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By AnnaComment by margareita metermaid: I went to so many weddings when I was in Pakistan. It's neat in Indian and Pakistani culture; weddings... 13 Responses | Other threads
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By AnnaComment by JerseyGrrrl: marriage as one of the most glamorous events of a lifetime It's kind of a poorly kept secret, but in case... 10 Responses | Other threads
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here comes the bride
Is Having An "Offbeat" Wedding Really That Different From Having A Traditional Wedding?
It is very easy, I think, to crap all over a traditional wedding. I've done it myself, to be honest, rolling my eyes at sites like The Knot and various reality shows featuring out-of-control Bridezillas. More »
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By hortenseComment by BinderClip: Thanks, Hortense. I've been silently wondering the same thing, particularly after the Jessica Valenti "feminist wedding" debate. I also started... 22 Responses | Other threads
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unholy matrimony
Braving The New York Weddings Showcase, Round 2
Last year, when I attended New York Magazine's Wedding Showcase, I was a single, self-proclaimed slut looking to mock Tory Burch-clad bridezillas, and got distracted by the open bar. This year, I'm an engaged woman.
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By TracieComment by morninggloria: Tracie, yes. I hate that so many wedding gowns are strapless. I have armpit fat due to my boobs and... 19 Responses | Other threads
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i thee dread
Budget-Conscious Brides Apparently Even More Obsessive Than Regular Brides
Wedding fun for everyone: "Dad carries, Mom finds the right size and my brother does what he's told," says one bargain-hunting bride. She wears this cunning hat so her handlers can find her in the crowd. More »
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By SadieComment by JinxyMcDeath: My dad told me that he would give me $30K towards my (hypothetical) wedding. I informed him that it wasn't... 46 Responses | Other threads
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i thee dread
Wedding Mockery: All's Fair In Love And Tulle
We love a train-wreck wedding cake as much as the next guy, but is tackyweddings.com going too far? More »
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By SadieComment by JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: I know this just has to be one of you bitches! CONFESS! 19 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Bride Wars: Recessionistas Strip Wedding Dresses From Superstore
American women, behold: Your wedding-industrial complex at work. (Speaking of industrious, keep an eye on the woman with the lavender backpack.) We suggest you turn down the volume or create a soundtrack of your choosing.
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By AnnaComment by stoprobbers: I am disturbed by how derogatory some of the comments here are. I think this website is a great demonstrator... 34 Responses | Other threads
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marital madness
Bride's Head Visited: Grading The Wide World Of Wedding Mags
Since becoming a bride-to-be, I've been plunged into the wild, woolly, odd and anxiety-producing world of the Wedding Magazine. This past week, I've "read" and digested the latest offerings... so you don't have to. More »
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By SadieComment by NefariousNewt: I'm thinking of coming out with a wedding pamphlet entitled "You Can't Eat a Wedding: How to Get Married and... 32 Responses | Other threads
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once the cameras stop
Fetishizing Traditional Roles Means Ignoring Their Realities
The Nation's Katha Pollitt is the latest person to weigh in on Nadya Suleman and her octuplets. In a piece in the Guardian, Pollitt makes an offhand remark that really made me think. More »
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By MeganComment by stacyinbean: Yes, yes, yes. She wanted to HAVE the babies, not take care of them. For me it's the complete opposite,... 35 Responses | Other threads
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rants
Yes, I'm Engaged, Now Back Off
About a month or so ago, my boyfriend of 9 years decided to go all official on me and asked me to marry him. And thus began my weird life as an Officially Engaged Person. More »
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By hortenseComment by JoaquinPhoenix's Hairstylist: I am one of those "lets see the ring/whats the date?" people. But only because I don't know what other... 28 Responses | Other threads
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Groomzillas
Male Engagement Rings: "Progress" To Poop On?
Are male engagement rings the next big thing? Or just a...thing? More »
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By SadieComment by rosasparks looks like a Fraggle: It's Friday at 4:30 and I'm making my plans for DC next week. I am almost out of brain power. However,... 17 Responses | Other threads
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critical mass
Could Bride Wars Ruin Anne Hathaway And Set Feminism Back 20 Years?
It may be only 9 days into the new year, but many critics have already reached a consensus on what will be topping the list of the worst movies of 2009. More »
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By MargaretComment by dj_chick: I consider myself a feminist. Do I have to return my membership card because I want to see this movie? 17 Responses | Other threads
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i thee dread
Recession Bliss: Is Your Big Day Worth Picking Up Trash For?
Gemma Scott wanted a big wedding so much that when her fiance, Dan, a plumber and fireman, told her he couldn't afford the event she envisioned, she broke up with him. Eventually Dan won her back after the couple worked out a plan: bartering. It was decided that in their spare time, the two would work doing building work and housekeeping, respectively, at the venues and church in exchange for a discount. The couple managed to save almost $20,000 and apparently had the wedding of their dreams. More »
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By SadieComment by bandit a la mode: She broke up with him because he couldn't afford her "dream" wedding?... jeez. And he took her back after that? 19 Responses | Other threads
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marriage
Great Sexpectations
An unscientific survey from Brides.com has found that a majority of future brides expect a better sex life with their future husbands. The same survey also reports that 24% of future brides plan to buy a sex toy before their wedding and 95% plan to buy new lingerie before the Big Day. Also, 53% of brides-to-be plan abstain from sex for at least a month before their wedding (11% said they were waiting until marriage to have sex). We wonder if our matrimony-bound Jezebels Tracie and Sadie share these high expectations! [NY Post]
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By MariaComment by drunkexpatwriter: If the woman makes the dude wait a month for sex before the wedding he's going to be really, really... 10 Responses | Other threads
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bridesmaids
Maid of Money
Word on the street is, being a bridesmaid sucks. In fact, they've made several romantic comedies centered on just this premise! And in addition to being exhausting, demoralizing and degrading, apparently the honor of attending is, along with everything else, also increasingly pricey. In addition to the usual costs of gifts and (more and more often) travel, bridesmaids "are often expected to buy a dress, matching shoes, and jewelry, not to mention professionally applied makeup and nail polish on the day itself. And well in advance of the "I do's," they usually serve as host for a bridal shower, bachelorette party, or both." In fact, TheKnot.com calculates that before travel, the average bridesmaid will pony up $700. Multiply that by 27! [US News]
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By SadieComment by rednrowdy: honestly, the amount of cash you spend as a bridesmaid depends on the bride, and it also depends on how... 9 Responses | Other threads
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grooms
The Daily Express points our attention to a (supposed) new trend in nuptials: Groomzillas, or grooms who are obsessed with controlling and creating their perfect wedding. However, the requirements for a man to be labeled a "groomzilla" are as simple as a man picking out his own tux (an actual quote: "I initially had an idea of a beautiful crushed red velvet suit, then I found an amazing lavender-coloured designer one") and getting a fake tan before the big day. We think we smell a half-baked We network series in the works. [Daily Express]
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By MariaComment by beatrice2000: I'm thinking of Charlie from True Life: I'm Getting Married, getting discounts for his tuxedo and threatening to bury the... more » | Other threads
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botox
Bridesmaid Revisited: How Friends' Beauty Standards Affect Our Own
Yeah, yeah we know: the Times has a ludicrous article up about brides who pressure their bridesmaids, mothers and mothers-in-law to get Botox, boob jobs and chemical peels for their most special of special days. And yes, it's a disgusting display of materialism, looksism, narcissism and many other unfortunate -isms that we would not like to be associated with. But what I find more interesting is the friendship dynamics at play. Dodai already covered frenemies earlier today, and I wouldn't even say the women in this piece are frenemies, because no one seems to be insulted when their soon to-be-wed buddy suggests they get a little freshening up. Actually, they're delighted, because getting these treatments is the norm in their social circle. I think what this article is really about is how our friends' cosmetic choices affect our own self-images. More » -
brides
Brides-To-Be Are Fond Of Fisticuffs • Jenny Craig Co-Founder Dies
Brides-to-be in Hong Kong find that boxing is a good way to tone up before their wedding days...and kick some serious ass should their groom sget out of line. • Preconception care is becoming an important part of healthy planned pregnancies. • The Guardian claims that Mr. Methane, is the world's only "professional flatulist"; have they never heard of Fartman? • More » -
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The Wedding Industrial Complex Seeks To Conquer Europe
Despite the terrible exchange rate and horrendously expensive air fares, I am currently in Europe celebrating the wedding of one of my closest friends — we participated in a high school exchange together in 1994 and have been friends ever since. I have heard a lot about how wedding traditions differ here, from having to be married twice if you want a religious ceremony to the relative simplicity of the festivities in comparison to the "average" $27,000 American wedding. But, folks, let me tell you: the Wedding Industrial Complex cannot be sated with the domination of American bridal traditions. Like an airborne virus, it is making its way through Europe and it cannot and will not be stopped. Some of the imported excesses from my eyes, after the jump. More » -
Kids at weddings
Kids & Weddings: Bad Idea?
The headline of this piece from the BBC News site says it all: Should Children Be Banned From Weddings? Lord knows how we got it in our minds that a wedding day should be "perfect." But muse upon this: an Anglican vicar in Staffordshire ordered a toddler to be removed from a church. You're thinking, well, he's trying to perform a ceremony! The kid was probably being a nuisance! Guess what? The child was the son of the bride and groom. Whoops! (Anglicans! First they came for the gays and women, now the kids!) The couple at the heart of this controversy have filed a complaint. But still: A wedding is supposed to be the day that two people celebrate becoming a family. Kids can add to the happiness, to the joy of celebration. Or they can be seen as disruptive, annoying, bawling, screaming and unwelcome additions to an already tense, stressful event. But if a wedding is a family occasion, how can you ban kids? More » -
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Big Wedding, Yes; Boob Jobs & Botox, No
You know, every time someone writes about weddings our commenters [And me. -Ed.] are all, "I would never spend any money on a wedding!" and "I can't believe anyone would lose weight for their big day, how superficial!" and "I am so unmaterialistic and wonderful I'm getting married in a burlap sack at the bottom of a big hole in the dirt because weddings are stupid and they should really be about true love and blah blah blah." But seriously? Fuck that noise. I totally want a huge-ass wedding and a pretty, poofy dress and I'll probably try to lose five pounds by joining some retarded gym program right before the wedding. There, I said it. But I promise not to go as apeshit as the women profiled today's Guardian.
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By JessicaComment by pfaith1367: Just checking...are those really tomatoes in Posh's wedding bouquet? Let me drop down in prayer right here: "DEAR GOD! PLEASE... more » | Other threads
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hells bells
Oldies But Goodies
"Queen rose — you, on your wedding day," reads the copy from a 1955 issue of Brides magazine. Would you look at the width of that skirt. Talk about a carbon footprint. Also available: "The new filmy look for Spring, magnificently interpreted in lace and nylon tulle... And making much of the exciting new longer torso." Exciting! Click the picture for a double dose of retro. [Vintage Ads] More »
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By DodaiComment by And so had his...you know.: Does anyone know where you can find dresses like the bottom two? Getting married in December and this is tots... more » | Other threads
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wedding crashers
Single Slut Crashes New York Weddings Showcase
Initially, when Anna and I decided to attend New York Magazine's Weddings Showcase, we figured it would be a great opportunity to make fun of all the maniacal brides-to-be, harried maids of honor and opinionated mothers looking for chic and modern ways to piss away $100K on a party celebrating a union that has less than a 50% chance of actually going the distance. But (not so) secretly, I loved it. That shit was open bar! And there were awesome hors d'oeuvres! And so much cake! And ice cream sandwiches on popsicles! And a kickass goodie bag! Now I want to get married! (Joke.) But seriously, for those looking to get drunk, stuff their faces and get a kickass goody bag, $25 is a small price to pay. After the jump, all the things we saw in the shuffling sea of brides wearing Tory Burch ballet flats.
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By TracieComment by dirtyfashion: seriously, WHAT is the male equivalent of these events? a magician's convention? you can pick up a fine looking tux... more » | Other threads
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i thee dread
Maybe A Pregnant Bride Is A Symbol Of Hope
Dear Jamie Lynn Spears, Angelina Jolie and other unmarried moms-to-be: Tracey Wilkinson feels your pain. According to today's Telegraph, the 31-year-old opened a store in Chiswik, west London called Expectant Bride. There, one can find a full range of wedding dresses designed to accommodate the growing belly of a pregnant woman. Wilkinson, mother of two, explains: "I got married when I was seven months pregnant and found it very difficult getting a maternity bridal dress to fit. You can't just wear a large sized normal dress as you look like you're wearing a tent. The dresses I sell look like a normal bridal gown but they are discreetly made to fit a bump." Plus, she claims her business is "doing really well." But Anne Widdecombe, a Member of Parliament, says: "I think this shop is an extremely sad sign of the times." But isn't a knocked up bride a symbol of hope? Because at least she's getting married? Something about a pregnant bride says, "We're going to try and make this work." More » -
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Modern Brides Can Be Real Bulldozers
Have you asked a man to marry you yet? Well so far, not very many of you say you'd do it. One woman who actually went through with it? Marina Maiuri, who appeared on the Today show this morning in post-proposal bliss with her intended, Sean Smith (Congrats, kids!). The segment was short but sweet, but the feature that followed — about the bevy of soon-to-be brides who line up for discounted wedding dresses at Filene's Basement — wasn't. Women (and a few men) stampeded over one another to get deals on gowns. One woman, unfortunately, fell on the way in. Clip above. More » -
i thee dread
What Does The 'Perfect' Bride Look Like?
A story on Newsweek may make those uninitiated with the "Bridezilla" phenomenon a bit, well, flabbergasted and dismayed. Take Noelle Nicolai. Nicolai, 24, got engaged in early January and says that no one has asked her about her future plans or honeymoon; everyone just wants to know what she'll look like on her wedding day. She has caved into the pressure of "aesthetic obsession" and now has a to-do list that includes teeth whitening, facials, waxings, hair treatments, tanning, creams and cleaners for her skin and a retainer to realign her teeth. She also plans to lose 12 pounds, even though she is thin and has a BMI of 20. There are, Pat Wingert and Sarah Elkins write, 1,350 wedding books for brides in print. (On TV, there are shows like Bridezillas, Platinum Weddings, Rich Bride, Poor Bride, Buff Brides, Bulging Brides and My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding.) The "standard" for weddings these days? "Red carpet-worthy good looks." Except! Guess what, ladies? You're not on the red carpet. A wedding is not an awards show. A bride is not a celebrity.
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i thee dread
Will Your Marriage Last? Vintage Chart Tells All!
An Associate Professor of Social Economy at Bryn Mawr named Hornell Hart, created a chart — printed in the October 1927 issue of Popular Science — which predicts one's chances for marital happiness using "a new scientific method." The chart (pictured after the jump) is based on the age of the groom and the age of the bride. Hart used "four authoritative investigations" — a study of 100 divorce cases; confidential statements from 1000 women, 116 of whom said their marriages were unhappy; an investigation of "child marriages"; and lastly, an analysis of 1000 marriages done by Hart himself — 500 of which "had reached such difficulties that they had appealed to the Domestic Relations Court." From all of this information, Hart made a graph that predicts the outcome of a marriage based on the ages of the bride and groom. More » -
hells bells
The Terrorists Win Again On TheKnot.com
Poor goldenshell84. She's marrying a man of mysterious "Middle Eastern descent" and her rich parents won't pay for the wedding, even though she lives in Manhattan and it's sooooo expensive. So naturally, she consults the good citizens on The Knot message boards. And they so totally understand her plight:ootmother2:well, there are a good number of terrorists hiding in NYC. Does he drive a cab?
Funny you should mention terrorism, ootmom, because we're sort of starting to understand it! More »
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By JenniferComment by Amarain824: Nice egyptian dude who has a good job in banking...if someone sees one of those, please let me know immediately. my... more » | Other threads
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