Wedding Bells

The day comes when a wedding date is set. The proposal was great, and the weeks that followed were wonderful, but now it is time to start planning. So who is in charge of the planning, and why is there a wedding ceremony in the first place? I suppose my actual question would be better worded as: Is the wedding really for the two people who want to spend their lives together?

In my own planning, and in the observations of close friends' weddings, I have noticed a trend. The wedding typically becomes more of a family social event with requirements pertaining to the guest list, what should be served, and where the event should take place. No wonder everyone says that wedding planning can be so stressful . . . there are so many people who think that there is ONE RIGHT way for a wedding to take place.

Oh the joys of being the one who tries to break away from the traditional . . . the next year will certainly be entertaining.