My Thoughts on the Trending Hashtag "#Freedom at Weddings" on Twitter

2018.11.23 published

"Freedom to Weddings"

Have you seen the hashtag “#FreedomToWeddings” being criticized on Twitter and in the news regarding the current state of weddings???

“Gift bags are annoying”

“It’s too troublesome to decide how many guests to invite”

“The monetary gifts are too high”

“No bringing in your own items is nonsensical”

“The wedding reception itself is just a farce”

“Are after-parties even necessary?”

“Wedding venues are overcharging”

Such content has been dumped in large quantities on social media.

This is a campaign launched by a company called Crazy Wedding that specializes in original weddings.

The gist is to “create a more celebratory wedding,” but currently, there’s a prevailing online sentiment that “typical weddings that everyone does are expensive, wasteful, and out of date.”

But I don’t think that way!!!

I believe that those who want to have weddings freely in places like forests, campgrounds, or beaches should go ahead and do so. (The examples of locations may be extreme, but I think styles should also be flexible if possible.)

A wedding is a very joyous occasion, so if I'm invited, I head to the venue with 100% celebratory feelings.

That remains the same regardless of the type of wedding.

It’s a joyful time to celebrate important people in my life, like friends and acquaintances.

I believe that no matter the quality or content, I have no position to criticize as a guest invited.

I simply accept all the hospitality gratefully and celebrate the new beginnings of the bride and groom.

So, what I want to say is, for those who dislike “traditional weddings,” please don’t deny normal weddings… that’s how I feel.

Looking at the hashtag “#FreedomToWeddings,” I became sad and teary-eyed because it was all criticism and insults.

Among those tweeting like that, there must be people who have attended such weddings, yet they speak ill of the weddings they participated in online...

Don’t they think, “The bride and groom might see that tweet and feel hurt”? ><

It’s too scary ><

No right to criticize others' choices!

I am a representative of the marry website. When writing articles, I take care to:

“When introducing A, do not compare it with a similar B”

“Do not belittle B in order to express A’s goodness”

Marry is a wedding idea website that introduces cute things in the world, and it’s a site where we affirmatively say, “This is cute! This is super cute! This is too cute!” for everything.

(Those who read this might think, “Wow, the vocabulary is lacking!!”)

But it’s because I truly think they are cute!!!

After all, the world is overflowing with cute things. Isn’t that unavoidable?????

Everything we introduce on the site, A is cute, B is cute, C is cute, and D is cute!!

They are all super cute♡

I think the same applies to weddings; it is said that there are about 150,000 weddings held annually, and every wedding is special and one-of-a-kind. Every bride should spend the most beautiful and absolutely happy time without any comparative standards, and I believe this is indeed the case.

No wedding should ever be criticized, no matter how small.

(Unless it’s a violation of the law!)

The future I see as happy is...

There’s often talk about wedding venues being a rip-off! but I don’t think so.

I believe the bigger issue is that, as often reported in the news, the low income of Japan’s youth is the real problem.

It would be better if more people could afford a 4 million yen wedding without financial worries, and even better if more people could hold an 8 million yen wedding as a norm; the world would improve...!

Rather than thinking “A monetary gift of 30,000 yen is too high,” I’d like the number of people who can think, “Let’s make it 50,000 yen with celebratory feelings!” to increase, making the world seem more abundant and rich.

I hope that the employees of the marry company can celebrate others without money being a reason, so I run the company with the stance of wanting to pay as many salaries as possible!

I don’t want them to feel stressed during their daily lunch (which is a happy time) and have provided lunch expenses as well, and also support housing costs, allowing them to choose where they live without restraint.

Life should be filled with more feelings of “delicious” and “comfortable,” and I aim to reduce everyone’s living stress as much as possible.

(After all, everyone is really doing their best!!)

Money is limited, so marry may not have a fancy office, but I want to pay what can make employees’ lives easier.

Therefore, it makes me sad when people say, “Weddings are a rip-off! Lower the prices!” because that leads to money not circulating and society worsening from now on...!

I hope the salaries of those working at wedding venues will rise normally, and that consumers receiving wedding services will also see their incomes increase, and overall, I just wish, “I wish Japan would become a little more prosperous…” more than anything about weddings. Young people simply lack money ><

I hope that more business owners in the world can pay their employees and partners happily, increasing everyone’s comfort...!

Summary

What I thought about this matter is,

☑︎ No wedding should be criticized or regretted

☑︎ I hope everyone’s income rises so that people don’t feel the bills are too high

I wish for everyone to lead happy lives without exploitation, regardless of how they shape their lives! I will do my best!