Something old, something bold : bridal showers and bachelorette parties /
"Contemporary weddings in the United States can be extravagant, highly ritualized, and costly affairs. From the intricate details of the wedding dress, to the painstaking selection of flowers, to the festively-packaged favors offered to guests, they are often the culmination of months of fastid...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press
©2006.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hj95d |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Joining the party
- Origins of bridal showers and bachelorette parties
- Something old: etiquette, tradition, and femininity at bridal showers
- Something borrowed and blue: the bachelorette party
- Something new: consumption, materialism, and excess in pre-wedding rituals
- Something different: variations in pre-wedding rituals
- Conclusion: Bashful brides and bold bachelorettes.