That was the first real wedding I participated in. What a stressful, expensive occasion, particularly for the bride! The wedding was last Saturday and I am relieved and I'm sure she is too. We spent a lot of time drinking lol.
I've always loved this movie. But I have a whole new understanding of participating in a wedding. I am eloping when the time comes! Haha.
My sister got married in October as well. It was such a stressful year leading up to it. I was the Maid of Honor, so I had a lot of responsibilities. On top of that, I had to spend so much more money on everything, than any of the other girls. Most of the were unreliable, and one of them only showed up for the wedding shower, rehearsal, and wedding. I think I will end up hitting the court when I get married.
shareExcept that the court is such a dour experience though. My marriage was in court and although I felt at the time like I didn't care about elaborate weddings, I have since always wished I had at least had a tiny bit more glamour and ceremony to what is probably the only wedding I ever had. Something more romantic to remember about the day. I know the marriage is the important thing, not the wedding day, but you gotta do it up a little bit, I always regretted that I didn't get to have something nicer.
On the other hand I wouldn't want the elaborate things that are expected these days and certainly not what they did in this movie.
Somewhere in between would be the sweet spot. Not as elaborate as this movie, but not as dour and unceremonious feeling as court.
It makes me glad that that the most recent wedding I was actually part of/family with, was in 1976, lol! And in the UK. Back then in my country at least, weddings were not expected to be so expensive and elaborate or involve multiple showers and parties and rehearsal dinners etc. Bachelorette or "hen nights" as the UK calls them, were just a case of going to a local pub for a few drinks, rather than a trip to Vegas, lol! We didn't even have showers or rehearsal dinners or anything. There was really nothing much to do except the normal arrangements and bookings.
Weddings today involve so much more than forty years ago, I'm glad not be involved. If it were me getting married again, I would want to keep things super-simple and low-cost, old-school. I'd have maybe ONE bridesmaid, lol! Keeps things manageable!