The sentimental speeches, the table plan freak-out, the obsession with finding The Dress: it all seemed ridiculous to Stylist's Meena Alexander until one wedding changed everything

How to be a wedding person if you don't like weddings 

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I formed strong opinions based on almost nothing, the strongest being that expressing how much you loved something, or someone, was utterly lame

The more I saw weddings evolve into these huge weekend-long affairs, the more cynical I became

Today, you won’t catch me rolling my eyes at an overexcited bride or trying to wriggle out of the matching outfits on a hen do. Honestly, I think I’m starting to get it

“After a lifetime of cynicism, I’ve finally become a Wedding Person”