To some peeps, showing up in The New York Times‘ prestigious wedding announcements is the be-all and end-all. How else will anybody who’s anybody know you’re to wed a fancy-pants Harvard Ph.D. who’s a direct descendant of Muffy von Buffington, IV? (Or, you know, a Frisky blogger like our girl Wendy.)
It’s hard to say whether WeddingCredential.com, a new search engine which exclusively searches the most recent 3,910 NYT wedding announcements for key phrases, is enabling this show-off behavior or mocking it.
Who really cares how many times Harvard popped up (465) or Goldman Sachs (65)? Some of us aren’t so fancy (or smart … or rich). After the jump, let’s find out if among these well-educated captains of industry, there’s anyone a little bit strange like us.Words that don’t make it into the New York Times wedding announcements at all:
- expelled from school
- breast implants
- dungeon
- erotica
- “Gossip Girl”
- vaginal rejuvenation
- spanking
- Elvis impersonator
- prostitute or call girl
- witch or witchcraft
- Scooby Doo
- sex blogger
- gangster
- plus-size model
- French maid
But what might be even more surprising is what actually does show up:
- Pornography: once
“[The bride] used $120,000 of her own money to start a company called Erotigo, to bring pornography to hand-held computers.”
- Clown College: once
“So how did Ms. Schwab … end up marrying a graduate of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College who sometimes performs as a giant bumblebee?”
- Trekkie: once
“But goofy was an attribute willingly embraced by Mr. Mantz, a marathon runner and a Trekkie. ‘I get excited if I’m at a gift shop and see a postcard with Captain Kirk,’ he said. ‘I don’t need to be with someone who loves ‘Star Trek,’ just someone who allows me to love it.”
- Drunk: 5 times
“I reacted in a mature way,” said Mr. Wright. … “I got blindingly drunk and had a fling with one of her dear friends.”
- Feminist: 5 times
“Aghast feminists thought the book set women back 50 years; others praised it for empowering women.”
“Ms. Miller, a self-described feminist theologian, was not looking for a husband.”
- Pirate: 7 times
“Among other things, Ms. Lammers learned how to walk with a peg-leg contraption that fit under her gown. … Her stride was nearly flawless and there was no thumping sound, like peg-legged pirates in the movies.”
- The Grim Reaper: once
“The costumed guests, which included a Morticia Addams, the Grim Reaper, Marge Simpson and Ms. Janis as the ghost of Anne Boleyn, were treated to a variety show that included puppetry, burlesque and magic.”
Hey, maybe there is some hope for us shrews.
