Did you know that the wedding industry is a $120 BILLION industry? If it was a company it would be number six on the Fortune 500 list.
\nWe’ve recently gone through two weddings in our family, and a third is coming up next year. I know that girls are being groomed to think of their wedding as their day of limelight, and I think that we do them a disservice.
\nYoung couples are paying what amounts to the down payment for a house, or the cost of an upscale new car for two days of celebration. Despite the fact that they both may work, they saddle themselves with unreasonable debt that some never escape.<\/p>\n
\nThe dress industry, caterers, decorators, musicians or DJs, printers, and wedding planners all make their livings supplying necessities for weddings. Each young woman wants to out do the last wedding she went to, and the one-upmanship has become incredibly expensive.
\nAsk to have something printed. Then look to see what it would have cost to have something similar printed for a wedding, and you will find that the word “wedding” ups the cost incredibly. And that’s true of all the services associated with a wedding.
\nIt’s time to explain the concept of simplicity, and the idea of focusing on the reason for the celebration, to our youngsters. I’m not suggesting eloping, or choosing not to marry. I’m simply suggesting that there’s something wrong in teaching a young woman that her wedding day is the high point of her life.
\nPerhaps we need to do more to show them that there is a rich and varied tapestry of life coming their way. Motherhood, a career, and sharing their years with the man they love are all more important than the trappings around them when they say “I do.”
\nLet’s work on instilling higher values, and a broader view of the beauty in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you know that the wedding industry is a $120 BILLION industry? If it was a company it would be number six on the Fortune 500 list. We’ve recently gone through two weddings in our family, and a third is … Continue reading