Forty years ago, the wedding of a wealthy New York socialite to the daughter of a wealthy New York businessman at her father's golf club in New Jersey would have been viewed as just another society wedding, the bride wore white, champagne all around, wasn't she lovely?
Attention would be focused on the dress (Vera Wang, inspired by Grace Kelly), the registry (the under $10 spatula at Williams-Sonoma, the footed sterling silver bowl from Tiffany), the guest list (Regis Philbin sang), and the famous families.
The wedding of businesswoman Ivanka Trump, 27, to publisher Jared Kushner, 28, Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, is different because of the bride, who is not only the happy beneficiary of the genetic lottery, but more importantly, marks our society's coming of age in a post-feminist world.
Ivanka Trump discusses challenges of the current business environment in a March 2009 interview with CBS News. Trump was married Sunday to New York publisher Jared Kushner.
Photo of Ivanka Trump courtesy Fred Marcus Photography, from handout made available on 27 October 2009 of Ivanka Trump posing for photographs during her wedding with Jared Kushner at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedmister, New Jersey, USA, on 25 October 2009. EPA/BRIAN MARCUS/FRED MARCUS PHOTOGRAPHY/
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Okay, okay, that was just my twisted sense of humor coming out.
Now if she could just get rid of all that make-up! (Just sayin)
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to do quite well without the celebrity worhship.......
I liked that line very much
It made me wonder
I'll agree with everyone else: she's attractive and intelligent. And obviously extravagantly wealthy. Hopefully, she'll be able to overcome.
Anyone in her situation with an ounce of ambition and two ounces of brains could do it. To beat an old cliche to death, I just keep hearing 'woke up on third base and thought she'd hit a triple'.
More power to her for NOT becoming a Britney etc. But are we really at the point where we have to celebrate a rich kid not crashing on the rocks?
They have every advantage except obstacles.
I loathe everything Donald Trump represents, but to me it's not surprising that his daughter inherited some smarts from her mother.
I admire wit and class regardless of the origins. I agree with emma that old money is generally classier; But--and that is a very big but--it all depends on HOW the money was made. HOW the money was made makes the difference between riffraff robber barons and the honorable and classy wealthy.
Thanks for posting this.
Rated.