"We're expected to go from boy crazy when we're little to bridezillas as adults"
in Jessica Valenti's book, Full Frontal Feminism, she addresses the issue of weddings and apparently how over the top it has gotten lately. Valenti feels that wedding fever is the "scariest disease" she has ever seen, "it's excess at it's best". she states that apparently 72 billion dollars a year is spent on weddings. Valenti doesn't understand why should someone spend that much money on a wedding when that could be a down payment for a house. there were two aspects about marriage totally pissed Valenti off: 1) engagements rings; Valenti thinks that "the purpose of an engagement ring is show that you (talking about women) belong to someone" and 2) the changing of the last name; Valenti feels that this "epitomizes the idea that you(talking about women again) are not your own person" and that this is the "ultimate buy-in sexist bull****". according to Valenti, hyphenating your last name is the better way to go.
tone-blunt
fab 40-incongruous
rhetorical strategies- statistics: " a whopping $72 billion per year is spent on weddings"
anecdote: "Recently i was talking to my friend..."
DQ- what is your opinion about expensive weddings?
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Even though i understand that your wedding day is "one time only" and its "your day", i dont think you need to spend a huge amount of money to make the day special- besides, shouldnt the day just be about you and your husband? You can have a very nice wedding and spend a reasonable amount of money. With the money you don't spend, you can invest in things for your future.
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