Weddings--WTF?

When the husband and I married nearly 12 years ago, my desire to have "The Imperial March" played as the recessional was looked upon with much derision by certain people--and was nixed by the church in which we were married since it's not a liturgical song of a religion recognized by the Church. (Sorry, followers of obscure Star Wars-origin religions don't get the nod from the Pope.) Sure, we ended up playing it--awkwardly--as we entered at the reception, but it was just...a throwaway moment.

Nowadays, since weddings have gotten even more ridiculously out of hand than they were a dozen years ago, it seems the bride and groom go to extreme lengths to make their guests feel awkward and uncomfortable. I'm sure, Gentle Reader, you've seen or heard about the neverending wedding processional, complete with ham-handed choreography straight from a drunken frat party, accompanied by that product placement-rific tune "Forever" by that bastion of romance, Chris Brown.

While you might argue, Gentle Reader, that that particular example may not have made guests uncomfortable, this gem surely did.


Do bad reception DJs really cost that much? I it really that difficult to hook up an iPod to some speakers or put together a digital slideshow for reception entertainment? Are couples really this cheap?

Man, the dude could at least have sprung for a decent Supes costume, and not just paired a Supes t-shirt from target with some other somewhat appropriate articles of clothing he found here and there. What a cheapskate, especially consider the bride probably dropped a pretty penny of that meringuey gown of hers.

Yeah, this one's definitely going to last a lifetime.