Bizarre Wedding

Drunk Groom

I had a feeling that modern weddings come from a bizarre and slightly misogynistic ritual. This would explain why modern men chafe at the thought of serving under the yoke of marriage…The roots of marriage are downright barbaric! Of course it sucks even worse for the women, if you look at the history of marriage, right down to the bride being given away at the altar.

Jenn Thompson writes:

All of our society’s gender issues stem from the fact that fathers once used their daughters as currency to a) pay off a debt to a wealthier land owner, b) symbolize a sacrificial, monetary peace offering to an opposing tribe or c) buy their way into a higher social strata.

Of course, brides to be were not always so willing…or at least the family of the bride-to-be was not always so willing.

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In a Big Country

someone was left at the alterYup, it is a big country. And a big country needs a big wedding industry. About 2,160,000 weddings occurred in the US from December 2005 to December 2006 (according to the CDC) spending approximately $86 Billion. That averages out to around $40,000 per wedding. Shoot me now Sweet! Just to put things into perspective, I Googled the word “wedding” and got 301,000,000 references.

Just for kicks, I Googled runaway brides and got 38,000 references. “Left at the alter” brings in 12,000 (ouch now that is just too much). So subtract 50,000 from 2,160,000 weddings and that leaves you with 2,110,000 weddings that actually went off without a hitch! Another way to look at it is $2 Billion dollars was left standing in the aisle! Yes, I know these stats aren’t even remotely accurate, but it makes you think… So go home and hug you fiancee and tell her

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