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07/27/09
Because it is a wedding the participants should be demure and follow some pre-determined script? I'm sorry, but I don't think any of us are in a position to judge these people's motivation or videos.
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and i don't *want* to feel like i have to learn a dance on top of everything else. really, no one in our wedding party can dance (well, the flower girl can twirl in circles like no one's business.)
all i want to do on my wedding is wear a pretty dress and drink too much champagne, and have a husband at the end of it. i'm not so particular about place settings or bridesmaid dresses or centerpieces or coreographing a whole dance, you know?
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07/25/09
(I know this because my future mother-in-law used to sing opera and has some highly entertaining opinions about Wagner. I made a joke about walking down the aisle to "Ride of the Valkyries." She forbade me from incorporating any Wagner into the ceremony, and then cracked up when she had a moment to think about it.)
07/25/09
Or maybe it's just me. Bitter. Party of One.
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Not saying that's what I think, but it's not nice to feel judged for your life choices and things you want, now does it?
07/26/09
I guess I've just never understood why a grown woman would want to dress like a princess.
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07/26/09
Easy easy lemon squeezy. Honey, if happiness for you is reverting to infantile fairy tale princess fantasies, be my guest. I ain't stepping on the train of your petticoat dress, I just prefer a more comfortable attire. I refuse to bow to the tyranny of the "this is the happiest day of my life". Sue me.
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07/26/09
Oh honey, stop bugging. YOU were the one responding to MY comment. Next time don't, if it enrages you.
Grandmas rock, no matter what dumb shit they may say.
07/25/09
At my cousin's wedding a few months ago, her husband's side of the family (who are Indian) entered the reception by performing a series of beautiful traditional dance steps. My cousin and her sister (her maid of honor) gamely danced as well. While I doubt the performance could go viral, as such, it was a really beautiful touch especially since my family and his family are of different ethnic and religious backgrounds.
I have always thought that a truly good wedding has nothing to do with wealth or extravagance; all you need is good food, free booze, and a lot of fun.
(And the Thriller dance.)
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But maybe I don't get it because I absolutely hate weddings and the obsession our culture seems to have with them.
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I'm getting married in about ten weeks and as such, end up reading a lot of wedding communities. And the end result of everyone else's weddings -- and so far, mine -- is that no matter WHAT you do, bout 40% of all people on Earth will think you are tacky or stupid, so you may as well do what YOU want to do.
Dance down the aisle? Great! Have the same 3 Bible readings from every other wedding ever? Great! So long as it's what the *folks getting married* (bride and groom, bride and bride, whatever) really want, it gets a green light from me.
(Me personally? We don't dance and I'm not Christian, so both those extremes are out. ;) )
07/25/09
An out of work club owner from Miami, who is vacationing in San Francisco, happens to bump into J.Lo when she is nearly run over by a street car. He helps her up, remarks that she looks like a young "Martha Graham, Martha Graham, Martha Graham" and a high concept move is born.
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Some people choose mind-blowingly stupid songs for their first dance because they don't think about the lyrics beyond the chorus ("I Will Always Love You" is a good example). Maybe it was something like that.
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I was a bit put off by the couple in one of the above videos who danced to "Crank Dat." Come on, "supaman that ho'" in front of Granny and Gramps.
Really.
07/25/09
Do people really still use this? I thought a lot of churches won't let you use anything that isn't considered "sacred"
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