Post # 1
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: May 2013 - Kempinski San Lawrenz, Gozo
I’m sorry, I just had to put this out there. It upsets me when people say “it’s all about the bride” or “the bride is the centre of attention”….”all eyes will be on the bride”.
I wish everyone would just realise what a wedding is really about. no it’s NOT about the bride, it’s about the bride AND groom, and two families becoming one. It’s a man marrying a woman, so it’s TWO people. With this mentality it’s not wonder men tend to chicken out of the wedding-planning! I see so many weddings where all the groom has to do is show up and pose for pictures. I wish we could all respect our man more during this time, because after all, it is all about him as well.
Vent over.
Post # 3
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Buzzing Beekeeper
i agree 🙂
while all eyes will be on the bride as she is walking up the aisle, the eyes will be on the bride AND groom for all the rest, it is about both of them 🙂 i am certainly trying to encompass that when planning our wedding, i am asking my Fiance about everything, and our two main colours for the wedding are his favourite colour and my favourite colour 🙂 we are naming our tables after books, both books he likes and mine, and we are trying to make sure it is a happy event for both families, and mixing up the families too so they can all get to know each other 🙂
Post # 4
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Busy bee
This mentality drives me crazy. There has been numerous times during wedding planning where my Fiance has said that the wedding is all about me so i should choose “xyz”. I am not sure if he really feels that way or was just trying to dodge giving an opinion (he hates creating any kind of controversy).
Post # 6
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Busy bee
I’m in the same boat as @teresa1083w My partner has been married before & isn’t keen on the limelight. He likes to tell me the wedding day is all about me, no champ it’s about US!
Post # 7
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Bumble Beekeeper
- Wedding: March 2012 - Pelican Grand Beach Resort
I agree, and I think we should also acknowledge that the wedding and reception are about the guests too and their comfort and needs matter. I absolutely go crazy when I read Bees brush off concerns about their guests and inconveniencing them by claiming that it’s all about the bride and the guests can deal.
Post # 8
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Buzzing bee
Agreed. I’ve gotta shake my head any time I see a blatantly-bride-centric wedding. Really? He wanted to wear a hot pink vest? Really? Or when I see bridesmailoo with the jaw-clenchiest forced smiles, looking exhausted at the alter. Or albums where it’s all “look at the bride enjoying her day!” while the groom lurksion the background.
By that same token, I don’t like it when people focus on the wedding and not the marriage at all. There’s a reason that so many marriages end in the first two years. Plan for a lifetime, not just a day.
Post # 9
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Bumble bee
YES! Thank you! I was explaining this to someone yesterday. It isn’t about the bride. Your wedding should be the day your friends and loved ones see you as a family unit for the first time. The day you commit to spending your lives together. It isn’t about who can have the biggest party and having a big “pay attention to me!” day. Yes, odds are it will end up about the bride. The groom doesn’t really care most of the time. But it shouldn’t be planned that way.
I was explaining how much the Alfred Angelo Disney princess dresses annoyed me to someone yesterday. They’re beautiful but they encapsulate everything wrong with this bride culture. I get that you spent a long time imagining your dream wedding. Pink, poofy, wearing Cinderella’s ball gown! Did you even imagine a groom? Or the rest of your life post-wedding? It shouldn’t be about looking like a princess. It should be about celebrating your love.
Post # 10
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Buzzing Beekeeper
Fiance always tells me it’s my wedding. I always correct him.
Post # 12
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Busy bee
Post # 13
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Bumble bee
I agree. I had to tell my Fiance that there’s a lot of pressure on me because people want to know what I want instead of what WE want….. And the perception is all he has to do is show up in his suit! Luckily he has been supportive of everything and has offered his input and has taken on a few tasks himself.
Post # 14
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Busy bee
@Adams_bee: AGREED!
However its the bridal industry that pushes this to make money. But that is why I love the Bee, no crazy bridezilla’s here !:D
Post # 15
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Bumble Beekeeper
- Wedding: March 2012 - Pelican Grand Beach Resort
@MrsRose: loved reading that, esp. the part about gaps and the cocktail hour
Post # 16
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Bee Keeper
I agree 100% with this!!!
