Quote: (01-03-2015 09:42 AM)Rutting Elephant Wrote:
Traditionally, the bride's family pays for the wedding. This was the case until at least the 1970s. It's funny how this custom has been effectively abolished and forgotten.
This is really my point. Most women demand a traditional wedding, subject to the traditional provision of a ring which would feed a family in the gem's home country for years.
Yet when it comes to paying for the self-indulgent day, tradition is quickly shelved.
We hear so much about how successful women are these days but nothing about modernising tradition which would mean they pay for the wedding day out of their professional success.