Unlike many brides, Victoria Grantham says she never wanted a big, traditional wedding. In fact, the mere idea of donning a puffy white dress and playing leading lady in a family wedding filled her not with daydreams but with dread. She'd prefer to "slip quietly into married life." So when her fiance Jay proposed, she suggested they elope.
But since Jay wanted a big extravagant soiree, she let him plan their entire wedding for 200+ guests. The bride's anxiety continued (culminating in a nightmare where she walks down the aisle in her birthday suit sans vows) and the groom shielded her from issues including bridesmaid dresses and floral arrangements, but the actual wedding went off without a hitch.
As Grantham puts it, "My husband and I are married not because I said, 'I do,' but because he said, 'I'll do it.'"
With groomzillas on the rise, we have to wonder if we'll be seeing more of this phenomenon. And if this means that weddings with themes like "Wedding Crashers" or "Lost" might be on the horizon.
Tell us! Would you trust your fiance to plan the entire wedding? Or would you prefer to elope?
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Tuesday 20 October
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Wednesday 21 October
By Michelle
Yes! If I knew my partner had the style and taste to pull this off? I would gladly hand over the reigns and let him run amok!
I am also one of those woman that stress over things like this. I'd rather go find a JP somewhere and quietly enter the sanctum of marriage.
Men are proving to be great stay at home parents, run house holds. They are not just doing it, they are doing it exceptionally well! So why not a wedding!?
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Michele
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Wednesday 21 October
By mandy
my boyfriend of 2 years has been married twice before, and i forgave him of that. i'm seven years younger than him and i would love to just wear my dress and have a bridal bbq. but since our families would freak out and we would have to have a ceremony why not let him do it! i dont know anything about the traditional stuff and i know with alot of people there i will cry, (severe stage fright) so just let me relax and have a drink off in the corner while he does the work and hope i dont cry through the whole thing. sounds good to me!
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Wednesday 21 October
By Dave
Are you kidding me? I can't think of a single woman who would give up the reins on this one. In most cases, the less the guy gets involved the better. In fact, if any guy is truly interested in preserving his sanity and health during the wedding planning, he needs to learn two important words: "Yes, dear."
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Wednesday 21 October
By E
I guess it's not a matter if I would trust him... but I can't see someone who needed to have a big extravagant wedding compatible with me... it's a difference in ideals.
But if he wants to do it, go for it! Have fun! I'll just pick out a dress!
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Wednesday 21 October
By Gin
Definitely. Weddings don't interest me, so I'd be happy to let someone else do all the planning and organizing.
Luckily, my partner is as uninterested in the wedding spectacle as I am, and we avoided the whole thing entirely by having a tiny ceremony in the woods. The only planning we had to do was to call the judge, buy park passes, and send out postcards as invitations (his family, I invited no one). :)
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Tuesday 12 January
By josiecashew
What's this? A picture from ANDY and FERGIE'S wedding? I thought that one was basically ignored compared to Charles and Diana's- Good work!
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Saturday 27 February
By miss t blues
My fiance is so obnoxious. I had to release all decision making to him and we have essentially swapped roles. I'm saying and doing what I feel he should be saying and doing. "Whatever you want dear. I'll just show up and smile." Is this what I sacrificed my sanity for? I hate it, hate it, hate it. (I just had to tell someone so thank you for being available).
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