebration of true commitment. Often accompanying the event is the gathering of family and friends who come to witness the marriage, a reception, the exchange of rings and, of course, the white dress.
While the union of a couple is meant to highlight the love and commitment between the pair, the concept of marriage – and the wedding that inevitably comes with – has become perverse in the capitalistic economy. Brides are offered a copious amount of options …show more content…
The term ‘bridezilla’ is commonly used to describe a woman who is incredibly hands on during her wedding; often, she wants everything to be perfect and micro-manages every aspect of it to ensure that it goes perfectly. They are ridiculed for their investment to their special day and the amount of money that they inevitably spend in order to make the wedding run as smoothly as they want. On the other hand, however, there are those who are mocked for not caring enough. These woman are considered ‘plain’ and ‘tight’ on their budget, enduring the same criticism that their meticulous counterparts receive. In “[Four Weddings] And A Crying Bride”, one bride in particular stood out for her perfectionism and her whopping $16,000 dollar budget for her and her 350 guests. Her wedding included her entering the venue with a smoke and wind machine, serving an entire roast pig for starters, and offering eleven different entrees. Her fellow brides scorned the wedding, calling it ‘overwhelming’ and ‘diva’ like. As the ceremony went on, the remarks turned snider, with one woman eventually giving the wedding a 6 out of 10 and joking that the bride had a ‘princess
Western culture tends to flaunts marriage as one of the biggest and important milestones a person may achieve in their lifetime. It serves as an accomplishment of finding the fabled ‘true love’ of ones’ life and the promise of spending the rest of their life with that person – a celebration of true commitment. Often accompanying the event is the gathering of family and friends who come to witness the marriage, a reception, the exchange of rings and, of course, the white dress.
While the union of a couple is meant to highlight the love and commitment between the pair, the concept of marriage – and the wedding that inevitably comes with – has become perverse in the capitalistic economy. Brides are offered a copious amount of options …show more content…
The term ‘bridezilla’ is commonly used to describe a woman who is incredibly hands on during her wedding; often, she wants everything to be perfect and micro-manages every aspect of it to ensure that it goes perfectly. They are ridiculed for their investment to their special day and the amount of money that they inevitably spend in order to make the wedding run as smoothly as they want. On the other hand, however, there are those who are mocked for not caring enough. These woman are considered ‘plain’ and ‘tight’ on their budget, enduring the same criticism that their meticulous counterparts receive. In “[Four Weddings] And A Crying Bride”, one bride in particular stood out for her perfectionism and her whopping $16,000 dollar budget for her and her 350 guests. Her wedding included her entering the venue with a smoke and wind machine, serving an entire roast pig for starters, and offering eleven different entrees. Her fellow brides scorned the wedding, calling it ‘overwhelming’ and ‘diva’ like. As the ceremony went on, the remarks turned snider, with one woman eventually giving the wedding a 6 out of 10 and joking that the bride had a ‘princess