Monday, April 16, 2007
Advice for men about to get married
If you are a man engaged to be married, and your betrothed proposes to wed you in one of these, reconsider your choice. Seriously.
13 Comments:
By 
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Mon Apr 16, 07:46:00 PM:
And what, pray tell, will Prince Charming be prancing about in? Does Disney do codpieces? If I were compelled to get hitched in the garb of a Disney character, I'd rather be Scrooge McDuck: no pants, and lots of cash. For that, she can wear whatever she damn well pleases.
By 
Miss Ladybug, at
Mon Apr 16, 07:53:00 PM:
I wouldn't go out of my way to wear a "Disney princess" gown wherever I find Mr. Right and get married. I'm going to more go on a) do I like the dress to begin with; b) what does said dress look like on ME; and c) how much does said dress cost. I've no idea how much these dresses will cost, but I'm willing to bet they could well be into the thousands of dollars. I refuse to spend that much money on a piece of clothing I'll wear once, and likely not for an entire day...
By Escort81, at
Mon Apr 16, 08:44:00 PM:
Which is why I am in my 40s and still single.
Miss Ladybug brings common sense into the equation, which generally seems to fly out the window when a wedding is being planned.
I always thought eloping to Vegas and getting married by an Elvis impersonator might be fun. Too kitschy?
By Miss Ladybug, at
Mon Apr 16, 08:55:00 PM:
I'll want the nice wedding with friends and family present, but I don't want to end up with the equivalent of a car loan to pay for it. I've never been one for "keeping up with the Joneses" - that's not how my parents raised me.
By , at
Mon Apr 16, 09:13:00 PM:
I know a few couples that something like that would work for. I also live 1 mile from Disneyland's main gate, so I probably know a few more people who have a theme park background than the average American. One couple I know met while she was a Can Can Dancer at Knott’s Berry Farm and he was her piano player. They had a normal wedding, but it would have been fun to see it done in costume, with assorted cowboys and Indians in the congregation.
By Miss Ladybug, at
Mon Apr 16, 10:16:00 PM:
A guy I went to junior high with had a Disney wedding, but the bride worked at Disney World. She was his younger brother's boss, and they meet when his brother was fighting prostate cancer. But I don't think they did anything weird - just a ceremony on the beach (on the private island??)
By , at
Mon Apr 16, 10:44:00 PM:
I think its all part of Disney going after same sex couples civil union ceremony business. Dresses that ugly would on;y be worn by a drag queen.
By , at
Mon Apr 16, 11:24:00 PM:
"Dresses that ugly would only be worn by a drag queen."
Ugly, in this case being a matter of opinion. My 4 year old grandson got a kiss on each cheek and one on the forehead from Cinderella, Jasmine and Snow White today. He thought they were beautiful, and couldn't stop talking about it all the way home. My 26 year old son still remembers the day he got a hug from Cinderella, and that was before the Berlin Wall came down. I think the dresses would look good on a lot of women. On the other hand, I have never seen an ugly bride or a plain groom, so I know I see weddings through rose tinted glasses.
By TigerHawk, at
Tue Apr 17, 06:05:00 AM:
tyree and others,
My point was not that the dresses are ugly or beautiful, and I certainly remember the delight my children took in seeing "Belle."
I just object to marrying any putatively adult woman who wants to look like a Disney character when she weds.
By , at
Tue Apr 17, 08:33:00 AM:
Four years ago, my future daughter in law insisted on being a princess -- not in a Disney costume, but in every other way.
At the time, I thought she was a silly, self-centered, immature girl.
She grew up, though. Now she's a narcissistic bitch.
A bride-to-be who thinks it is all about her should sent off major alarm bells.
By , at
Tue Apr 17, 10:18:00 AM:
Tigerhawk, I agree with you. Again, I come from a different part of the country where a significant number of otherwise normal adults wear costumes to work. Given that, when I said I knew a few people who could pull this off, I mean very few. I might add, of the dozens of weddings I have been to or seen photos of over the years, all have been traditional. That includes the can-can dancer and her piano player.
By Miss Ladybug, at
Tue Apr 17, 12:27:00 PM:
Anon (4/17, 8:33am)~
They have a TV show about women like that: Bridezillas. Thankfully, no one I know is like those women.
By Georg Felis, at
Tue Apr 17, 04:45:00 PM:
I think those gowns look marvelous, but the thought of paying for my twins getting married in Disney style gives me the hives.
