A little something for the ladies...
I hear a lot about how men tend to get off easy when it comes to wedding planning, and in many cases I suppose it's true. I've had more than one male friend describe his entire matrimonial preparaton regimen as, "I just have to show up." This was often punctuated by a belch as he tried to reach for a beer while simultaneously steering Jeremy Roenick to the blue line on Sega's NHL '94.
Whether or not this is still overwhelmingly the case, I don't know. Speaking from personal experience, I can tell you The Wife (at the time, The Fiancee) and I did almost all the planning and legwork together. We were living hundreds of miles from most family members, so it was necessity more than anything else, but I think I enjoyed the wedding that much more knowing I'd pitched in. Disadvantages? Dealing with the printer was a bitch. Advantages? Getting to tell the DJ that if he played "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang I would personally come across the console and tear out his throat.
Memories...
One area where women really do get shortchanged, nuptial-wise, is that of clothing. I'm told the pressures involved in picking out the proper wedding dress, as well as outfitting your bridesmaids, are pretty nasty. Personally, I adopted the tried and true male tactic of picking up my tuxedo the day before the ceremony and trying not to tear out any seams while jumping around like an idiot to "Head Like A Hole" at the reception. Not very complicated, certainly by the bridal party's standards.
But it could've been worse.
Submitted for your amusement, a link to Ugly Dress.com, home to pictures of some of the world's worst bridesmaid dresses, some pretty hideous wedding gowns, prom dresses, and shoes as well. It probably doesn't speak too well of me to say that I didn't see the problem with a number of the frocks presented here, so I'll just shut up.
I get the point about the pregnant prom dress and the maxi-pad slippers, however. Ye gods.
Thanks to my friend Karen for the link.
I need to dig up some of the othe ugly dress sites I've seen. There are some pretty scary ones out there.
Some of them don't even know they're ugly dress sites. They just think they're dress sites.
Yeah, well, I was talking about my wedding, dude.
Yours was one drafty reception, however.
Very nice ugly dresses. Also check out our site with hidious dresses at bridesmaid Dresses 101. I hope you like it!
I don't remember you dancing to any "nine inch nails" at my wife and I's nuptial festivities. I do remember none of us were wearing pants.