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2 Comments To Wed (And to Laugh)
If you’ve ever been around brides at all, you know they go crazy before the wedding day. They change their minds more often than they change underwear, magnify every little glitch in the planning, obsess about coming down with zits on the day itself and not having Pronexin to make it go away, worry that the bridesmaids won’t be there on time, yada, yada.
Well, anyway, I talked to a friend yesterday and promised her I’d go to her wedding even if it’s in Manila… and while I mapped out the trip in my mind (even though it might not happen for two years more because yes, I’m strange like that), it occurred to me that weddings would be a lot easier on the pocket if we do them like the hippies do.
How so?
Well, hippie weddings are quick to throw. You just ask a judge or a pastor to show up, give somebody a guitar (with instructions to play it at the right time), and find a hillside for everyone and the couple to stand barefoot in. There would be no wedding cake, no invitation cards, no party favors, and no asking what went into the brownies.
And, if you want to take it further and turn it into a friends of the earth ceremony of sorts, you can save even more. The bride can wear unbleached cotton for her dress, you can serve organic vegetables at the reception, and make recycling bins the statement pieces of the occasion.
Yep, a hippie or friends of the earth wedding is cool. I can’t think of a single name who would want that over the usual nine yards, though. Can you?
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Oh, we wanted a hippie wedding, too! A simple dress, flowers in my hair, pot luck buffet, 30 guests and lotsa singing. Didn’t happen–parents were horrified. Hahaha. We did just prepare for the wedding in 2 months (everyone thought I was pregnant) so I never had the chance to become bridezilla because there wasn’t time to be a diva! Not that I wanted to do that!!! Gosh, how horrible.
Anyway, I do know somebody who actually did a hippie/Wiccan wedding. Yes, a witch wed them! The guests all wore white, had flowers in their hair, were barefoot in the grass overlooking a beach. The bride and groom’s sisters surrounded the couple in a chalk circle, each sister representing the elements (earth, wind, fire, water, wood). It was very strange but very spiritual as well.
Of course, as soon as their shocked parents found out that this wedding happened, they immediately arranged a new Catholic wedding that was very en grande. Very proper, very alta sociedad, very boring.