Why I don't give a fuck about weddings.
I have not even been engaged for a week yet, and already people are having an opinion. Sure, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but telling us that we're "wrong", "mad", "insane" among others for wanting to just go to Las Vegas and get hitched is bordering on rudeness.
Here's the deal: I've never been a person who's dreamed of getting married since I was a little girl. I don't want the dress, the bridesmaids, the reception, the gifts or anything like that. I don't want to spend $40k on one day of my life. I've never been like that, neither has Roger. To me, I feel a wedding is between the people who are actually getting married. If they want to do the whole she-bang with the dress etc, then that's great. If they want to elope, that's great too. Because it's about them, not me.
Sure, Vegas has been dragged through the mud with the whole "tacky Vegas drive-through/quicki/trailer trash/drunken celebrity marriage" but there actually ARE some lovely places in LV to get married. When we were there in 07, we saw a bridal party heading to the chapel at The Monte Carlo, with the bride dressed in a Vera Wang gown with all of her friends/family.
Vegas is one of the most exciting and (can be) beautiful places in the world, and whilst it would be fucking awesome to have our friends and family there if they could make it, I wouldn't regret getting married with only Elvis as my witness.
