OK, I don’t watch much TV, so reality shows tend to sneak up on me. Last week I watched part of a show called Say Yes to the Dress wherein brides to be took an entourage to a swanky New York bridal shop. Wow. It was an eye-opener.
For starters, I wouldn’t take fashion advice from these women if they GAVE the dress to me. A couple of the most prominent ladies have had some seriously questionable “work” done. They look a bit scary, in fact.
And the episode I caught amazed me. One woman—who looked a bit old for a first marriage--decided on a wedding gown that cost eleven thousand dollars. That’s in addition to the “reception dress” that came in at a modest twenty four thousand. Even Sugar Daddy seemed a bit stunned. I wanted to tell him to run away!
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These women were spending the equivalent of a nice down payment on a house! Or you could buy a new car! One potential bride’s father almost had to sell his Harley to pay for her dress.
According to recent statistics, the average price of getting hitched is twenty two thousand bucks. Have we lost our collective minds? Granted, I’ve been married for a million years, but our entire wedding didn’t cost more than about a grand. Mom and I made my dress, my maid of honor recycled a dress from another wedding, and Hubby (bless him) wore a new blue suit his folks bought for him off the rack at Davison’s (if that tells you how long ago it was.) Side note: it’s very frustrating for “fluffy” me to tell you that he could still fit into that same suit. Ugh!
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Anyway, I can’t fathom spending that kind of money for a dress you will only wear once for a few hours. I can see getting a bit carried away if you’re twenty and never been wed, but some of these women were a little long in the tooth to be swept away (especially the one with the Sugar Daddy.) I know that Disney Corp. has been training us girls to expect a Prince Charming and a Cinderella wedding, but let’s get real! He was a Prince—he could afford a shindig. Not to mention the fact that they were imaginary!
Ladies, for heaven’s sake, take a reality check and buy something affordable or RENT that dream dress. Trust me, the “I do’s” will last as l long and will sound sweeter knowing you’re not in hock for a dress.