Getting Divorced? Why Not Throw a Party!
Let's hope this doesn't become a trend.
CHARLES Bronfman and his wife, Bonnie, are inviting 100 of their friends to an elegant evening of cocktails for what they hope will be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
The occasion? Their pending divorce.
The event isn’t likely to approach the extravagance of their wedding party less than three years ago, when they invited 200 guests to a seated dinner at the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram Building....
Still, the party has engraved invitations with a request for business attire and an effusive statement about the couple’s affection for each other.
I can't decide why I find the idea of a party to celebrate divorce so off-putting. Even if you view marriage less as a sacred commitment to love and cherish a spouse 'til death do you part, and more like a business transaction between two people, who celebrates a failed business?
Or maybe I'm just jealous at the likelihood that the billionaire Bronfmans will spend far more on their divorce reception than most Americans could ever dream of spending on their wedding reception.
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Jul '10
Re: Getting Divorced? Why Not Throw a Party!
It's rather disgusting.
Less than three years? I'd ask for My wedding present back.
May '10
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It's like throwing a wake when someone dies. They're "celebrating the marriage".
I hope lots of drunk college kids congregate outside the gates and chant USA! USA! Just to give it a proper celebratory vibe.
May '10
Re: Getting Divorced? Why Not Throw a Party!
From a treatment of the very fine film Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell:
Princess Who Looks Like a Pretty Nancy Kerrigan: I'm marrying a very important man.
Crow T Robot: Edgar Bronfman.
Jun '10
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Hey! I could've used a few gifts, a la wedding shower, when I got divorced. It costs money to set up a new household, at least it does if you plan on using more than old whiskey crates and plastic patio-chairs for furniture. Now, I know this isn't Charles Bronfman's problem, he can get all the old whiskey crates he needs, but I could've used a few sheets and pillow cases, to say nothing of an electric blanket—now that the missus was outta my bed. And don't get me started on dishes, you don't know the problems I had trying to register at the better stores for my pending un-nuptials, er divorce. Take, for example, a couple of good beer steins, those suckers can really set a guy back if they got any kinda style to 'em, unless, of course, you steal some from the local pub and then all you risk getting clubbed by the bouncer—which could result in a hospital stay replete with lost income.
May '11
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Any excuse for a party I guess....
Sep '10
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Is this a BYOB event?
Jun '10
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It is gross. And it would only be done by complete narcissists.
I see a new reality show in the works and plenty of Americans rushing to host divorce parties & have their shot at "fame."
Jan '11
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Given their 'effusive' affection for one another, will they be consummating their divorce as well?
Edited on May 14, 2011 at 5:14amJul '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.:
I can't decide why I find the idea of a party to celebrate divorce so off-putting.
Because it's as tacky as the day is long?
Sep '10
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It's like saying, please join us in celebrating how clueless we are.
Dec '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.:
I can't decide why I find the idea of a party to celebrate divorce so off-putting. Even if you view marriage less as a sacred commitment to love and cherish a spouse 'til death do you part, and more like a business transaction between two people, who celebrates a failed business?
What, you never went to a "Going Out of Business" sale?