I have a wedding this weekend and I’m dreading it. Not because I have to spend the entire day getting my face painted and my hair crusted with hairspray ( ugghh) But because of the obvious fact that weddings in Lebanon now resemble, a circus. Allow me to elaborate but one post just won’t do it.
Let’s begin with the Zaffeh- how is pretending to be Cleopatra carried around on what seems to be a stretcher, by a bunch of clowns in colored nylon suits even tempting? And if your going for the “cool” jazzy zaffeh, it’s not cool. It’s embarrassing! A wedding is NOT a show; brides do not need to greet their guests with a welcome dance, why do they even have to make a freakin entrance? Whyyyyyyy? We all know who’s getting married; we are not voting for anyone, it’s not a contest, why do brides feel the need to parade around their terrified new husbands? I don’t get it is it like “look I found Mr. Right and he can do a little dance for everyone.”
It’s also become a competition here, it’s the talk of the town,“ OH MY GOD, Ghada’s wedding cost $192282892982200 , my man better throw me something more lavish.” Poor Ghada, what they don’t know is that her new hubby and her may no longer be able to afford the ishtirak ( generator fees) after the fiasco is over but you know what … at least she got married in Biel ;p Bisoux
Not much of a difference from where I'm sitting
2 responses so far ↓
Sugar Spice // February 25, 2010 at 2:22 am |
haha good one! but c’mon some of these “fiasco’s” have important values to the bride..not sure about the groom
. I guess extraordinarily lavish parades would be a “so-so” but I still love watching all the fuss maybe more so because we don’t get to watch any where i live 
Yalla, enjoy the wedding
Design Voyeur // March 16, 2010 at 2:32 pm |
Well… it’s important for the groom and his family since they are showing off how much money they spent… important for the bride and her family, to show off about what a rich guy their bride got.
I think we should go back to the basics… and ignore gossip… no matter what you do, people are going to talk anyways. So why not do something I can afford (and not get a loan for) and only invite people I truly care for.