It is summer time again and the season is taking people by a craze. A lot of people, couples mainly, have been waiting impatiently for the summer because it is the time of the year when families reunite and the fun begins; there is no better time to tie the knot and finally get married.
Not a single day passes by without receiving an invitation
card to attend a wedding of a relative, friend, coworker or even an
acquaintance. The funny thing is that you are always expected to attend because
this is what the social etiquette tells us to do. Once you subconsciously make
the decision to attend, you need a new dress, a beauty salon hair style and
makeup and above all, you need to extend a suitable gift.
All this is great when you really care about those getting married, but what happens when you know them only casually, or they are family friends that you probably won’t ever see again in your lifetime? What then? Should you or should you not go?
Every time I attend a wedding, I come out with the same conclusion; what a waste of money!!
So what does make a typical wedding in
Let’s forget about the residence and its furnishing, rent and whatever a house needs for a moment, and let’s just focus on the wedding party itself.
In order to have a wedding like the daughter of aunti Suha or even a better one than that of the son of 3ammo Jamal; you need to make sure that you have the following:
You need a royal wedding dress. When I say royal; I mean it, you hear me? I mean it! It has to be of silky fabric and hand decorated. The corset and skirt need to make you look like a princess; anything less than that and you will look so poor and as if you had rented the thing, shame on you!
For your groom; you need a suite of a tycoon. Shoes must match. It has to be the right size; that’s why you have to have it tailored especially for him. All accessories must be bought from global brand names because people can tell the difference you know! The tie, cufflinks and tie pin should all be original.
Now you need someone like Marwan Kheir to give you the
princess look. The wedding dress will not do you much good if not matched with
a great hairstyle and a makeup that hides all your face imperfections and make
you look like a movie star.
Let’s talk about the party!
First of all; it has to be in a five stars hotel, because that’s where your friend Soso had her wedding last year. Flowers should be everywhere and it must be natural flowers; we don’t want people to think that we are vulgar and do not know how to plan a great wedding party. As for music, it must be the best DJ in town or better yet; get one of the hot shot performers out there; Haifa would make the wedding memorable if only she was not more beautiful than you; people will forget about you and will keep staring at her and we don’t want that on your own wedding, so it is much better to get a guy. Also a belly dancer is out of the question because we don’t want her to steal the lights now, do we?
Now, what about the buffet? It has include various dishes
because people have different tastes, we don’t want them to say we are mean, so
make sure you include Jordanian, Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Italian, Chinese,
and maybe some Indian and don’t forget about desserts. Speaking of desserts,
the wedding cake should be different because it reflects your taste and
identity so don’t be typical!
All that and I still did not mention the ring/”shabkeh” and the bedroom furniture as these should be out of the way by now!
Is the period of 4-5 hours worth all that? Do people get high on spending their money that way? Does all this make him a better guy or her a better lady? Will this help them face the first few months of their married life when they get to know each other? Will that make them a happier couple?
No wonder that more guys are choosing to wait longer before falling in the trap of marriage and no wonder that more girls are entering the world of spinsterhood! I say it is a trap because that’s all what guys see, they do not see a woman they love and want to be with her no matter what, rather they see an empty bank account and probably a load of loans to be paid back; trust me, this is no way to start a life!
If love really existed between couples, none of these empty “keeping up appearances” actions would make any difference to them. They would take the money they have and go launch their life as a couple on a far island where they can spend a few days away from people and really make happy memories and lots of pictures to document them.
To me, a wedding is nothing more than dressing simple, having your closest family and friends around you and then a great long honeymoon, now that’s what I call a great wedding and that is exactly why I have boycotted all the weddings I get invited to, unless it was someone very special or if I had to attend.
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from United States