Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Gimik.

Weddings are always beautiful events.  These are sacred rites, and called one of the sacraments of the Catholic faith. As June, the traditional wedding month approaches, expect many weddings to take place in churches, parks, gardens, even in beaches.

But as less and less couples get married nowadays, more and more couples who get married make their weddings more of a show than a sacred event.


In a Manila Bulletin article dated March 3, 2012, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle has denounced gimmicks in church weddings, citing how some couples tend to focus more on making the wedding ceremony more dramatic, instead of focusing on the significance of the Sacrament of Matrimony and its significance to their faith.

As an example, he cited an instance when he was asked to officiate a wedding. The ceremony was delayed for 45 minutes because the butterflies that would be released while the bride was walking toward the altar were not delivered on time in the church.

"What do the butterflies have to do with faith?" asked Tagle.

"At one time, I also received a letter from someone who was about to get married. They were asking my permission if their dog, that has been with them for a long time, could be the ring bearer in their wedding. What has become of weddings nowadays? What is the significance of the dog to faith?" he added.

One time a friend attended a wedding and told me there was even a short skit at the entrance of the church.  A skit?  Well, I guess the groom must have delusions of being a star. 

Give it to Philippine superstar Nora Aunor to have started the fad in wedding gimmickry in P.I.  She and Christopher de Leon had their wedding on a beach - the first, I think, in Philippine history. 

After Guy and Boyet, many followed suit.

These days, couples get married while jumping from a plane, while scuba diving, while submerged waist-deep in water, while riding a motorbike, while having a tattoo session, and other outrageous moments, which will be good to post in their facebook accounts and youtube.


 Above shown are Sandra Eens and Jeroen Kippers, who became the first people in the world to marry suspended high above the ground in a specially converted cradle. They paid over £7,000 for the privilege of being the first customers of a company Marriage in the Sky.

Even the traditional wedding dance had been turned into a disco dance, thanks to Robert and Amy of "Everybody Loves Raymond."  But that was a TV show, remember.


It may be alright to incorporate fun and hilarity into weddings, but please do it during the reception, not during the wedding ceremony, or at the church door.  

It's out of taste. Taklesa, ika nga ng bakla sa parlor. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's should be back to the basics. Solemn,beautiful, simple weddings.

Anonymous said...

To me, a beautiful wedding is when the bride and groom and their families and friends are all united in uniting the couple.