Wedding Porn

Ever since X and I started discussing getting married a couple of months ago, I've been DVRing a bunch of wedding shows including Real Weddings from The Knot, Bridezillas, Platinum Weddings, and A Wedding Story. By far, Bridezillas(new season began this week) is the most entertaining and probably the most real. It shows brides coping with nerves, limited budgets, and family. In the other shows, wedding planning is shown to be a harmonious, seamless process. We recently watched a Real Weddings episode featuring an Indian couple, who had a traditional Gujarati ceremony that incorporated a western tradition of exchanging rings. All of these shows have contributed to our determination to have a simple, no-frills wedding. According to the NYT (citing Modern Bride), the average cost of a wedding in the U.S. is $26,000. X and I would like to spend less.