Marriage

Marriage. The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman).

Imagine turning on the television. An ad comes on. A guy in a suit bends down on one knee to bring out a $5000 dollar diamond ring and offer it to a girl in a red dress. Flowers fall on them as he puts the ring on her finger and she jumps up in joy. In this emotional moment, the narrator of the ad says “Buy one ring, get one free for your special one.” The ad is over, and the emotional mood is tarnished with it.

The items that symbolize marriage have to be important. Right? An engagement band isn’t a price tag, but an undying agreement of true love and eternal commitment to one another. Right? For some salesmen, marriage is equivalent to thousands of dollars. However, it is important to bring to people’s eyes that marriage is built on the idea of purity and holiness. Perhaps, the commercialization of marriage starts with the will of people. So, is it right for a person to sit in a car and say their vows through a window? Do people not have the patience to wait for their love to be renounced into a marriage? Do these generations lack the understanding of what a marriage truly is?

In Las Vegas, “the eye of the beholder… there are nineteen such wedding chapels…each offering better, faster, and, by implication, more sincere services than the next…” Chapel compete to sell their “service” in this city. Marriage should be completed fast, which ironically, is the exact opposite of the concept of marriage, an eternal bond. So when two people are ready to be bonded together eternally, can they wait for a few more moments?