Kerry and I recently had a discussion about the TV program “Say Yes to the Dress”, which features brides shopping for their important wedding dress at KleinfeldBridal, which carries the largest selection of couture wedding dresses, designer exclusives, headpieces and veils. Today’s brides are eager to spend big dollars to look like princesses on their wedding day: $2,500 up to $30,000 and above! On the program, brides try on dress after dress, modelling them for their mothers, mother-in-laws to be, bridesmaids, and sometimes the groom. It is a big production.
Kerry and I laugh about our wedding dresses which in each case ended up being the first ones we tried on and only cost $100. Consumerism has pushed wedding costs over the top – big, fancy receptions too, with huge, cascading table centrepieces, organza overlay tablecloths, chair skirts, lots of food, and then at midnight, sometimes hot dogs and ice cream. All this is part of the American dream I guess.
Here are some pictures from Kerry and Roger’s wedding day. Kerry’s bridesmaids were Marnie (her sister-in-law to be at that time), Janice and Donna (me).
Kerry & Roger leaving the church
On the front steps of the church.
Bridesmaids from the top: Marnie, Janice and Donna.
Cutting the wedding cake.
First Dance with Bridal Party Joining In
L - R: Marsh, Janice, Don & Donna
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