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by Maureen Thomson of Lyssabeth’s Wedding Officiants?And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: ?How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!? And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! ?Maybe Christmas,? he thought, ?doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!?” We all remember the moment when Mr. Grinch had his epic ah ha! moment. Most of us can easily recreate in our mind the look of awe that suffused across his face as the above thought formed in his head. And the more enlightened among us thought, ?Silly Grinch, of course the true meaning of Christmas doesn?t come from a backless cocktail dresses
; those are simply the trappings of the season.? And then we begin to plan our wedding, and we realize all too soon the commonalities that a wedding can have with Christmas, and that wedding planning is not all that different from the annual pre-holiday frenzy of consumerism. Think about it. In both cases, you’ve got your over-spending, your gluttony, your gathering of family and your ridiculously high expectations. With the exception of the tree and the guy in the red suit, they’re virtually one and the same! They even have their very own designated songs to mark the occasion. Can a wedding truly come without packages, boxes and bags? Can it be just as memorable sans metaphorical ribbons and tags? It’s enough to make your puzzler sore! In its purest spirit, Christmas is supposed to be about peace, love, goodwill toward others and the birth of something miraculous. Throw in some damn good Christmas cookies and it?s got the potential to be the highlight of the year! Yet all too often, actual holiday spirit is about maxed our credit cards, overindulgence in spiked eggnog, perfectionist expectations that can never be met and feelings of being not being quite ?enough?. Likewise, a wedding, in its purest spirit, is supposed to be about love, commitment, family and the celebration of something miraculous. Throw in some damn good wedding cake and it?s got the potential to be the highlight of one?s life! Yet all too often, planning the wedding is more about maxed out credit cards, stressing over excessive details, overindulgence in?well?everything, perfectionist expectations that can never be met and feelings of not being quite ?enough?. Can it ever be, I wonder, that a time will come when there is peace on earth, goodwill to all and when the primary focus of wedding planning can be on joy over etiquette, love over perfectionism and commitment over the color of the bridesmaid?s dresses? Where the essence of the celebration doesn?t get buried under yards of white meringue, open bars, and a ton of tulle-wrapped Jordan almonds? Is it possible to have the wedding of one?s dreams (however large or small) and still keep the spirit of the wedding alive? Can it be?.that the true meaning of a wedding doesn?t come from a store? Maureen Thomson is a wedding officiant and is the owner of Lyssabeth?s Wedding Officiants and is the author of a DIY Write Your Own Wedding Ceremony e-Kit. Visit her websites at: Lyssabeth’s Oregon Coast Wedding Officiants and Write Your Own Wedding Ceremony red satin cocktail dresses
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