There are multiple reasons why a lot of couples decide to rush to Las Vegas, Nevada to get married. Some choose to quickly tie the knot, because they do not want to have a baby out of wedlock. Another reason is that their families do not support the relationship and they feel the need to prove them wrong. Lastly, it is typically a quicker process, affordable, and easier than planning a traditional wedding. Even though those are legitimate reasons there is nothing special about having a Las Vegas wedding. I personally agree with Joan Didionex as she explains in her essay “Marrying Absurd” the problems with eloping in Las Vegas. The weddings ceremonies are rushed, the sincerity is not as strong as a traditional wedding would provide, and the chapels on the main strip are just in it for the money. …show more content…
This is a slight problem but so many great memories are built together during the planning. One could be the taste testing of cakes and different meals to find the perfect one for the reception. Another special moment could be the bride to be getting to take her family and friends to find the dress that she has dreamed about for years, or groom getting to help pick the drink selection and music for the night. However, Joan Didionex explain when the change came about to make it easier for couples to get married it was “….between 9:00 p.m. and midnight of August 26, 1965, an otherwise unremarkable Thursday which happened to be, by Presidential order, the last day on which anyone could improve his draft status merely by getting married.” (Joan Didionex – Marrying Absurd). That night one hundred and seventy-one couples became husband and wife. The shocking part is that one man who was a justice of the peace by the name of Mr. James A. Brennan completed sixty-seven of those marriages. Mr. Brennan
The passage, “Marrying Absurd” by Joan Didion gives the readers a vivid look into the “wedding business” that goes on in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are about 19 wedding chapels located in Las Vegas, which operate 24 hours, 7 days a week. In order to get married in Vegas the bride must be 18 years old or have parental permission, whereas the bridegroom must swear that he is 21 years old or also has parental permission. Before they are allowed to go through with the marriage, the couple must put down $5 for a marriage license (On Sundays and Holidays, the price is $15 for the license). Nothing else is required for the marriage to take place. Around the time 9:00 pm and Midnight on August 26th, 1965, by Presidential order, it was the last day on
Union between two quarrelsome objects can be the most amazing creation in certain situations, take for instance, water. Originally, water was just hydroxide and hydrogen ions, but together these two molecules formed a crucial source of survival for most walks of life. That is how marriage can feel, it is the start of a union that without this union the world would not be the same. A Hmong mother, Foua took it upon herself to perform a marriage ceremony for the author of “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”, Anne Fadiman. In this miniscule event, two cultures with completely conflicting ideas came together to form a union. In this union, an American was celebrating an event in a Hmong way, truly a collision of two cultures.
Engstrom (2008) argues in his paper that weddings are considered hegemonic practices due to the fact that getting married is considered “the life goal for women” (p. 61). He believes that the media and publications surrounding weddings and wedding materials (for example, dresses, veils, flowers, etc.) make weddings seem glamorous. Engstrom’s focus on hegemony and women is the media that surrounds weddings. Engstrom (2008) writes, “these bridal media serve as an example of hegemony…as the exercise of indirect power as exemplified by civil institutions, among which he includes the media industry” (p. 61). In that, weddings have become part of this category of dominant practices due to the media presenting ideas around weddings. The media portrays weddings as a goal that should be fulfilled by the entire population. Examples of media would be reality TV shows, magazines, advertisements, and even movies surrounding the idea of marriage. All of these examples help support the notion that marriage is considered a ‘hegemonic practice’
Lucentio eagerly feels like throwing in a banquet to celebrate the recent marriages of the three men; Petruchio who’s married to Kate, Hortensio to a rich widow and Lucentio to the fair Bianca. When everybody had settled down around the table Petruchio and the old widow engaged in some bantering at Hortensio’s expense.
Firstly, I would like to say how pleasing it is to see so many of John and Rhonda’s close relatives and friends who have joined them on their wedding day. It never fails to amaze me the distance some people will travel for some free food.
Robson, Ruthann. "The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History: Marriage." Houghton Mifflin Study Center. 19 Nov. 2005. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/women/html/wh_022200_marriage.htm.
An average of 115,000 weddings take place in the city each year, and couples find they have a number of Las Vegas Wedding Packages to choose from. This ensures every couple will find the one that best meets their needs and their budget. "Little Church of the West offers a simple elopement package for couples who decide they no longer want to wait to tie the knot. However, a more elaborate package is offered for those who wish to have a destination wedding and choose our facility for the venue. Regardless of which option is selected, a personal wedding planner is included in the price," Vallance announces.
Schoenberg Nara, A surprising new look at arranged marriages, August 22, 2012, Tribune Newspapers, retrieved from: http://articles.chicagotribune.com
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on January 6. The winter air was crisp and the view was amazing. The soft salty scent from the ocean filled the air. Off the balcony on the second story of the Long Beach Yacht Club I could see the light swells of the Pacific Ocean. The small crashing of waves added to the peaceful instrumental background sounds as the ceremony was about to begin. January 6, my wedding date, was a day that changed the rest of my life.
In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen shows examples of how most marriages were not always for love but more as a formal agreement arranged by the two families. Marriage was seen a holy matrimony for two people but living happil...
Strauss, Mark L. Remarriage after Divorce in Today's Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan 2009) 20, back cover.
One of the first moments that gives me goose bumps at a wedding is the seconds leading up to the brides entrance. Tawnia, with her arm snuggled in to her super proud Dad, looked classically elegant in her dress. Capturing a final daughter and Dad time together before Tawnia’s big moment was all the moment lovely especially with the gorgeous staircase as a backdrop. Meanwhile, little did she know that the flutter of that by feet just above her head was happening as her happy little boy, Albie, was grinning from ear to ear, practicing his walking up the aisle.
Totally off topic (again) but I did write a poem once for a wedding our family was invited to, when I was just five years old. I still remember it today. I memorized it even. Here it goes; “Roses are red, Violets are blue, and peanut butter is brown”.
My sister had been constructing her wedding day since before she had even shared a civil glance with a boy - and why not occupy your childhood dreaming of snotty-tissues and groomsmen wearing cravates that look as if they were artfully knotted by an elephant? The more I understand about weddings, the less tolerance I have for them. I too spent a great deal of my childhood dreaming of my big day and a beautiful gown in the colour only really flattering on corpses and infants. I even fantasized about the love of my life slumping to one knee and presenting me with a velveteen box containing a pitiable ring, which, after my ecstatic shriek of affirmation, would become the gaudiest item I would ever wear.
Another aspect of marriage has lost its value. People just move in and live together whenever they want. Until the 21st century, this was not a norm. Couples got married first, and then moved in together. It takes away the purity in marriage.