It's interesting you should use the word "Drama Queens." I believe unless you're Donald Trump, having 600 people at your wedding is a sign of narcissism. A lot of women have something like post partum depression after weddings. I mean for months all the attention is on you, it's like you really are the queen. Then.. the big day... and then it's over and real life sets in and for some women it's difficult. Looks like this woman liked the drama more than the idea of marriage. I don't want her glorified, I want her ridiculed.
"I don't want her glorified, I want her ridiculed."
When my wife started with the Drama Queen act, I just took off my shirt.
I thought it was just my anti-capitalistic, hippie roots showing, but that was the way I felt too. Who needs the expense and drama? Aren't there other ways to spend the money?
Even if your parents are big deals in your little world and you use the wedding as a business function, have a big reception/party. The huge wedding service just seems out of place for what should be a religious function.
600 people, 300 invitations. Say each family has 150 invitations. The grooms father has been a judge and mayor of Duluth. The grandfather was a prominent doctor and the local school is named after him. They have roots in Duluth for generations so they have a large extended family.
The bride's family is also prominent in their small town. They, too, have a large extended family. They owned a large Garden store and knew everyone.
I think they probably had to cut out a lot of people that were originally on the list.
Having moved south from NJ I can tell you that some Southerners may put on large beautiful weddings, but, in general, they don't spend the money as lavishly as they do up East.