Some people want "the prom". It is neither good or bad. If a bride wants to live out her wedding day (celebrity for a day) with the big church wedding, all the bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl/ring bearer, sit down dinner reception for 250 guests, DJ and dancing, photographers, etc.. and have it paid for (by me); lucky her. My daughters wedding is this coming Saturday. She graduated from Campbell University with a degree in English. She just finished her first year teaching HS English with a 90% passing rate on her EOCs. No one is obligated to pay for a wedding. Tradition is just excuses. Whoever wants the "big shindig" should pay. I wanted her and her mother to truly enjoy a memorable day in the way they have always envisioned it. All I see is that sweet little, cuddly thing I made promises to 25 years ago when I held her for the 1st time.
