Like A Virgin No More [Young Brides Dressing Like Tramps]

Newsweek ^ | 6/4/09 | Kayleen Schaefer

[bdeaner]

Two decades ago, when young girls wondered how brides were supposed to look and behave, they'd most likely conclude—with some prompting from Cinderella—that on their big day they'd be a princess. They'd be blushing, virginal and wrapped from head to toe in tulle and lace.

[AUJenn]

I was married in a Catholic Cathedral. They had very strict rules about pretty much everything in the wedding - but especially about the dress. I had my dream (strapless) dress already imagined in my head; that was quickly ruled out, as the bride and all wedding party members are required to have covered shoulders and back.

My dress was beautiful, but it was much more conservative than most of today’s brides (this was in 2005).

Also, my photographer asked if I would be interested in doing a boudoir photo shoot. It made me uncomfortable and seemed weird, so I declined. But I guess if that’s what floats your boat...

[AUJenn]

Oh...my.

Wow.

That can’t be for real!

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Dressing like tramps? Did it ever occur to the editors of Noose-weak that many young brides ARE tramps?

[pandoraou812]

I think glue. Gorilla glue maybe. lmao!!!

[windcliff]

ping

[MiltonFriedmanFan]

how you doin???

[Snurple]

lol!

[wolfcreek]

It would be fun to watch after the bride has a few drinks and starts dancing with herself.

[Twink]

Good for you :)

[Islander7]

Some weddings remain traditional, thankfully!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Well, howdy. :-)

[cyborg]

Who is that????

[Eaker]

Staples?

[FeliciaCat]

The poor Groom doesnt stand a CHANCE....it takes the guess work out of who proposed to who doesnt it?

[LibertarianLiz]

eww, if you consider the bride's father or brothers... what brother would want to see his sister dressed like that?

What mother would want her daughter to dress like that on her wedding. On the other side, if your son's bride, showed up looking like that, what would you be thinking about your new daughter-in-law?

[LibertarianLiz]

First, marriage isn't about being madly in love with another person. That's the easy part. Marriage is about creating and sustaining a family, and in that function serving as the foundation of culture and society. When marriage loses its place and function, then the next step is the loss of the sacred aspects of the ceremony that marks its beginning: an outward sign of the degeneraiton of the meaning of marriage, sacramentally. At that point, what's the big deal with gay marriage? Heck, why not marry a goat if that's what you're into?

Boy, have you summed this up beautifully. Much better than any pundit I have heard on the subject. I believe my generation (baby boomers) have done pretty much everything they could to destroy the sanctity of marriage with the "anything goes" aspect that they used on everything else in life. Also, the attitude that one can take thinking that if it doesn't work out, just get divorced. Just another option, no tragedy.

When I married my husband, he was definitely wanting children and I wasn't so sure. One thing he said to me, though, really stuck: "If poor single women are the only ones having children, we (as a society) are in deep trouble." As I see the results of more and more single women having children, the more I see his wisdom, and know that he was right. (BTW, we have two daughters.)

[Landru]

"how is her dress staying up???"

BWWWHAAAAA!!
Can be only one answer: anti-gravity alien technology.

[Landru]

LOOK at that!!

The hair style, it's all wrong.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Brooke Shields remained a virgin until she was 23, but now at age 44 she is all over the tube whining to young women about how she now regrets it. Slutty gowns are the least of our worries.