Bridal Overdose?

I've become a bit of a junkie. I have developed some thing with bridal magazines. I don't know what it is but I can't put them down. And like a true junkie, I don't normally peruse them in front of those I love. I try to keep them stashed away until business trips, long flights and alone time, where I get sucked in to the pages of $50,000 and $100,000 weddings where I marvel at the production of it all and wonder which 50% of these very young couples won't make it past anniversary number 5. But I guess there's more to it than that. I also find myself wondering if I, in fact, bought the right dress. Perhaps that $5000 one from some designer I've never heard of would fit me better. Maybe I do need a train that 6 people have to carry. Perhaps if I, too, wear that kind of neckline my, um, Christmas, will look that large and appealing...
A friend of ours is getting married the same weekend as Gary and me. She told me recently that she had to put down the bridal mags. They made her feel inadequate, not to mention poor, and a few other things that I won't repeat. I may, in a little while, go the same route, but I can't quite break my addiction yet. But...
Lately Gary and I have watched a few shows on what I call the Wedding Channel. I've no idea what channel it actually is, but it has shows like "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?" and "Rich Bride Poor Bride". I have to say watching these shows has the exact opposite effect as looking at the magazines. For one thing, the brides are "normal" sized and shaped. And as I look at these couples, rather than think 'how the &*%$ did they pull together a wedding on a mountain in the rainforest for 600 of their closest friends for $1000 total and no carbon footprints?' I think, 'what the (insert your own favorite 4-letter word here) is wrong with these people?!?' Are you kidding me? They wait until they have like 7 to 10 days before their weddings for 300+ guests and they've not even ordered flowers or printed place cards? We aren't getting married until September and we have rings, Save the Dates, dress, wedding venue, reception venue, menu, pastry chef, invitations, photographers, and are working on favors (you are saving your wine corks for us, aren't you?). Our wedding isn't for 279 days. These nutbag brides are waiting until A WEEK BEFORE to worry about this stuff!!!
So, anyway, you see the difference with magazines and TV for me... magazines leave me with the feeling that I've forgotten something very important - and no doubt very expensive. TV makes me feel like the most lovely, put-together, cool, calm and collected bride in history. Hmmmm. Maybe I need to watch more TV.