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Joan Didion 's essay entitled Marrying Absurd ' tells about how marriages in Las Vegas are conducted . She narrated that Las Vegas weddings can be celebrated anytime the couple wishes to have it . All that one need is for the bride to be eighteen years old , the groom to be twenty one and a five dollar for the license . Joan Didion describes how the Las Vegas weddings have taken away the essence of what a marriage

br is . That marriage is a sacrament which should be taken seriously and solemnly

Holy Matrimony is a sacred rite . It is a special event because it holds a special meaning to the bride and groom . It conveys that one gives herself represents love and honor . It regards husband and wife as symbols of the nuptial of Christ and his church . It is a contractual bond for eternity . It is not simply saying I will love you for only one and a half year and be married to you only within that time . Marriage is the communion of two families as well . It is not simply you and me . It includes extended families of your in-laws , their friends and relations Hence , it is a major decision to take on , which should be thought over many times and not simply at the spur of the moment

Joan Didion 's of Las Vegas as a place for immediate gratification is true . Everywhere temptations abound . It takes a lot of self-discipline not to be lured into enticing distractions

My idea of marriage is traditional . One , where marriage preparations will be painstakingly made , the service well thought of , the invites well chosen , and the entire entourage - will be those people that have in one way or another affected my life . I do not choose to be part of a 3-minute Las Vegas wedding where the ceremony seems like a task to get done as easily as one can where the solemnity of the marriage vows are disregarded . Marriage in Las Vegas gives the impression that the marriage bond will break as swiftly as it was solemnized

Las Vegas , a city that never sleeps , has spoiled and dishonored the sacrament of Holy Matrimony . I wonder how many broken families these five dollar ceremony have produced . It is a pity that despite the great number of people wanting to get married , divorce equals the number . A marriage not well thought

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of , entered into hastily , for the wrong reasons , is doomed from the very start . These Las Vegas weddings have stripped the people of the true essence of marriage and have taught them that marriage is not at all a respectable ceremony . These Las Vegas marriages are tasteless and cheap and should be denounced Marrying Absurd 4

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JOAN DIDION . HYPERLINK "http /plaza .snu .ac .kr /_ur2big2 /composition2 /didion .htm http /plaza .snu .ac .kr /_ur2big2 /composition2 /didion .htm...