Celebrity weddings

This article about the most expensive celeb weddings blew my mind. The thought of spending several million to marry someone you know you're going to bitterly divorce in a few months (to lots of media attention) just seems wasteful, dontcha think?

I always remember what my limo driver told me when we got married: The more lavish the wedding, the less happy the bride and groom looked when they got into the limo. It's just too much work. Not to say my wedding wasn't nice -- it was beautiful, and I'm still getting compliments on it today -- but it wasn't worth going into debt over.

Is it me, or is this crazy?

So. I've been hooked into Bridezillas on WE. And there was a very disturbing two-part episode this weekend.

Basically, Anita is a 46-year-old first-time bride who's marrying Dion, who's 36. Anita has a daughter, Christina, who's in her early 20s and still lives at home rent-free. Christina has her undies in a bunch because her mom is spending all this money (and time) on someone who's, umm, not her. So she's a royal ass to Dion and accuses him of using Anita for her money. And then she says: "I bet he won't even show up."

Well, guess what: Christina's craziness coupled with her sisters' shrewishness succeed in driving the groom away. He never shows up for the wedding, leaving Anita despondent and still trying to have a wedding party without a groom. I felt so bad for her.

But here's the crazy twist: Dion calls the next day, cries and begs and says he was wrong, wrong, wrong to leave her and baby, let's elope to Vegas. And THEY DO, with the attitude of, ha ha, the family tried to break us up, but no one can break us up. The last scene is Christina the daughter crying her eyes out because her mom stooped so low.

There's something to be said for standing up in front of your family and friends and declaring your love for your spouse. And the fact that Dion wouldn't do that would make me not want to marry him. Not to mention the humiliating me in front of everyone I know thing.

Anyway, here's the official Bridezillas episode summary.

And yes, I think too much. Hence the name of this blog.

The bridezilla phenomenon

I just read this article on Slate about the bitch bride . I never really got that. I was so grateful to everyone who was involved in our wedding-- which went off without a hitch and is still talked about within the family -- that I probably killed them with kindness. I try to watch that Bridezillas show, and I usually have to turn it off. I just don't get it.

Of course, this article defends the bride's right to be greedy. Whatever.