Viewpoint: C’mon guys, just mail in that wedding invite
I have a confession to make. I like weddings.
I have a confession to make. I like weddings.
I can’t help it. Something about seeing two people in love, binding themselves to each other in a public declaration of marriage, asking for support from those in attendance and the fancy meal and deejayed dance that follows that always hooks me.
My wife and I just celebrated our second anniversary and I still have fond memories of all the buildup in the weeks leading up to the “big day,” and then the whirlwind of last-minute troubleshooting that ensued the day of.
Did I enjoy the experience enough to want to do it all over again? No way. Putting on one wedding is enough for me. It’s an experience that can’t be repeated (or at least shouldn’t), if only because of all the work involved.
It seems like every time one of our friends or relatives gets married they look back a few weeks later and say the same thing – “Oh wow! The day flew by so fast.”
Now obviously not everyone may agree with that observation. I have a group of buddies who tease me about my fervor for weddings. Apparently, I’m the only one in the cadre that actually responds to invites on time. I’m the only one that shows up early for the ceremony. Go ahead, call me a sap. But I like the idea of a bunch of people getting together to celebrate the marriage of their friends and/or relatives. Why not embrace a festive occasion when one arises?
Of course, the counter might be, “Modern day weddings have become blown out of proportion. It’s the marriage that counts in the end.” I can’t disagree with that notion. But I still can’t figure out the aversion that some of my friends have to weddings in general. I guess if you’ve been to one you’ve been to them all?
In the next eight weeks my wife and I will attend five weddings. We’ve already been to a few this summer. I guess we’re at the age where our peers, siblings and cousins are all diving into the institution of marriage at the same time.
At a clip of seven weddings in four months, some might say it’s time to skip one or two. To the critics I say, no way.
You may not enjoy all the pomp and circumstance that comes with the rite of passage into marriage. But let’s be honest. You like the free meal.
So grab that clip-on tie and dust off those penny loafers. I’ll see you on the dance floor when the deejay cues up Otis Day and the Knights.
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