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Post by spruance on Jan 14, 2010 17:55:18 GMT -6
I spend a lot of time watching videos on YouTube so I am surprised that this one with well over 39 million hits has passed me by until now. All the same it's well worth watching and the music (Forever by Chris Brown) is good too!
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 14, 2010 19:01:38 GMT -6
This one got so much publicity that there have been parodies too--have you seen the divorce one? ;D
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Post by spruance on Jan 15, 2010 9:44:58 GMT -6
This one got so much publicity that there have been parodies too-- have you seen the divorce one? ;D Yes - just now! ;D ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 15, 2010 17:13:32 GMT -6
Pretty funny, huh? ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) The TV show "The Office" (which I don't watch) recently featured a wedding and they did this too. (I saw a clip of it on some TV show) I love the looks on the guests' faces, they don't know if it's real or if they're just being silly--then they finally get into it. ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 15, 2010 17:15:06 GMT -6
You're married, aren't you? You should say to your wife, "let's get married again and do this dance!!" ;D
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Post by Midge on Jan 15, 2010 19:28:22 GMT -6
Maybe it's just me, but this trend of the bride and groom putting on a show at their wedding strikes me as self-absorbed, exhibitionistic and even a bit childish. I thought getting married was a solemn occasion that should be taken seriously. I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound like a sourpuss, but isn't anything sacred any more?
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 16, 2010 14:54:08 GMT -6
I do understand what you're saying Midge. And you do have a point. My wedding was in front of a justice of the peace and I giggled all the way through it (I think my subconscious was trying to tell me something!!) I got married that way because I didn't want to stand up in front of a lot of people, I'm too shy for that. To me, maybe that's why these dances are being done....to take the eyes off JUST the bride who's probably incredibly nervous already. JMO And, just thought of this--most of the dances are at the reception, I think this was the first one to be done (or at least publicized) at the actual wedding. ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by Midge on Jan 16, 2010 16:40:43 GMT -6
Kimmer, I'm just the same as you. I never wanted the big church wedding and all the frou-frou. The very idea makes me feel shy and self-conscious. I don't even like to be a guest at those blowout extravaganzas. Most brides are pretty nervous; I know I was even though both my weddings were small and quiet.
My guess is that most likely today's brides and grooms have been living together for years and maybe even have had a child together, so getting married isn't the earth-shaking, life-changing event that it was for previous generations. So they feel free to have some fun with it. I guess that's OK. It's just not me.
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Post by diane on Jan 18, 2010 15:26:52 GMT -6
I agree. Herb and I have been married 35 years and we had a "home" wedding with just the immediate family and of course the marriage celebrant.!!! I'm definately shy and the thought of a church wedding didn't cross my mind. I think I was also thinking of the expense and sometimes extravagance and as you said Midge all the frou-frou. Both of our sets of parents were not well off and I think that sort of wedding would have been out of the question even if it had crossed my mind.
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Post by Midge on Jan 18, 2010 16:11:04 GMT -6
Home weddings are the best! My favorite classic movie wedding is Homer and Wilma's in The Best Years of Our Lives.
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 18, 2010 19:33:08 GMT -6
I love that one too. I just think it's silly to plan this big event for at least a year in advance--rent a fancy hall , get caterers, get fitted for dresses and tuxes, etc. It's just not me at all. If I ever got married again, I think I'd elope to Las Vegas and get married by an Elvis impersonator or something similar. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Seriously tho, there's a beautiful church at "Silver Dollar City" in Branson, MO that looks like something out of the old west (I think it's called the wildnerness church??) and I'd love to get married there. Next on my to-do list: find a groom! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) ;D
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Post by spruance on Jan 19, 2010 20:07:04 GMT -6
Weddings are supposed to be fun aren't they? I haven't had one myself (no Kimmer there is no Mrs Spruance! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) but I have been to some that had the feel of a funeral in terms of music and solemnity. I would much prefer to see something like this and after all we don't get to see the service so perhaps that was just standard fare Midge. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Midge on Jan 19, 2010 20:20:04 GMT -6
Brian, I guess we are all different. One person's reverent, spiritual wedding ceremony is another person's boring, depressing funeral. (There's a joke in there somewhere; I suspect. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) )
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 20, 2010 13:19:49 GMT -6
LOL Midge. When I got married, it was very rushed (and we all know THAT famous saying.... ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ) and it was just my hubby and me at the courthouse. While waiting for the JP to perform the ceremony, we ran into my cousin who was there with her boyfriend (who had to be in court for a variety of other reasons!! ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) ), she came in to take pictures for us. The JP had forgotten about us (there's an omen) so he squeezed us in, it was so fast that it was ridiculous. I don't know if that's what gave me the giggles or not. I didn't even know I was giggling until she told me afterwards. (another omen: when we went to get the license, I got locked in the bathroom....ahhhh, why didn't I heed the warnings??!!)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 20, 2010 13:21:18 GMT -6
(no Kimmer there is no Mrs Spruance! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) I wonder what gave me the impression that you were married?! ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by Midge on Jan 20, 2010 14:21:26 GMT -6
I got married on Halloween - twice. The first time was on October 31st because that was my day off work. The second time was on October 30th. In Nevada that is when they celebrate Halloween. (October 31st is a state holiday). The minister's children were in Halloween costumes waiting in the vestibule with their mom. As soon as our ceremony ended, the family went out trick or treating. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 23, 2010 16:03:05 GMT -6
I have a friend whose favorite holiday is Halloween. I always wondered why she didn't get married then. ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) I love the idea of the kids going trick or treating afterwards, sounds like fun! did you go too? You could've gone as a bride! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ;D
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Post by Midge on Jan 23, 2010 18:03:35 GMT -6
I love the idea of the kids going trick or treating afterwards, sounds like fun! did you go too? You could've gone as a bride! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ;D The costume wasn't very bride-y, I'm afraid. I was wearing a dressy suit, but I didn't have a bouquet or a veil. Not to mention that it was freezing cold that night! :nervous:
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 25, 2010 13:37:14 GMT -6
Did you wear a typical wedding dress the first time you were married?
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Post by Midge on Jan 25, 2010 18:48:32 GMT -6
No, I've never done the long white dress and veil thing. The first wedding was in a small country church. I wore a mauve cocktail dress that was very pretty and carried a bouquet. I still have the dress, but I can't wear it any more as I no longer weigh 102 lbs. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 25, 2010 19:01:31 GMT -6
102 lbs....I remember those days. I think I was 5 at the time! LOL Seriously, I was a teenager.
I wore a pantsuit when i got married since it was such a spur of the moment wedding. If I ever get married again, I think I'd wear a dress, but I'd want something Victorian looking. That was always my favorite style.
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Post by Midge on Jan 25, 2010 19:16:45 GMT -6
A pretty dress is always right for a wedding. You could add a picture hat for a really romantic look. I think I would go more for the Camilla look minus that ridiculous ostrich feather hat.
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 25, 2010 19:20:46 GMT -6
That hat.... ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) LOL I like a simple look and would want something I could wear again. I don't understand the point of paying such but amounts of $ on a dress you wear once. JMO ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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