"Whose feast is a wedding?" is a question I had often asked myself. As any big party that has nothing to do with "real life" (and wedding - with Marriage), I imagined sleepless nights and fear of failure that the bride goes through. I imagined the silent, avoidant groom tapping away on his computer while the lady is breaking her virtual bank trying to fit in a nicer center-piece. I experienced, in fact, a groom's father leave mid-wedding furious, having said something (was that consequential since that very moment, was that a threat, a promise to work on destroying me?) to me, a self-paid guest from another continent, actually. Surely, I have a very little reference when it comes to these things. Weddings, I was sure, were pretty futile, and something to avoid.
On the other hand... just maybe! A wedding can be this fantastic, full of life, joyous act of unconditional love and support from those around you. It all depends on people. The bride can be organised and very business-like. The groom can be... loving and understanding (most probably are, nowadays - men with no honor do not marry), and the families can be stable and loving. Unconditionally loving, with a streak of wild humour.
