Inspired by the recent weddings I’ve been to and numerous wedding groups I’ve joined since deciding to get married. I’ve had my eyes opened. DP thinks I’m jaded and cynical.
• The wedding websites. I can see how this could be convenient but a cracker we had recently included a photoshoot and bloody biography almost, detailing where they first met -five children ago might I add- , their entire love story and how excited they were to start their life together.
• A couple who have proudly used a random generator to create their seating plan. This allows everyone to mingle and stops people only speaking to people they know. This one’s from a wedding group I’m in.
• A bride ‘confused’ about where the mother of the groom ‘has’ to be on the morning of the wedding. Doesn’t want to leave her out if she ‘should’ be getting ready with the bridal party. Surely it’s just wherever you, your husband or she wants to be?
• Wedding favours of a single polo mint, haribo heart etc. All individually wrapped with a personalised cellophane wrapper. About seven random pieces in total.
• Personalised coaster/fridge magnet of the bride and groom’s faces, wedding date and names, that everybody supposedly loved. I think I might like this if it was my immediate family but surely no one is displaying these otherwise.
• Bridal showers, weekend away hens and abroad hens. Very much mandatory too unless you want to be cut off by the bride apparently. Not either or but all.
I get that these groups, and weddings in general, are their own ecosystems but surely this is not the norm.