JFK Jr. Wedding to Caroline Bassette
Speaking of
lavish wedding and wealth, consider the JFK Jr wedding to Caroline Bassette.
JFK Jr. had wealth, as well as fame and good looks. JFK Jr. was born and
literally raised in the White House during his father's presidency. At the time of his wedding, JFK Jr was being groomed by the Kennedy clan for a
high-profile political career following the wedding and a probable presidential run in his father's footsteps.
The storied JF
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r. wed
ding to Carolin
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e in the fall of 1996,
however, contrasted sharply with his wealth and was a beautiful yet humble
ceremony on the uninhabited Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia. The
venue was a
small chapel that did not even have electricity.
What were the ornaments for this nuptial? Just two branches
tied together into a cross. The lone costly item was the bride's dress.
The point is this: those confident about their wealth do not have to splurge
or try to show off by having a
lavish wedding.
Also consider this: every 5 seconds, a child dies from starvation somewhere in the world, and
the cost to have fed that child a nourishing meal is only 19 cents
per day (source: World Food Program).
So instead of spending 30,000 dollars or 3 million dollars to run with the herd, why not keep it simple, save yourself the time and the stress
(the sentiment many couples express foremost after their weddings, which often become high-stress, year-long productions, is relief) and donate your savings to saving the life of dying
children?
Based on the World Food Program numbers above, you can feed nearly 900 kids for a month, long
enough for them to be nourished back to health, for 5,000 dollars. For 50,000 dollars, that
number rises to 9,000 kids, and for half million dollars, you can save 90,000 children and nourish them back to health.
Please think about that. By having a smaller party, you can actually save
the lives of children, as well as save yourself stress.
Something else.
You clicked that your money isn't a blessing from God. Are you sure
about that?
"There is no God," you say? Please check out these
photos.