麻豆传媒

Oscar Wilde once quipped that to elope is cowardly: 鈥淚t鈥檚 running away from
danger,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd danger is so rare in modern life.鈥� Not eloping means
meeting the in-laws and extended family of your beloved鈥攚hich can be
dangerous鈥攕o why not get wed on the Web? Take the basics鈥攁 service,
for instance. For mix-and-match ideas for a non-religious ceremony go to
www.netins.net/showcase/wedding/indexx.htm. Or why not reuse the vows of
American soap opera stars as listed at www.stl-online.net/days/vows.html.

Need a ring? At www.theknot.com, there鈥檚 a 鈥渨edding ring finder鈥�, not to
mention loads of other advice that you could otherwise only find in expensive
bridal magazines鈥攕uch as the relative merits of bateau and mandarin
necklines. Best to head straight to the message boards and click on 鈥渂itching
post鈥�, where messages with titles like 鈥淚鈥檓 a bride, not a travel agent鈥� will
make you grateful to be a modem away from your in-laws.

Smart couples will opt for electronic wedding invites, available on
www.bluemountain.com/eng/wedding/. The best bit is that they allow your guests
to respond to the RSVP with a simple click. Unless, that is, you鈥檙e looking to
avoid guests altogether and just have a cyberwedding. Some see it as an
extension of the old system of marriage by proxy. Apparently Napoleon Bonaparte
married Marie-Louise of Austria that way, before they had even met.

At www.weweb.com/marrymeonline/html/body_get_married.html you can pledge
your undying faith across the Net, complete with Mendelssohnian muzak. Although
not all cyberweddings are legally binding, take a look at
bluejuice.com/cyberlove/legal.html to read about one that was. The great news is
that even if none of the guests you invite shows up, they will all be able to
buy you the perfect gift鈥� thanks to www.weddingnetwork.com, allegedly the
world鈥檚 largest online bridal registry. Who says the big day has to be
stressful?