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Wedding People Popular Married Pressure Bride Fabric Eslpod 0939 Cn

Id ESLPod_0939_CN
Episode Id ESLPod 939
Episode Title Planning a Wedding
Title Trendy Weddings
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Some people believe that weddings have become too "trendy" (fashionable or popular for a short period of time), with many "over-the-top" (taken to an extreme; exaggerated) "themes" (main ideas of what something should be about and how it should appear). Many "brides" (the women who are getting married) feel "immense" (extreme; very heavy; a lot of something) pressure to make their wedding more "memorable" (easier to remember) than other weddings they have been to, which "escalates" (increases) the trendiness. Often, the pressure "transforms" (changes) a bride into "bridezilla," or a woman who is so "obsessed" (able to think about only one thing) with her wedding that she performs "irrationally" (in unpredictable, illogical ways) and becomes very unpleasant to be around.

For example, one popular trend is to have a wedding with a "country-western" theme. The ceremony and/or reception might be held in a "barn" (a large building where cows and horses stay on a farm). Guests and even the bride and "groom" (the man who is getting married) might be encouraged to wear "denim" (jean) "overalls" (a type of clothing that have pants and a piece of fabric over the chest and back, with straps over the shoulders), "checked" (fabric with many small squares of color) shirts, "bandanas" (brightly colored pieces of fabric tied around the neck or head), and cowboy boots. The decorations are often "rustic" (old-fashioned) and handmade. For example, many people are now using "canning jars" (glass jars used to preserve food for the winter) as "centerpieces" (decorative objects placed in the middle of a table).

These themed weddings can be fun and entertaining, but if they are "imitated" (copied) too much, people begin to think that they are "overdone" (have been done too many times) and they "turn to" (begin to consider) the next trend.

Topics Relationships + Family

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