Blog 4 - Wedding Season

I am in a wedding this weekend. The wedding is for my sorority little sister, and I'm the Maid of Honor. 

Last weekend, we had her bachelorette night. This night was a lot more low key than most brides I hear about these days, mainly because the bride (and most of the bridesmaids) are all under the age of 21. We had a relaxing dinner and stayed in a hotel in Birmingham. I decorated the room before she got there, we had cupcakes and played your typical bachelorette games, and that was about it. Just innocent fun and laughter.

Why should there be more?

I have heard full blown HORROR STORIES lately from some girlfriends of mine regarding upcoming weddings that they are in. The tales I hear are both shocking and disappointing to me. 

Apparently, my generation now feels entitled to have extravagant, blowout weddings, bachelorette parties, etc. You name it, they think they deserve it. NEWS FLASH: YOU ARE NOT A KARDASHIAN. Sorry if that shocks you, but someone had to tell ya. It is NOT necessary to have a huge bachelorette weekend in New Orleans that will break the banks of all your bridesmaids. These women are in your wedding to support you, not to be your slave.

Honestly, I believe that 99% of these women want these things just so they can post the events on social media and make people jealous. That is a very sad truth that I hate to even bring up. What happened to being content with what you have? What happened to letting your best friends plan your bachelorette with their ideas? Selfishness. Arrogance. Entitlement. That's what happened. 

I have learned a lot from wedding season, and it really hasn't even started yet. If I get married one day, I don't want my wedding to be a burden to anyone. I want it to be a fun time of celebration, but not to the point where my bridesmaids have to choose whether to pay their rent, or buy a $400 bridesmaids dress they will wear for 4 hours. It's time to get back to the heart of a wedding, and remember what it's really about.