Signing the Wedding Register, James Charles

I CAME across this 2013 comment the other day in my inbox. It’s from a reader writing in response to a discussion of weddings. The basic point is that the Sexual Revolution turns weddings into parties only. The drama is gone.

I have been a long-time reader, and was finally moved to write and comment on this:

The “dynamic tension” of which you spoke was a part of the atmosphere which gave the occasion a special quality that most extreme weddings lack. No amount of money on blinged-out weddings can compare to the shy but passionate smiles of a newlywed couple as they leave the reception to begin all aspects of married life.

The reader continues:

Mrs. M´s remark here is very touching, and brought a smile of fond reminiscence to my face. Of all the current wedding trends that I object to, the one that breaks my heart the most is the tendency of the modern bride and groom to show up at the “morning-after” family reunion looking suitably hung-over, as if there were nothing special about the wedding night other than it being an excuse for a drunken party. To me, this makes a wedding feel invariably tarnished and cheapened; but perhaps more importantly, these couples truly know not what they are missing. My wife and I, by contrast, disappeared on our wedding night to a location nobody else knew about; the rain was pouring; the drive and our conversation was exhilarating; and the whole adventure was exciting and left us with a happy lifelong memory.

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