Comments on: Indiezilla http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:17:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla/comment-page-1#comment-51394 Sarah Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:06:18 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla#comment-51394 They just don't want you to not spend a zillion dollars on the monopoly they've formed and are defending... it's so transparent. They just don't want you to not spend a zillion dollars on the monopoly they've formed and are defending… it's so transparent.

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]]> By: tati http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla/comment-page-1#comment-692 tati Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:27:43 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla#comment-692 i'm not even a bride to be (yet) but i've been helping a friend out - and anything related to the traditional market gives me a coronary. it's way too expensive, bland and boring. i mean, i know a FASHION DESIGNER who paid 6K for her OWN dress?! that is ridiculous to me. if i could sew anything beyond a button, i'd make my own. keep up the good work. :) i'm not even a bride to be (yet) but i've been helping a friend out – and anything related to the traditional market gives me a coronary. it's way too expensive, bland and boring. i mean, i know a FASHION DESIGNER who paid 6K for her OWN dress?! that is ridiculous to me. if i could sew anything beyond a button, i'd make my own.

keep up the good work. :)

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]]> By: Jezebel http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla/comment-page-1#comment-667 Jezebel Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:17:01 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla#comment-667 I've noticed that the whole push to be "indie" is just as pushy as being "traditional". It's the same kind of social pressures, just from the other side. Marketing, they all want you to buy their stuff and don't really care if you like it so long as you buy it. I'm not "indie", I"m not "traditional", I'm Me, and We are getting married. The only reason anyone should care about how my wedding looks or what I wear is because they have an invested interest in parting me from my money. The wedding industry makes me about as sick as the funeral industry. "Well you want to have a 'special day' don't you?" Our day is going to be special because we make it special, not because I bought a dress or had 100 napkins printed. I've noticed that the whole push to be "indie" is just as pushy as being "traditional". It's the same kind of social pressures, just from the other side. Marketing, they all want you to buy their stuff and don't really care if you like it so long as you buy it.

I'm not "indie", I"m not "traditional", I'm Me, and We are getting married.

The only reason anyone should care about how my wedding looks or what I wear is because they have an invested interest in parting me from my money. The wedding industry makes me about as sick as the funeral industry. "Well you want to have a 'special day' don't you?" Our day is going to be special because we make it special, not because I bought a dress or had 100 napkins printed.

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]]> By: ms. tea http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla/comment-page-1#comment-646 ms. tea Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:49:52 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla#comment-646 i dont even think it is true that buying into the wedding industry is "easier". i have made a rule that anything relating to my wedding that doesnt leave me feeling serene is out. so far going "indie" has been far easier and more conducive to serenity. buying my dress on ebay was a lot easier than going into a million bridal salons, booking appontments, trying on dresses i knew i wouldnt like and couldnt afford. every part of our wedding planning has been the most easy and natural decision so i hardly think it is arguable that doing things that "fit" you are going to be more difficult or time consuming. if it is what you know and what you are used to it will likely go more smoothly than trying to fit into the american bride mold that you know nothing about. i dont even think it is true that buying into the wedding industry is "easier". i have made a rule that anything relating to my wedding that doesnt leave me feeling serene is out. so far going "indie" has been far easier and more conducive to serenity. buying my dress on ebay was a lot easier than going into a million bridal salons, booking appontments, trying on dresses i knew i wouldnt like and couldnt afford. every part of our wedding planning has been the most easy and natural decision
so i hardly think it is arguable that doing things that "fit" you are going to be more difficult or time consuming. if it is what you know and what you are used to it will likely go more smoothly than trying to fit into the american bride mold that you know nothing about.

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]]> By: summer http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla/comment-page-1#comment-611 summer Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:01:49 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/indiezilla#comment-611 I kind of don't get what their point is. They seem to be a bit snarky about the whole DIY, different from tradition wedding and yet they are also trying to be "informative" (one of the authors had a very non traditional wedding). Also, I totally disagree with their point that the political should be kept out of weddings. If it's a reflection of the couple and their beliefs, it should absolutely be in the wedding. For some, marriage is a political act. I kind of don't get what their point is. They seem to be a bit snarky about the whole DIY, different from tradition wedding and yet they are also trying to be "informative" (one of the authors had a very non traditional wedding). Also, I totally disagree with their point that the political should be kept out of weddings. If it's a reflection of the couple and their beliefs, it should absolutely be in the wedding. For some, marriage is a political act.

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