Usually when I’m bored, or there isn’t anything on TV, I’ll turn it to TLC and, on occasion, the show Say Yes to the Dress will be on. For some reason, it sparks my interest - but not in a good way.
You see, the show is all about these girls who come to a store called Kleinfeld’s to buy a wedding dress. Some of the girls on the show even travel from different countries just so they can get their dress from Kleinfeld’s. Now, I looked on their website and the lowest price to search for a dress is $1500. The highest? $10,000 plus.
I don’t know about you, but this blows my mind. I can not believe that someone would spend so much money on a dress that you are going to wear ONE DAY out of your life. Yes, it’s a special day. Yes, you want to look pretty. But you know what? A $99 dress from David’s Bridal is JUST AS pretty and special as a $25,000 one from Kleinfeld’s. And you know what else? You will be JUST AS married.
Granted, the girls on this show can actually afford those high price dresses (or maybe not? Who even knows.) But they are buying DRESSES that are the prices of CARS or a DOWN PAYMENT ON A HOUSE. If I had that much money, I would not be spending it on a wedding dress or even a fancy wedding. I would be using it to help people who can’t even afford groceries for the week or people who don’t have homes or people who are sick.
I’m not trying to say that these girls are heartless or dumb. I just don’t think they understand. And I hate to say it, but many of their marriages will end in divorce.
& this is why, if I ever get married, I’ll either be in jeans at Vegas or wearing a dress that’s less than $100 in a church. & I’ll be JUST as married as those girls.
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