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April 30, 2005
Ritual over Reason
Imagine a young couple that wants to commit to one another before God, relatives, and friends. They want their marriage to be satisfying and last for eternity. But what’s the first thing they do. They plan an elaborate wedding ceremony that is solely designed to destroy them.
First, they spend thousands of dollars on a wedding, reception, and honeymoon. There’s nothing like starting out a marriage with no money in the bank. Second, the couple has to go to various stores in town and decide what gifts they should register for. There’s nothing like arguing over colors of hand towels and discussing how many sheet sets you’ll need. Third, who do you invite to the party? Your fiancé doesn’t exactly agree with your list. The fun’s just beginning as you both try to decide who makes the cut. Fourth, remember the wedding day is your day, but oh yeah, better pay somebody to record it because you won’t remember a thing. And forget about being in the mood later that night, you’re going to be physically exhausted and emotionally drained. Okay, maybe not completely, but you get my point. I’m telling you, today’s wedding traditions are designed to create divorces.
All in all, I’m not quite sure how to totally avoid the insanity of weddings, ceremonies do have a place, but I do have one thought to share. We could definitely help newlyweds by including a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the wedding gift we buy them. The postcard would already be filled out and would say something like, “Thanks for the ___________ (fill in the blank with the type of gift). It is very nice, we will really enjoy it. Thanks for attending our wedding.” Then you simply leave a space for the newlyweds to sign their names. They no longer need to go through the dull and time consuming ritual of writing all those cards thanking guests for crystal fruit bowls and wrong colored hand towels.
Posted by fstone at April 30, 2005 12:23 PM
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