A recent “Dear Abby” letter presented the timeless wedding conflict: a mother is frustrated with her daughter who wants to forgo tradition in her upcoming wedding.
The mom and dad are willing to pay for everything. But the daughter wants to buck traditions like these:
√ No engagement rings (they’re ugly and politically incorrect!)
√ No bridal showers
√ No wedding registries
√ Limited invitation list which excludes the parent’s friends
√ No bridal party (which excludes sisters who want to participate)
√ No wedding gown
√ Dad can’t walk daughter down the aisle (because she’s not a piece of ‘property’)
√ No reception.
The daughter and hubby-to-be are both doctors and are paying for everything themselves. In other words, they can afford whatever they want.
What’s a mother to do? What’s your take on this situation?
Evidently, the daughter reacted very negatively to her younger sister’s wedding which morphed her sibling into a ‘Bridezilla.’ Thus her desire to chuck tradition and streamline the entire affair, another example of this timeless wedding conflict.
Abby said it’s the daughter’s wedding and she can do what she wants. Interestingly, Abby got a lot of response from her readers, all of whom agreed with Abby and the daughter. Here was one such reaction:
“Ruined’s” parents should feel grateful and honored that they raised a successful, independent young woman of integrity who realizes what is of primary importance — not the gifts, the pageantry, the spending of massive amounts of money — but celebrating this momentous occasion with those who matter most to them and in a meaningful way.”
Columbus Pro DJ’s reaction is that weddings are a celebration, one of life’s great opportunities to cut loose on the dance floor out of sheer joy. And, boy, do we know how to pack a dance floor!
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