The other night my husband and I sat down to a movie, and I was horrified to see a preview of the movie Bride Wars, which as far as I can tell is the most stereotypical and UN-funny depiction of brides that I have ever seen.

The premise seems to be that these two young women, who have been best friends forever and shared the same dream of getting married in the same venue, end up with their weddings scheduled on the same day.  So because the venue is apparently more important to both of them than their friendship (?) they start trying to sabotage one another’s weddings, ignoring the glaringly obvious solution of having a double wedding.

I really hate the whole bridezilla stereotype, and this one just seems to take the cake.  The idea that women are so superficial that they would blow off a lifelong friendship over something so fleeting is just ridiculous.  What annoys me most is that movies like this continue this notion — which gets so much support in society that it is, for some women, a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The wedding industry obviously is there for a reason — because brides realy do want to be a virtual princess on their big day — but I think sometimes it takes the focus off of what is really important.  The custom veils and the wedding tiara are fun and special, but they are nowhere near as important as the vows that you are making, the relationship that you are celebrating, or the friends and family that are there to celebrate with you.

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