Negative Essay On Weddings

“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day”, states Barbara De Angelis. Unfortunately, love is not always the main reason for weddings today. Wedding ceremonies have turned into who can have the biggest and best wedding. Today’s weddings place more emphasis on the dress or dresses, the food, the venue, and the decorations instead of the meaning of the ceremony. Therefore, some weddings can cost more than buying a house. Media and television shows have a big impact on the amount of money spent on modern day weddings. There are television programs that promote competition between couples to see who has the best wedding. The values of a wedding ceremony are beginning to change from being thankful for what you have to pure greed and showmanship. This is due in part to advancements in social media. Traditionally, children have learned values or morals from their parents, teachers, or religious/spiritual leaders. So, values have always been passed down through the generations in order to continue family traditions, etc. However, social media now plays a very large role in teaching values to children. Children are being influenced more by television shows, commercial, and movies than by prominent figures in their lives. One

The need to be the best is seen greatly in our society. There are shows on television that have couples compete against each other to see who has the best dress, venue, food, and overall experience. One of these most popular shows is, Four Weddings. The winner of this show gets an amazing honeymoon. The brides attend each others weddings and judge them very harshly. They seem to judge each other very low to increase their chances of winning. This is an example of how weddings are used as a source of competition between