There is nothing merry about marryoke

This week I had an unfortunate encounter with a marryoke clip on YouTube. Why unfortunate? Marryoke is a cringe-worthy mix of twee, cheese, and mere mortals bursting into song for no reason. None of these should be present at a wedding or in the following celebration of such a union.

I can't even begin to think of what Emily Post would think of this, but Miss Manners is pretty clear about it...

"Another vulgar example where people forget their wedding manners is when some people using their "day" like running it like a show business.

No doubt it is a day to get creative, as Miss Manners Wedding Etiquette says "...the perpetrators fail to understand the difference between making an occasion enjoyable and making a significant event into a mockery."

That is, secret fantasies should remain fantasies. We must apply discernment to whether we are going distastefully over the top in our planning, decoration, theme etc. There is a way to go "over the top" without compromising on elegance."

Keywords here are elegance, enjoyable, tasteful... That's what the entire wedding day should be about; marryoke is the opposite of that.