I attended a lot of weddings last year, and I’ve been privy to some of the bridal activity immediately before the ceremony.

Those of you who haven’t had someone close to you get married will be extremely surprised by the amount of burgers, hot dogs, Red Bulls and Diet Cokes that is consumed on an average wedding day.

I guess it’s natural: weddings are stressful events, and on stressful days, we revert to foods that are not just comforting, but releasing. You may not enjoy a hot dog regularly, but scarfing one down before you get married is like committing a small, naughty transgression on a day where everything needs to fall in place and be perfect.

A bit like “letting yourself go” and “living life,” before letting yourself “go and live life.”

Photo by Karen Segrave, via Divine Caroline.