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Monday, May 21, 2007 12:00 AM

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

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  • Monday, May 21, 2007 11:46 PM

    Silk and lace vs. tracksuits

    Let's look at this issue through the fun-house mirror of life (by which I mean Hollywood of course.) there are the J-Lo's who have "traditional" weddings with the heavily botoxed wedding planners and Wolfgang Puck cakes. And then there are the Nicky Hiltons and Britney Spears that have cheap Vegas weddings and "pimp" branded velour suits. Guess what these "happy marriages" have in common?

    I'm just bringing this up to say that how much or little one spends on a wedding doesn't neccisarily predict matrimonial success (or lack thereof.)

    —Jon Dubya Read Jon Dubya's other letters

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