This display of luxury is not exactly subtle, and don’t think it isn’t being commented on.
I work in the wedding industry, and I have been rather flummoxed by a recent trend: It seems to have become the fashion for the bride and groom to order themselves a special meal, of a higher caliber and price point than what their guests are having.Miss Manners: We’re afraid they’ll try to raid the house after the funeral
: It is hard to resist the temptation to point out that it is the wedding industry that came up with idea that a “special day” is one on which the couple can do whatever they want. In other words, a day on which etiquette, in the form of consideration for one’s guests, is suspended. If it is any help, you might mention that however impressed the couple hopes their guests will be at their wedding arrangements, the mealtime discrepancy is all they will talk about afterwards. And sometimes during.
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