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June 25, 2008
But why?
Here's something I never thought I would see:
Without a doubt, weddings can be a bit pricey, especially if you and your groom/bride to be only make a combined salary of $32,000 a year.
That's why a Virginia Beach hairdresser is auctioning off an opportunity to be a bridesmaid in her April 19, 2009 wedding.
23-year-old Kelly Gray says she wanted to have a nice wedding and needed to make up for the costs.
Kelly says, "[She] was contemplating doing a bake sale and [her] bridesmaid said, 'we need to auction something, there's Dr. Pepper cans and Cheetos bags for sale, so let's just go ahead and do a bridesmaid.' And I did not think anything would happen out of it, nothing."
Little did she know the bid would rise above one thousand dollars. The current bid, as of 9 p.m., June 24, was $1,625.
Wow! Why would somebody pay for the privilege of being a bridesmaid in a wedding, especially the wedding of a person you don't know? Now, I know I will never be an actual wedding bridesmaid, but from what I know about them, they don't seem very fun.
Does being a bridesmaid also come with buying gifts for wedding showers and bachelorette parties? Does she have to deal with a Bridezilla? What about trying on countless dresses, only to be saddled with one that's butt ugly?
It seems to me there's a lot of hassle in being a bridesmaid, and when women do it, it's because the bride is a close friend or family member. Why, then, would you *pay* to be bridesmaid to somebody you don't even know? It makes no sense.
Speaking of weddings, I once heard about a woman who was so controlling about her wedding that he insisted she choose the best man. If I was that potential groom, I'd be very, very troubled. I'd probably tell her no, and if she insisted, kindly inform her she could take a hike if she absolutely had to install her own best man in the wedding party.
entry no. 1172
Posted at June 25, 2008 10:00 AM