Questions About Weddings
Lucy Hamilton
There are events in our life that can be the most stressful and the most beautiful at the same time. Weddings rank as the biggest event many people will go through in their lives, and they're often an area plenty of people have questions about. Here are some questions people ask and the answers to help you with that big day.
Brides aren't the only ones at weddings. Grooms often ask, "What do I do if I'm not interested in helping plan the wedding?"
The answer is that you should at least act like you're interested. This is a very important day for both of you and the decision should involve both of you. You probably won't be interested in what type of flower is used in the altar pieces or what sleeve style should be on the bridesmaids' dresses, but your bride is very concerned about these matters. Everything must be just right in order for her to have her perfect and special day. If you don't at least act like you're interested in the decisions that need to be made, your bride might think that you don't care about getting married to her at all.
What choices are there for unique wedding ceremonies?
Weddings in Las Vegas are becoming ever more popular. A truly unique wedding would involve flying the important people in your life to Las Vegas for a long weekend of everything that Sin City has to offer. If you can't afford to go to Vegas for your wedding though, you can still have a Vegas themed wedding locally. You can hire an Elvis impersonator and decorate the location of your ceremony like one of the tacky wedding chapels that you find in Vegas. The tackiness of a Vegas wedding has worn off in recent years and people are having fun and interesting ceremonies based on the extravagances of Las Vegas wedding chapels.
Are the wedding traditions that we celebrate similar in other countries, too?
Not at all. In Africa, for example, one popular tradition involves the groom's parents shouting insults at the bride as she approaches his house. While this might happen in America at times, it is certainly not an accepted or widely celebrated tradition. Another tradition involves the father of the bride spitting on her as she leaves his home. This is more of a symbolic gesture indicating that she is no longer a part of that family but has begun a family of her own. The bride must also carry all of her belongings to her new husband's house without any help. Needless to say, this is not a tradition that will be popular in American anytime soon.
What is a common wedding practice in some cultures that is not celebrated in America?
Many cultures of the world condone animal weddings. It is becoming popular in the United States and other industrialized countries, but other cultures see animal weddings as spiritual events. The BBC has televised animal weddings and many people do practice this in America. However, it is usually presented as a joke or as an excuse to dress up a pet in a tuxedo and bridal dress. These "weddings" do not hold up in court. They are merely meant as tongue-in-cheek when done in industrialized nations. Many third world countries, however, see nothing peculiar about marrying animals and, at times, marrying animals to children as a symbolic gesture.
Why are so many marriages failing nowadays?
One major reason that so many marriages are failing is because young people get married for the wrong reasons. Oftentimes, the excitement of the wedding day overrides a person's logical reasoning and results in an emotional decision rather than a decision that has been well-thought out. In today's world, marriage is sometimes looked upon as a status symbol rather than an important addition to one's life. It is so easy to get a divorce anymore. With the divorce rate so high, many couples also view marriage as a disposable ideal, thinking they can just "try it out" for awhile and see what happens. Marriage is not taken as seriously by some couples and divorce often follows the first sign of conflict. Infidelity has also become a major problem in marriages, causing the reason for a large number of divorces in the past few decades.
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