Weddingbee Blog

There was an interesting piece in the Lansing State Journal by columnist Matt Katz, who confesses he is addicted to the Sunday New York Times wedding announcements, because it is “the most elitist and pretentious section of any newspaper in America.” Making it of course the most interesting.

The New York Times wedding section is like the richest kid in class. School bus drivers, dishwasher repairmen and union carpenters need not apply. This is for high-powered lawyers and hot models, cancer researchers and dentists who have small, white dogs and live in shiny apartment buildings.

Not only are the people getting married of a certain pedigree, but The Times actually explains just how rich, educated and fancy these people are. But only briefly.

The announcements typically offer few details about the couple themselves - and no information about the future they are planning together - but plenty of stuff about their parents’ work history.

Often, the parents’ resumes are longer than descriptions of the couple actually getting married.

Why is it so fascinating to read the wedding announcements of people we don’t even know? There are blogs like Veiled Conceit which are devoted to dissecting the New York Times wedding announcements in devilishly snarky detail. I’ve even come across blog posts where the looks, education, occupation, wealth, and family backgrounds of the couple are compared to determine who married up and who married down.

I suppose it’s simply fascinating to see which couples are worthy enough to merit a mention in the pages of the Times.

Do you read the New York Times wedding announcements? Would you want your wedding featured in the Times?

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The Times also released a When Harry Met Sally-esque video vow feature awhile back that I’ve found quite interesting.