Can it really have been back in June when I wrote Register to Give; Not to Receive? It seems a very long time ago indeed. But apparently the kindness trend is on the upswing and what better time to make a commitment to incorporating kindness in your wedding planning.
Love them or hate them, that is exactly what Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are doing for their wedding – they want to include acts of kindness in their wedding planning. Jolie is reportedly looking for her wedding dress not in the houses of fashion, but through Goodwill – in order to make her wedding dress purchase benefit others. Chances are, it is a publicity stunt – the type Jolie is famous for in order to highlight an area where she wants her celebrity to bring attention.
Focusing the light on Goodwill during her wedding planning is a way to encourage other brides to donate their money and their wedding planning efforts in a way that will benefit others as well. Incorporating charity into your wedding planning may be one of the best ways you and your intended can not only enjoy love, but to let others enjoy your love as well.
There’s a rumor in the wedding industry that the Kindness Trend is the hottest thing in wedding planning and 2007 will be the year of Kindness Weddings. Ultimately, weddings are an act of indulgence for the couple making their vows to each other. It’s a momentous occasion where we send both bride and groom off from single life to married life in grand fanfare.
But as one reader recently pointed out in Are We Falling Out of Love With Marriage? one of the problems is that we in modern marriages tend to be far too selfish – so what better statement to make about the selflessness of your commitment to one another than to spread that kindness and generosity to others.
It’s Contagious
The thing about kindness is that it’s really contagious – you see someone donate money, you throw some money into the pot. Someone does something nice for you, you do something nice for someone else. Once you’ve paid it forward – you want to do it again. If you attend a wedding where kindness is the theme, chances are – you’re going to want to do the same thing.
Occasionally trends are a bit silly or a bit extreme, but a kindness trend? How can we not encourage that? I only wish this idea occurred to me a few years ago when I got married. Still – I can do my best to support this trend and I’m going to encourage all of you planning weddings out there to do the same. If you’re planning a wedding and incorporating the kindness trend whether through donations to favored charities or through paying it forward – I want to hear about it.
So tell me, are you planning a kindness wedding?
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