Totally not worth it.

Take a look at this article.

When I read that, I was immediately reminded of how stupid I think huge weddings are. I was in a friend's wedding in October. The wedding was held in Lafayette Park, which apparently is a popular destination for taking post-ceremony pictures. Right before the ceremony started, a group of about 20 people -- a bride, a groom, nine groomsmen, and nine bridesmaids (all dressed in obnoxious bright pink dresses) walked by our area for pictures. The first thing I thought was, "honestly, who has nine best friends?"

My theory is this -- if you go beyond three or four attendants on each side, you're just showing off. Or, more likely, the parents are showing off.

I have seen a few of weddings that were thinly-veiled excuses for parents to show off the parents' wealth. It's ridiculous. It completely undermines what the wedding is supposed to be about -- love.

And how do you think the attendants feel in those situations? First of all, it's much less special to be one of ten groomsmen or bridesmaids than it is to be one of three. Secondly, the groomsmen and bridesmaids have to pay for their own dresses, tuxedos, etc. When someone asks ten people to be in their wedding, they're asking each person to buy an expensive dress or rent an expensive tux, they're agreeing to feed all these people at the rehearsal and reception... It's ridiculous.

Good thing I'm never getting married.