I found this story funny and at the same time ridiculous. The author, Joan Didon basically explains how absurd is getting married in Las Vegas. He believes is more of a business than a beautiful thing to do. He explains that people over there get married for convenience or just for fun. Tell me that finding a sign in the middle of the dessert that says "GETTING MARRIED? Free License Information First Strip Exit." isn’t stupid. Or how about the other commercial signs saying “Our Photos Best Anywhere, Your Wedding on A Phonograph Record, Candlelight with Your Ceremony, Honeymoon Accommodations, Free Transportation from Your Motel to Courthouse to Chapel and Return to Motel, Religious or Civil Ceremonies, Dressing Rooms, Flowers, Rings, Announcements, Witnesses Available, and Ample Parking.” I remember that back in the days weddings were something that not everyone will do because it required love and commitment and you see people getting married and divorce from one month to the other. He says he has seen people drunk at midnight getting married like if it was a game. The ones issuing the license obviously don’t care, they are there to do their little fake ceremony and get money in return. I always saw matrimony as a special promise between to people that loved each other. A promise "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part." But never as a business or as a game as some of them believe it is.Friday, October 23, 2009
Marrying Absurd
I found this story funny and at the same time ridiculous. The author, Joan Didon basically explains how absurd is getting married in Las Vegas. He believes is more of a business than a beautiful thing to do. He explains that people over there get married for convenience or just for fun. Tell me that finding a sign in the middle of the dessert that says "GETTING MARRIED? Free License Information First Strip Exit." isn’t stupid. Or how about the other commercial signs saying “Our Photos Best Anywhere, Your Wedding on A Phonograph Record, Candlelight with Your Ceremony, Honeymoon Accommodations, Free Transportation from Your Motel to Courthouse to Chapel and Return to Motel, Religious or Civil Ceremonies, Dressing Rooms, Flowers, Rings, Announcements, Witnesses Available, and Ample Parking.” I remember that back in the days weddings were something that not everyone will do because it required love and commitment and you see people getting married and divorce from one month to the other. He says he has seen people drunk at midnight getting married like if it was a game. The ones issuing the license obviously don’t care, they are there to do their little fake ceremony and get money in return. I always saw matrimony as a special promise between to people that loved each other. A promise "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part." But never as a business or as a game as some of them believe it is.
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I thought this story was funny and like you said "ridiculous". It is very sad to say this but our generation has changed the whole idea of marriage as a commitment and promise. Back in the days relationships were more serious. My mom and my stepdad have been together for 15 years and sometimes you see our generation with a different partner every other week. Studies have shown that relationships now a days don't last long not only because of lack of love but because of social and economic issues.
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