08-14-2008, 11:31 PM
GothicLover Wrote:You are right in equating love with intimacy and equally astute in attributing the premise behind the ostentatious TV weddings as money = love. However, there are other wedding shows, such as "Say Yes to the Dress" where the bride and family get all teary eyed over how lovely and romantic the bride looks in her dress. I guess I was thinking more of the latter when I was talking about being allowed to look/feel romantic only on that special day.
Obviously we're drifting afar the original thread, but I just have to ask: Doesn't having the presence of a camera and crew focused on the bride's face in effect cancel any romance that could exist in such a scenario? The very face that we are all watching her, vicariously getting our valves pushed through her experience, makes it an unromantic event and turns it into a spectator sport.
But yes, I see your point about the whole thing being reduced to a single day, a ritual. Not much emphasis on the build-up, the courtship.
