What makes a good wedding these days? I say flirting and chaos, but not three days in a French castle | Rachel Connolly
Modern weddings seem to have become all about the spectacle – although, if you do take the opulent route, I still want to come Am
Modern weddings seem to have become all about the spectacle – although, if you do take the opulent route, I still want to come Am I allowed to start a column about weddings by saying I don’t know exactly what I think about weddings and marriage in general?
Well let’s see. One thing I do know: I really like attending weddings. I love to go as a valued guest, to see close friends in love and watch dads I have known for many years gruffly and fearfully breach the dancefloor. But I also love to go as a totally minor guest (the better for people-watching) and collect anecdotes about who, from the various overlapping families, hates who.
People will just tell you these things, especially if your presence is quite random. I like to see the freshly single sporting their revenge dresses and haircuts and physiques. I like to witness and partake in the abundance of flirting. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad time at a wedding.
Rachel Connolly is a writer and the author of the novel Lazy City Continue reading...
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