This page is a reference list of texts cited in this blog. Where possible, a link to the study or article in question has been provided.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos (including the header image) are by WeddingConsumer.
Podcasts
Cultivating the Wedding
Song: Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups
Clips: Berson, W. (Writer), & Spiller, M. (Director). (2003, April 17). My drama queen [Television series episode]. In Lawrence, B. (Creator), 2001. Scrubs. NY: NBC.
Dr. Georg Gerbner as quoted in “Sustainable Media” posted on YouTube by think415 on November 16, 2007.
Wedding Vendors and Consumer Brides
Music: Pachelbel’s Canon (Canon in D major) by Johann Pachelbel
“Money” from the movie Cabaret (1972; Fosse, B., Director)
“Marriage into Town” from the movie Bride & Prejudice (2004; Chadha, G., Director)
Wedding podcasts sampled:
Wedding 101, Host: Lisa Herrmann; Episode: What Can a Wedding Planner Do for You? Guest: Kathi Evans (Wedding Coordinator).
Wedding Plan Podcast, Hosts: Tricia Dever and Brian Morris; Episodes: #5 – The Wedding Day, Part 1; # 7 – Wedding Do’s and Don’ts
Wedding Style, Host: Terrica Skaggs of Once Upon Your Wedding; Episodes: It’s My Party – The Right Reception at the Right Time; Lies, Myths and Tall Tales about Your Wedding – Get the Facts Straight
Time Magazine Cover Analysis
Gleick, E. (1995, February 27). Should this marriage be saved? Time. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from here.
Sontag, S. (2002). Excerpt. On photography. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from here.
Van Biema, D. (1995, February 27). The price of a broken home. Time. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from here.
The Transformative Magic of the Wedding Dress
Blakely, K. (2008). Busy brides and the business of family life: The wedding-planning industry and the commodity frontier. Journal of Family Issues, 29 (5), 639-662.
Engstrom, E. (2008). Unraveling The Knot: Political economy and cultural hegemony in wedding media. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 32(1), 60-82.
Mead, R. (2007). One perfect day: The selling of the American wedding. New York: The Penguin Press.
The Wedding as a Star Vehicle
Blakely, K. (2008). Busy brides and the business of family life: The wedding-planning industry and the commodity frontier. Journal of Family Issues, 29 (5), 639-662.
Croteau, D., & Hoynes, W. (2006). The business of media: Corporate media and the public interest (2nd ed.). London: Pine Forge Press.
Engstrom, E. (2008). Unraveling The Knot: Political economy and cultural hegemony in wedding media. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 32(1), 60-82.
Gerbner, G., Gross, L., Morgan, M., & Signorielli, N. (2002). Growing up with television: The cultivation perspective. In M. Morgan (Ed.), Against the mainstream: The selected works of George Gerbner (pp. 193-213). New York: Peter Lang.
Mead, R. (2007). One perfect day: The selling of the American wedding. New York: The Penguin Press.
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