Up until now, I had categorized Mormons into two separate groups: the freakish, ass-backwards kind as featured on "Sister Wives" and as demonstrated in the following clip:
...and the probably-normal Mormons who reject this kind of insanity. However, my co-VISTA/Floridian friend Susannah recently got married, and in the weeks prior to her wedding, she and I spent some time on the wedding blogosphere looking for ideas that she could use for her reception- DIY decorations, song ideas, things of that nature. It was then that I discovered a third Mormon category: trendy Mormons. I was looking through possible ideas for Susannah on one blog in particular, and found that a lot of the venues were described as a "local LDS temple" or "Santa Barbara LDS temple." At first, I didn't think much of it. Probably just what Californians call the VFW hall, right? Then I remembered that LDS stands for Latter Day Saints, so all these super-white people with their hipster haircuts and vintage themed weddings were Mormons. I'm a fan of dresses with sleeves - or at least straps - myself, and I had been so impressed by all the non-frumpy dresses depicted in these photos; they were not frumpy, and yet they were pretty conservative. I felt so fooled! The fancy lighting, the ultra-creative decorations...is it all just making up for the total lack of booze (I'm guessing) at these wedding receptions? And here's a question - do these "cool" Mormons follow any specific political pattern? It's hard for me to believe that this group of people (apparently located in California and other areas out West) could spend one afternoon eating vegan wedding cake and registering for gifts on the NPR web site and the next voting Republican. I am just so, so confused about this development. Someone must clarify the reality of the Mormon religion!
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