If I Ran the Zoo: Tiny Weddings

If I Ran the Zoo

Written in 1950, If I Ran the Zoo is my favorite book by Dr. Seuss. If you don't own a copy yourself, go out and buy one so that you can have one on hand the next time you have youngsters visiting.

As much as I enjoy the story, I appreciate the underlying theme even more: If I was in charge of this wacky country that we call home, here are the unconventional ideas I would pursue.
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In that spirit, this new blog category will introduce some of those ideas.

Here's the first one...

Tiny Weddings

If I ran the zoo, weddings would be small, informal affairs. After all, getting married is the easy part. Staying married is where the real effort lies.

So, why do we celebrate the wedding with such hoopla? Do baseball teams kick off spring training with a parade? No, that's saved for the World Series victors.

Similarly, we should celebrate the marriage victors. Let the bride and groom get married on their own at the courthouse and then invite back a few dozen friends and family for burgers and beer in the back yard.

Let's save the major celebration (tents, caterers, tuxedos) for their 10th wedding anniversary. At that point, they have invested their time and energy and emerged victorious from the marriage gauntlet. Plus, by waiting 10 years, their young children can attend the wedding! (That happens today, of course, but carries the inevitable "out of wedlock" stigma.)