one of the most important days in mexican girl's life is her wedding day.
then the daddy's little princess can dazzle the whole world with a huge cream cake dream and finally be the queen of the day before settling down as a married and respectable 'ama de casa'.
wedding, as in all catholic countries, is a big business here (except among the poor who don't get married;) and is to be taken very seriously. the grand day just have to be perfect. it's not uncommon to see a couple riding in a limo and waving to the other mortals like the royal family of england.
however as we all know the bride is the one in the spotlight accompanied first by her father and later by her new husband and so she has to spend enormous amount of time and great consideration before deciding her entrée with THE DRESS. for this reason one whole walking street of guadalajara is almost fully dedicated just to the happy brides(much neglecting the poor fiancés offering only few choices for them) and to the big wallets of their not so happy fathers. these creations cost about 3000 pesos which means with the current rate less than 200 euros!
maybe the finnish brides should come here instead of heading to tallin for a less costly market? (can't believe i just invented new wedding dress tourism!;)
äitisuomennos: purjehtiminen avioliiton auvoiseen satamaan ei ole meksikossa helppoa. täydelliseen hääpäivään tarvitaan uhkea hääpuku, limusiini, isän paksu lompakko ja tietenkin sulhanen(mieluiten myöntyväinen - sulhasen kaappaus kun on nykypäivänä eettisesti erittäin tuomittavaa ja sitä paitsi ruokkii mustan pörssin kauppaa).
NOTE/OJO/HUOMIO! this post is dedicated to the two couples i know who got married last summer but to whose wedding i was unfortunately unable to attend. wish you all the best even when you didn't have mexican wedding dresses. ;) ... maybe i should buy mine as well from here? ;) i-iskää!!!
