Aren't they beautiful? When the lights are dimmed in the hall, and all the candles are lit around the piece, it looks as though the flowers are hanging from the ceiling! How cool! But at about $300.00 a pop for these puppies, forget it! I'll find something simple, yet elegant, and affordable. I have become really good at that lately...and let me tell you, it is an asset while planning a wedding : ) My internet search for the perfect centerpiece continues.....Speaking of internet, I wonder how brides back in the day did anything without it. Almost everything I have done for the wedding: registries, favors, dresses, photographer, videographer, dj's, etc., have all been made easy by my trusty computer. The bridal industry would be in shambles without it. I suppose that is also why the wedding industry has been gaining quite a bit of steam in recent years, not surprisingly since the advent of easy access internet, climbing to a $161 Billion dollar industry. I guess that's amore, right? Only if you're a wedding planner! The days of having the reception @ church and your honeymoon in Florida are long over. This pressure to have the perfect wedding doesn't just stem from the brides, however. Even the guests expect the weddings they attend to be some lavish affair. Whatever happened to just being happy for the love you were invited to witness? What do you think of extravagant weddings people are 'expected' to have these days? Is it getting out of control?
p.s. I am finished with my wedding spending, so don't think I'm asking to see if I need to get more or less stuff! I guarantee a perfect wedding day for all invited, I'm just trying to stir some debate! : )
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Don't forget the surplus of wedding blogs! I wonder what it was like back in the days before brides had the internet to chatter to, I can't imagine keeping all this pent up!
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