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The marriage industrial complex
Rebecca Mead, author of a new book on the out-of-control American wedding, discusses Disney brides, formalwear for pets, and whether hiring a wedding planner is ever a feminist act.
By Hannah Wallace [2007-05-21]

  • Thank goodness I eloped

    I agree 100%.

    Way too many of my normally smart friends have sucked in, and one even spent well over $50,000 on a wedding that was mostly just hassle...though it was "pretty". She barely remembers any of it, she was too stressed and busy.

    Having gone to Vegas myself, I was shocked at how many of my friends & family were a little put off that I didn't tell them of my plans. My cousin had made that mistake and her elopement became 44 people in a chapel in Vegas.

    -- AnnieW
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    Sunday, May 20, 2007 07:05 PM
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