Do People Really Care About Celebrity Weddings?

I have posted before about celebrity weddings, but I really do want to ask the question. Do real people actually give a darn about celebrity weddings?

I know that the news media and fashion/entertainment magazines go a bit over-the-top about these events. But I've always found it hard to believe that real everyday people care. First off, the budgets for these events are super high. That's nice if you are also super rich. Us mortals can't afford this kind of extravagant spending. To expose the details of these supposed storybook weddings is not only invading the couple's privacy but it only fuels jealousy. If I were planning my own wedding, I'd steer clear of news and pictures from all celebrity weddings. What did Baz Luhrman say in that song of his about Sunscreen? (Let me check YouTube...)

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

I couldn't have said it better myself. But I guess if it is your thing, here are some links that you might find interesting.

• UsMagazine.com: Gorgeous Celeb Wedding Photos - Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky
• UsMagazine.com: All the Details on Chelsea Clinton&'s Wedding Dress! - Style & Beauty
• UsMagazine.com: Dream Wedding 2010

Wedding Quotes - Celebrities

Here are a few quotes I'm pulling out of the May 19^th, 2008 issue of Us Weekly. I'm not usually fan or frequent reader of celebrity-watch rags, but I was clearing a few old magazines from the reading shelf and I thought I'd save these here for posterity.

The only reason to get married or to get together with someone is if they're going to add something to your life.

--Gloria Estefan

You need a sense of humor and to be able to ride the waves.

--Natasha Richardson on her 13-year marriage to Liam Neeson

We go to dinners together, hang out at friends' houses... We just like being together.

--Rebecca Gayhart on hubby Eric Dane

I recently posted a quote from Will Smith that I think is the best succinct advice for a long-lasting marriage.

Marriage is the most difficult thing you will ever do ever.

-- Will Smith

Will Smith Marriage Quote

I wanted to post a quick mention of a quote I heard during Barbara Walter's interview with a celebrity on how he manages to stay married.

Marriage is the most difficult thing you will ever do ever.

-- Will Smith

I respect Will Smith a lot for his great movie career and enduring musical career. But he has hit on a very good point here that needed to be emphasized. In more detail, what he went on to say was that in his first marriage divorce was always an option. And that is what ultimately happened. In his current longer-lasting marriage to Jada Pinkett-Smith, he stated that divorce is not an option for him. Marriage is hard and when faced with the hard work OR the easy option of divorce, divorce wins. It's something simple yet important to think about if you want to make your marriage work.

Usmagazine.com | Star Wedding Pics!

See Us Magazine for Star Wedding Pics. Realize quickly that their budgets will always outdo yours. The speed at which they get divorced will also hopefully outdo just about everyone.

Also, see I Do! The Great Celebrity Weddings - From the editors of People magazine as well as Open Road's Celebrity Weddings & Honeymoon Getaways.