Okay I will make a confession. I watch two (and only two, thank you) reality shows: Bridezillas and Project Runway. I watch Bridezillas to remind myself of why I NEVER want to have a wedding. I've said it for years, that I never want a wedding. I'm not saying this to knock my friends that have had big extravagant parties, I'm just not into the idea. Dad, if you want to spend 100K on me, buy me a house, mmmkay? ;) Yeah so I just don't see the point in all that money on one day where the bride is usually so stressed that she doesn't even remember the day. For me, if (big IF) I ever get married, I want it to be me, the groom, and the person marrying us. The three of us can be on top of a mountain, or on the beach, as long as we're totally alone. I want the moment to just be between the two of us. No godawful bridesmaids dresses, no mothers and mother-in-laws, no drunken groomsmen, no florists, no caterers, nothing.
The other reality show that I indulge in is Project Runway. Ahhhhh the joy, the bliss. I don't care about the bitching between the designers, I just love watching these people create. It's amazing. I find myself becoming very protective of the designers. They're artists! Their talent expressed under extreme pressure is just extraordinary. Love it. I highly recommend this show.
Well given the fact that I am/was the "Anti-Bride" I totally understand. When I finally got married (at the ripe old age of 33) we had a very small ceremony at my parents' house. There were 30 people total, including the Hubs and myself. It wasn't about what everyone else wanted or expected, it was about us. Don't get me wrong, I have been told by several people that our wedding was the BEST wedding they ever attended...probably because it was the "anti-wedding" ;-)
Bridezillas are scary. Seriously scary!
I don't watch either of those shows, but I'm not normal so it has nothing to do with those shows. I don't like TV as a general rule. I can't sit still long enough to watch most TV shows and/or movies. I keep thinking about all the other things I *should* be doing and therefore end up not enjoying the moment.
Yes, I'm a weirdo ;-)
Posted by: SoozieQ | November 15, 2007 at 12:52 AM
My first wedding was ridiculous. Assface was 1/2 italian and thought it would be cool to style it like the wedding in Godfather. The bridesmaids wore similiar dresses and almost wore hats. Oh, and our first dance? To the theme from Godfather. Freaked my family out, and me too actually.
Wedding with Daniel was everything we wanted. In a rose garden in San Antonio, party at his parents house after. Yummy Mexican food and live band. It got a little crazy because my mom plans parties and weddings and events... so she had to be scaled back a bit. Great memories though.
My guilty pleasure= Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I cry every episode.
Posted by: Keely | November 15, 2007 at 11:33 AM
I totally agree about big weddings. We had already seen a couple of friends "go through" the whole Big Wedding thing, with the bride stressed outta her mind before the wedding and so exhausted by the day of the wedding that we marveled she was still on her feet. We had a small wedding, *immediate* family ONLY, married in a small country church by a friend of the family. Pissed off more aunts, uncles and cousins than I can count, but they got over it---and we got a nice, low-key, happy wedding we enjoyed and can look back on fondly. :-) Big Weddings can turn even a normal person into a Bridezilla, but I also think that there are people who are Bridezillas just waiting to happen: they have all those aspects to their personality anyway. This type of person will always opt for a Big Wedding. The Monster inside must be fed. Preferably with a two-story wedding cake. LOL!
Posted by: Gymshoes | November 15, 2007 at 04:20 PM
oh man.
you really are perfect, aren't you?
Posted by: dante | December 08, 2007 at 04:08 AM