The Circus is coming to Town!

The circus has always been acclaimed for its simple, yet effective ways of entertaining people from all ages. Hundreds of people are involved in the preparation of a single performance through the many hours, which are necessary for the planning. In the same way, the amount of money that is invested in a circus is plenty. The presentations are planed with meticulous details. However, the circus has a rival for the best show in town: a wedding ceremony. One only needs to consider the time and money required to plan a wedding along with the people who take part on the wedding, and the details of the reception in order for one to realize the kind of show a wedding is. The only difficulty is that on a wedding the star of the show is not the lion trainer nor the trapezists, but those who steal the show are the clowns.
It is not clear why there is a need to publicly display the meaning two people have for each other. Nevertheless, however difficult to grasp many people find it necessary to sign a legal document, and in many cases have a religious celebration, as well as offer a reception for people to be witnesses of the affection they privately proclaim for each other. This need seems to arise from a desire to ensure that said affection will endure.
The beginning of it all is the socially constructed idea of the glamorous wedding reception that many people learn to desire. The characteristics of what a wedding reception should be like have been molded into acquiring alluring motifs. The engagement is a parallel to the opening act of the show. It is a common practice for the man to make a wedding proposal to the woman, which is symbolized by the gifting of a ring. In the circus the master of ceremony introduces what is to come. In the case of the proposal, the ring and the way in which the proposal is made is a sort of way to forecast what can be expected at the wedding.
After the engagement has been made official, the planning begins. This is obviously a stage that in the circus performance occurs prior to the opening act, yet the planning is still arduous. A color scheme must be chosen for the flowers, table settings, and bridesmaids’ dresses, among other things. The circus also has a sort of theme to be followed at every presentation. Then, invitations must be sent to family and friends through a cautious selection in order to ensure that only those people that one truly wants in attendance are invited and not those whom one would not wish to see at the reception. At the same time, one should also carefully choose those who will participate in the wedding itself. Such selection is also done in the circus when those who will participate in the performance are selected in order to ensure it will be flawless.
Then, the ceremony takes places in most cases beginning with a religious celebration. If any, after the religious celebration, the wedding guests arrive at the reception where the wedding party greets them. Then, they are offered dinner. The maid of honor and the best man toast the newly weds. Shortly after, the cake is cut, and the throwing of the flower bouquet by the bride, which is falling out of practice, also occurs. If a dance has been provided, the groom and the bride dance with their parents, then with the maid of honor and the best man. After such dance, they rejoin to dance together. There is a hierarchy of who is allowed to follow in the dance floor until everyone in attendance is permitted to do so. In the circus, there is also a hierarchy of acts to be followed.
Although weddings and circus shows are different in kind, both have a carefully devised protocol. The reasons for a circus performance to be meticulously prepared become clear with the response of the public to the different parts of the presentation. As for a wedding, however, those in attendance will never be pleased. At the end of the reception, it will be drastically criticized. There is, precisely for that reason, a difficulty in understanding why is there a public showcase of what two people say to feel for each other. But rather easy to be aware why the clowns are the monarchs of the show.

xoxo,
Poison Drops


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