Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding Volume 2

by Cele C. Otnes and Elizabeth H. Pleck

Book Overview

The fabulous gown, the multitiered cake, abundant flowers, attendants and guests in their finery. The white wedding does more than mark a life passage. It marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture--romantic love and excessive consumption. For anyone who has ever wondered about the meanings behind a white dress, a diamond ring, rice, and traditions such as cake cutting, bouquet tossing, and honeymooning, this book offers an entertaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520240081
• ISBN13: 9780520240087
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating and entertaining, scholarly but never dull

Scholarly but never dull, this fascinating chronicle of the changes in the American wedding over the past century reveals the extent to which so many of our wedding "traditions" are actually fairly recent inventions -- lifted straight from the movies, or foisted upon us by the many industries that profit from the lavish wedding. Though the authors approach their task as researchers and seem to have no particular ax to grind, readers who feel that the opulence of the American wedding has spiraled out of control will likely find plenty of support here for making a change.