Weddings can damage marriage
wedding (Photo credit: lazy fri13th ) Weddings are big business today. As comedian Jim Gaffigan says, “Weddings are an important event where we spend a lot of money so the bride can pretend to be a princess and marry her prince and live happily ever after.” He isn’t far from the truth. The bride is taught that this is her day, her day to shine, the day to fulfill her dreams and fantasies. And in too many cases, even among Christians , Christ is shoved to the margins. Into the fray step Catherine Strode Parks and Linda Strode with their new book A Christ-Centered Wedding. They write, “ Marriage is one of God ’s good gifts. It is a blessing to all of creation, and it’s a beautiful picture of Christ’s relationship with the church. Before you can experience the joy of this gift, though, you need to get through the wedding, and the wedding planning . This can be either an uplifting, encouraging experience or a frustrating exercise in trying to please everyone and failing. Many time