A conversation with the nuptial-industrial complex
Fashion Advice
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on March 26, 2008
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This post from LJ user theelusiven cracked me up:
The Nuptial-Industrial Complex: Hi! Great to see you! You know, you've only been wearing that engagement ring for over a year now. You owe it to your friends to get married soon. They aren't going to be around forever, you know. You don't want to wait until you're a fat old embittered hag of a career woman who can't pop out the babies anymore, because he'll leave you for the Emperor's Club!Me: ::sigh:: No, not right now. I'm just taking a look at some informal wedding dresses to take a break from deconstructing Article III. Don't go getting your hopes up.
TNIC: ::grumbles:: Okay! There's this dress: see how pretty it is, with the flounces! And the train! You're not a real woman if it's not bright-white and floor length, and he'll think you're so beautiful with that extra few yards of cloth dragging the ground and slowly turning black!
Read the whole hilarious post/conversation. (And yes, I found it in my referral logs. I find a lot of good stuff there. 
About Ariel Meadow Stallings
Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.
Rachel said
I love it! Totally hilarious and completely true!
Erin said
I laughed so hard at that that I snorted in the middle of our very quiet university library. Thank you for cheering up my day!
TheElusiveN said
WOW!
Thank you for cheering up MY day.
I was going to post it on my OBT blog, but for some reason, the links wouldn't paste in.
I just squealed in a law school computer lab.
How un-lawyerlike.
Laura said
I just read the whole post – sooo funny cause it's SOOOO true! When I was calling around interviewing ministers for my musical theater/karaoke wedding, I actually had one tell me "Oh, honey…you don't want to duet into your ceremony. That's just too much pressure!" When I explained that my fiance and I had done quite a bit of musical theater and were used to that sort of thing, she actually said (in her most uppity-pretentious voice): "Well, I've done SEVERAL CELEBRITY weddings and you would not believe how nervous they are. You do NOT want to sing on your wedding day."
Um…thanks…CLICK!
I ended up finding a minister who sang and played guitar and was all down with it – and it was a blast!
OH – P.S. Nordstroms.com is a great place to find cool, chic, re-wearable dresses. I found a Marilyn Monroe inspired knee length dress for $150. Best part – you can order multiple sizes, try them on at home and return whatever doesn't work to the store! No pressure and no pushy salespeople forcing a veil on to your head!
Moonspun said
What a great post! Goodness I love people with that great wit…
Kathleen said
"But–but—you'll look like a whore!"
OMG I love her!