Something Old, Something New, and A Little Botox Too
As I reach my tenth wedding anniversary, I often think that we got married in the dark ages. Our wedding pictures were taken on film, for heaven’s sake! The other big change seems to be how the bride treats her bridesmaids. We had a small wedding party, so the only two ladies subjected to my dictates were my sister and my husband’s sister. My sister added a few embellishments to her bridesmaid gown and wore it as a Victorian dance costume, making her one of the few women in the world to actually experience the promise, “Sure, you can wear it again later.”
However, even if they secretly found the vintage style or lavender color intolerable, they suffered nothing compared to the latest trends. Botox! Facelifts! Not only do they bridesmaids wear matching shoes, they can have matching boob jobs.
These brides make for great articles, but I tend to believe those demanding professional spray tans and teeth whitening of the wedding party are in the minority. A dozen of my friends were married in a recent one year period, and time and time again, I was touched by how the thoughtfulness and generosity of the wedding couple. And I do mean couple. These were beautiful days orchestrated by the bride and groom, not gigs dominated by Bridezilla and grudgingly accepted by her fiancé.
One couple carefully listed ingredients to every single dish served at their banquet for the benefit of their vegan, vegetarian, and allergic friends. They even had a separate gluten-free wedding cake so that everyone could enjoy dessert. Another bride and groom provided simple white fans at each seat so that guests could cool themselves while waiting for the ceremony. We asked yet another pair if it would be ok to bring Q-ster to the reception, and when we arrived at our table, not only was there a spotless high chair, but they’d arranged a stuffed toy and a charming story book to entertain him. Their wedding parties looked well loved and happy to be sharing the day with their friends.
It’s fun to laugh and the extremity of asking your BFF to get Botox, but I’m happy to know that most people are much kinder.
This is an original post to Silicon Valley Moms Blog. Monica writes about life, dance, and adventures with a toddler and newborn at Lady M. She loves weddings but is glad she doesn’t have sixteen friends getting married this summer.
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