I am surprised at myself for taking the time to write this blog, and I apologize to those Mothers of the Bride with so much to do, and feel their time wasted after reading it.
But have any of you seen clips from the new reality show on E! called BridalPlasty, where Brides-to-be compete in challenges to earn plastic-surgery procedures in a quest to win their ultimate dream wedding?
You’ve got to be kidding!
The media controls our lives…our thoughts…our opinions. The media can even control our mood. Try watching a news channel for more than a couple hours a day. You’ll want to crawl under your bed and never come out.
Why not, then, ruin what is a long time and cherished tradition of the union between two people who love each other and are willing to commit spending the rest of their lives together? Why not create the stereotype of a typical bride as a crazed over-emotional woman and call her a Bridezilla? Why not doom a wedding to utter pain and regret even before the planning begins?
The producers of BridalPlasty have chosen 12 beautiful and relatively articulate young ladies, all brides to be, and somehow talked them into baring their physical flaws to the public. Did their mothers not teach them to appreciate who they are; that under the covers no one is perfect? These girls can only loose.
Anyone who has experienced surgery is well aware that there is a physical and often emotional price to pay. It’s also risky. If the girls requesting liposuction haven’t learned to eat properly to maintain their weight, what will prevent the pounds from returning once they are back into normal life?
I hope they have scheduled plenty of time for possible opps from surgery and the need for do-over’s.
Enough said….although I would really like your input on this. I’m going crazy here!
Marisa Baratelli