As if the books I've been reading about the history of American weddings haven't been convincing enough, here's a great example about how we brainwash innocent little girls into believing that a bride always wears a poofy white gown and a shiny tiara. Check out the Princess Tea at the bottom of this review for a visual representation.

Not that I didn't see the Princess Diaries 2, and enjoy it, but the message I took away from the film (granted, I'm an adult) was not that a girl's value is only how impressively she gets married off. Actually, that's the polar opposite of the message I took home. I can only hope most little girls learned the same lesson.

However, I did fall desperately in love with the gorgeous lace veil worn by Anne Hathaway in the wedding scene in the movie, which goes to show that even adults can be gullible twerps. Here she is, in an image borrowed from anne-hathaway.com. The veil was approximately fingertip length, or maybe I projected that as it is my preferred length, and was anchored with the aforementioned tiara. I like tiaras. Honestly. Just not quite this big.

Posted by Hilary at August 22, 2004 09:39 PM