Can you help me with my college essay? Weddings?

Question

The question is, "How does a wedding differ from real life than what is represented on television?"

This was not related to a story, the prof. just gives us random questions and expects 5 pages on nonsense.

Any ideas?

An idea for an intro or thesis would be cool too.

Serious answers only.

Answer 1

well tv/movie weddings are full of love and happy familys dove's flying. but in real life the majority of couples getting married hate each other one way or an other, there inlaws hate them, the father of the bride hates the groom the mother of the groom hates the bride. the grooms single friends hate him for getting married the bridesmaids hate the bride for putting them in pastel horror shows called dresses

Answer 2

I think the main problem with the way television represents a wedding is the need to have it huge, with too many people. where it seems like everyone who ever walked through your parents house even once is there , plus relatives you have not seen since you were 2 years old, all the neighbors, every friend either person ever had etc.

I believe real life should be more simplisict, no more then 100-120 people you can you can both pick 60 people you know and love, but remember 20 people each is even better. small intimate and cost efficient. No need for a wedding planner,  all you needs is church, flowers, bridal party, flowers,  function room, food and a cash bar and dj.

No need for super stressing, start planning early and delegate easy choices out to others.

For example my husband and I got married in the month of August we had 60 people we each had 3 attendants plus ring barrer and flower girl. had a unity candle, sacrements, and a beautiful service, follow by dinner at our favorite italian restaurant ( which is owned by a friend of the family) bottle of wine red and white on table appetizer table. and 3 meal choices chicken parm, baked fish or eggplant parm for vegetarians, beautiful cake, great dj. cash bar. Everyone who came were people we were really friends with and family.  So it was not the typical stressed out boring wedding where everyone is trying to keep up with the jones so to speak  with biggest better more expensive. We paid for it ourselves and did not go into debt. And made out well with showers and wedding gifts. My parents were actually mad that we planned it and we paid for it ourselves. But we wanted to do it ourselves so we had control over size and people who came. Did not want a typical big italian wedding.

Answer 3

TV weddings are always perfect, look really expensive, fancy, no fighting, etc.

In real life, everything isn't perfect. There's drama with bridesmaids, between the bride and groom, her parents, his parents, basically everyone... There's tons of stress, planning, decorating, and they usually around 100k like it looks like on TV.

Thesis idea: Weddings are far from the fairytale they seem to be on television.

LOL

Answer 4

Never been to a wedding?  Anyway...when I was planning my weddng I paid a lot of attention to television weddings, not reality, but like a series show.  They all seemed so fake and soscripted, of course, that I didn't want that whole walk down the aisle garbage, but I did get talked into it.  My wedding had nothing toi remember.  No fights, no drama, same old blah wedding.  I wish I would've done something different.

Answer 5

I agree with Lucii... the wedding is just one day in the grand scheme of things... true, it's a very important day... but it's what you have the many days after it that make up a marriage... and hopefully it's a lot of respect and love for each other.

On TV, they show what they show cuz they know it's gonna get ratings. Most (ok, probably ALL) of TV shows (and I'm referring to reality shows like Bridezillas, etc...) are all about entertainment. Period. They (and all reality shows, IMHO) take things out of context and twist them so it makes them look worse. Now I'm not saying there aren't any "bridezillas" out there, cuz I have heard my share of stories...

I am starring this one cuz I wanna read other people's responses to this :)

Answer 6

Real Life Weddings Are:

Never Perfect

Financial Burdens (for most)

Stressful

Fight Endusing (sp?)

Family Stresses/Strain

TV Weddings Are:

Perfect and Smooth

No Financial Issues

No Stress with Planning

No Fights

Family is always happy.

Answer 7

well being that on my vacation until august from college lol I won't get to in depth but the main difference is that on TV they only show you the glamour that goes into a wedding not that financial strain and debt that most couples have after the wedding...also a wedding does not make a marriage..