Bride Wars
Most girls consider their wedding day the most important day of their lives. I have even thought about it a few times over the course of my life. In Bride Wars, two best friends played by Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway envision their dream weddings since the first wedding they experienced together. Since that day, they both hoped for June weddings at The Plaza. When the time came for their very own weddings, a small mistake made by the wedding planner’s assistant led to the dilemma of both weddings scheduled on the same day at The Plaza. Throughout the movie, each bride goes to desperate lengths to get the other to change the date. This conflict then leads to each bride competing for the “better” dream wedding since neither give in to change the date.
Even though this movie seems like an exaggeration at times, it sheds light on how important weddings are to American culture. In the movie, the impression is given that the groom sometimes has no say in the wedding decisions. This popular idea is false because although it may seem like the bride controls everything, all decisions are made mutually and takes effort from both the bride and the groom as does the relationship itself.
Even though this movie seems like an exaggeration at times, it sheds light on how important weddings are to American culture. The characters in the film bend over backwards to make their dream weddings come true, or at least get as close as they can to it. This is true for people in real life as well. Weddings take months to plan with lots of attention to detail, not to mention, lots of money. With all the pressure from the media (commercials, magazines, movies, etc.) to look and feel your best on a daily basis, your wedding day should be no different. If anything, you are to look and feel better than your best on your wedding day.
