By Rhonda Ramsey,
P.O.V. Contributing Writer
Whether you are married, divorced or engaged, your wedding day is likely one that you will never forget. Maybe your eyes water every time you think of your wedding dress. Or maybe you become emotional at the very thought of the venue. For some, the day will be not only unforgettable but controversial.
Imagine a day as significant as your wedding date planned by none other than your nine year old. Will you expect crayons at the dinner table? Princess place settings?
A BBC reality show will explore not only children who are to plan everything from wedding gowns to entertainment but will also delve into a bit of controversy.
Issues such as gay marriage and children born to unwed parents quickly became a source of contention as one critic writes, “It is a great shame that the BBC has chosen to examine marriage from a standpoint which is so biased against traditional marriage.”
Although it sounds like quite an interesting show, I am not sure it would hold my attention. There is obviously a lot of work that goes into planning a wedding, and I am not sure just how realistic such a show could be.
Justine Roberts, co-founder of parenting website Mumsnet, seems less than confident that organizing and planning a wedding is a wise way to go about tackling your wedding woes.
The mother of four told reporters, “Organizing a wedding is difficult enough for adults. My 13 year-old organized his own birthday party - with pretty disastrous consequences. I’m sure this will make for great TV, but it’s an awful lot of pressure to put on a child.”
I am not sure how I feel about my daughter or son planning my wedding, but I will say this; if I am lucky enough to be served chicken fingers and smores at a wedding reception, I may be more interested in attending than watching on television.
Source:
BBC Asks Children to Organise Their Parents' Wedding
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