Wedding Planning Blog by I Do! Wedding Favors

Eva Longoria was just married in a castle in France where all of her “closest” friends and family were in attendance. Tom and Katie reportedly spent millions on their nuptials. And now, it appears that Salma Hayek is planning three separate weddings. One will be held in Mexico, another in Paris, and the third in LA. It appears that the guest list will be the same for each wedding and could include about 300 people!

Seeing these stars get married makes the average wedding look like peanuts even when A LOT of money has been spent. To the average couple, a $30,000 wedding is a lot of money. To these celebrities, $30,000 will barely pay for the wedding gown alone. Is their wedding about their love and commitment to one another or to show the world just how much money they have to burn? Is it becoming a competition?

There are definitely varying opinions on celebrity weddings. Some people (like me) consider them to be outrageous. Why spend so much money on one day? There are people all over the world that could use that money for food, health care, housing, medicine, and even clean water to drink! How is it that they can be so selfish? Then there are other people (like me) that enjoy seeing these weddings. It is fun to take a peek into what it must be like to live like a millionaire. While most of their marriages will end in divorce, their wedding will still have been a fairy tale. That fairy tale is what we average people can only aspire to ever be part of. So as you can see, my opinions are quite conflicted.

How do you feel about the most recent celebrity weddings? Do you think that these couples should be spending such an obscene amount of money simply because they can? Do you think that they deserve their fairy tale because they can afford it? Do you think it is getting ridiculous? Give us your opinion. Whether you are spending $5,000 or $500,000 on your wedding, we want to know how you feel about celebrity weddings!

The term bridezilla has been around for a long time, but has recently become even more popular with reality television shows that show real bridezillas in action! Every woman wants her wedding day to be perfect and it should be! But what happens to some women during wedding planning that turns them into a bridezilla?

A bridezilla has demands that seem outrageous. Every heard of a bride that made all of her bridal party dye their hair the same color? It happens. Brides can become so crazed about their idea of what the perfect wedding looks like that she will lose sight of what the wedding is really about.

A bridezilla feels that everyone should be working with her to accomplish all of her demands. If you are not doing everything in your power to help her, then you are against her and you will feel her wrath! A bridezilla becomes so out of control that she becomes scary, like a lioness protecting her cub. She will lash out at any threat to her perfect wedding.

Women need to always maintain the proper perspective when it comes to wedding planning. A wedding is about celebrating your love. It is not about what food is served, flowers being arranged perfectly, or the bridal party all having the same hair. Every wedding will have its problems. There is no way around it. The caterer will be running late. The band will play the wrong song. The best man will drink too much and give an awful speech. There is no telling. But we must keep bridezilla contained or risk losing our friendships and alienating our families!

Do you know a bridezilla? Are YOU a bridezilla? Tell us some of your best bridezilla moments whether it was you or someone else!