is falling in love recession-proof? (is getting married recession-proof?)

this is one of the first images that come up when you google 'bridezilla' on images. terrifying, no? well, apparently, this show, bridezilla, is in its sixth season and i'm only just hearing about it. true, it may be because i have three fuzzy channels (that will disappear this friday when everything goes digital and i have nary a converter box), but, regardless, the longevity of the show seems to suggest that weddings are somewhat recession-proof.

if you are getting married, it seems, people think "well, this is the one area of my life i would have spent extravagantly on, anyways" so they go ahead and do it. albeit with some adjustments.

or, if you are watching someone get married, you think, "well, i am eating oatmeal for my fourth straight meal in a row, might as well splurge visually" and you watch the show.

that sort of thinking might apply more to this upcoming tv show called masters of reception
where a family business goes to extreme lengths to make brides happy. because really, that picture above of bridezilla is stressing me out, i'd rather watch a show about amazing, lovely, and unique weddings. (note! new unofficial tigerlilly goal: get our jewelry on masters of reception--there is no jewelry more fit for your fairytale extravaganza. more details about to come about The Push... as soon as i think of a plan)

what we want-- happy, serene (not necessarily victorian) brides:

after all, this bride looks pretty awesome and not bridezilla-like, and is certainly no victorian.


however, all of this still avoids the question: is falling in love recession-proof?
nytimes has a section on modern love and it recently ran an article about arranged marriage


do you find that completely archaic? ( i don't)

nytimes also ran an article about when sex leaves the marriage
or another particular marriage in the news alot these days is one slate's troy patterson writes about, summarily condensed to when the marriage is...wth just happened?/ugh

it makes me groan to even hear about these topics debated endlessly. and these three topics are only three facets of a Very Long List of topics discussed when discussing love. you may simply say, "people fall in love all the time, recession or not" but i think money is an important part of marriage. i think it is important in the way that the two people marrying each other must have a clear understanding of the other person's financial outlook and situation. i think poor financial decisions unravel marriages real quick.

which is why this recession-proof question is still applicable even assuming that as the world turns people are constantly attracted to, and acting upon attractions by getting married...

you'd think all this rambling has a point.
since it doesn't, and i'm just curious to hear what you think,
i'll just reiterate the unofficial tigerlilly goal: tigerlilly on masters of reception brides !