IT IS A COMPANY THAT HELPS PEOPLE MARRY THEMSELVES.
NOW, THEIR MARRIAGE TO THEMSELVES IS NOT
RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE, BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE THEY
DON'T NEED TO GET MARRIED TO ANOTHER PERSON, THEY DON'T
NEED A PARTNER TO BE FULFILLED, THEY WANT TO SHOW
THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD THAT THEY LOVE THEMSELVES.
SO, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE WEDDING CEREMONY.
THAT THEY GIVE YOU THE DETAILS ABOUT THIS, AND WHY I
BELIEVE LIBERALS ARE LOSING.
SO, COMPANIES ARE DEDICATED TO CURATING SELF MARRIAGE
WALKS DOWN THE AISLE.
THEY ARE GAINING TRACTION AMONG A SUBSET OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD
RATHER FORGO WAITING FOR MISTER OR MRS.
RIGHTS TO COME ALONG.
SO, ONE PERSON, ERIC ANDERSON, WHO HAD ONE OF THESE CEREMONIES,
AND IT DID END UP GOING VIRAL, WAS QUOTED SAYING THE FOLLOWING:
"I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS WOMEN SAYING YES TO THEMSELVES.
IT MEANS THAT WE ARE ENOUGH, EVEN IF WE ARE NOT PARTNERED
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE" SO, ONE MORE DETAIL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT.
WHAT DOES I MARRIED MYSELF DO, THE BUSINESS?
WELL, IT IS IRONICALLY A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM, OKAY?
HOW IS THAT FOR IRONY?
THEY STREAMLINE THIS WHOLE CEREMONY.
THEY PROVIDE "A ROADMAP TO POSITIVITY, OUR I'M MARRIED ME
KID HAS ALL YOU NEED TO CREATE YOUR OWN CEREMONY, INCLUDING
A SELF WEDDING RING, VALVES, AND DAILY AFFIRMATION CARDS.
A SELF WEDDING IS A SYMBOLIC CEREMONY ABOUT
RECONNECTING, AND STAYING CONNECTED WITH YOU.
WEAR THE RING TO REMIND YOU EVERY DAY TO LOVE YOURSELF."
SO, THIS IS APPARENTLY MAINLY FOR WOMEN, BUT I THINK IT SAYS A
LOT ABOUT OUR SOCIETY, AND I THINK A LOT OF DUDES THINK,
YEAH I ALREADY DO THIS.
SO THE FIRST THING THEY SAY IS, THIS IS TO PRACTICE SELF-LOVE.
FOR GUYS, CHECK.
THEY DON'T NEED A CEREMONY FOR THAT!
OKAY, AND THEN OF COURSE, IT'S AMERICA SO WE TURN IT INTO
AN INDUSTRY.
INTO A BUSINESS, RIGHT?
OF COURSE!
BECAUSE ENTREPRENEURS HEAR THE WORD WEDDING, AND THEN
LIKE, LIGHTBULBS JUST GO OFF.
WEDDING MEANS CA-CHING.
THEY LOVE MAKING MONEY, AND EXPLOITING PEOPLE'S DESIRES
TO FEEL SPECIAL.
YEAH, THEY ARE LIKE, YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT
CELEBRATES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING?
WE'RE ON IT!
WE'LL GET YOU MAKE IT, WE'LL GET YOU A CEREMONY, AS LONG AS
YOU GOT THE MONEY I'M WILLING TO TAKE IT.
SO, WHEN YOU DID THE QUOTE ABOUT ERICA SAYING, IT IS WOMEN
SAYING YES TO THEMSELVES.
I WAS THINKING, WELL, GUYS, AGAIN, CHECK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, WANT ME TO SAY YES, BIG GUY?
YEAH, ALL RIGHT, LET'S SAY YES TO OURSELVES.
EVERY PART OF THIS STORY IS HILARIOUS.
THEY SAY THEY DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
GUYS, CHECK.
THAT'S REALLY FUNNY.
I JUST, I THINK THAT THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO SHOW
YOURSELF THAT YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
SO, THIS BUSINESS CHARGES $200
FOR THIS WHOLE STREAMLINED CEREMONY, EVENT.
THAT'S PRETTY CHEAP, FOR A WEDDING.
YEAH, BUT THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD DO FOR
$200 THAT WOULD SHOW YOURSELF THAT YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
$200 WILL BUY YOU A VERY NICE DINNER, OR A LOT OF MARIJUANA,
OR A LOT OF CHOCOLATE THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH YOUR MARIJUANA.
IT'S JUST, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEED TO ñ AND LOOK, FOR PEOPLE
WHO DO NEED TO HAVE A CEREMONY TO FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT
THEMSELVES, NO JUDGMENT, JUST DON'T LET PEOPLE EXPLOIT THAT.
NO JUDGMENT TO THIS BUSINESS, BUT COME ON, SPEND SOMETHING ON
ñ SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, AND EXPERIENCE,
OTHER THAN MARRYING YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE $200 BUYS YOU?
A HOOKER.
YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING ALONE AND TAKING THINGS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS KIND OF A REBELLION AGAINST SOCIETAL
EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS WOMEN, LIKE WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET
MARRIED?
YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
WHEN YOU GETTING MARRIED?
DO YOU HAVE A FIANC…?
WHERE'S THE RING?
WEDNESDAY GOING TO PROPOSE?
IT GETS VERY FRUSTRATING, SO THIS IS KIND OF A WAY FOR
SOME WOMEN TO REBEL AGAINST THAT.
OKAY, I'VE LARGELY BEEN A JERK, BUT YES, DISPLAY AND WHY,
IN REALITY, IT'S NOT THAT BAD, IT'S JUST A LITTLE GOOFY.
IF YOU ARE REJECTING THE THINGS ANA JUST SAID, I'M WITH YOU, YOU
HAVE TO GET MARRIED, NOBODY HAS TO GET MARRIED AND EVERYBODY CAN
JUST GET OFF YOUR ASS.
I'M WITH YOU, WHEN ARE YOU WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER KID?
THEY KNEW ANOTHER SIBLING, WHEN ARE YOU HAVING ANOTHER KID?
ANA JUST GOT MARRIED SO HONESTLY SHE'S HAVING ALL THE WHEN
YOU WANT TO HAVE A KID QUESTIONS.
AS A SOCIETY, CAN WE JUST GET OFF EACH OTHER'S ASS?
IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOFY THOUGH, I LOVE FREEDOM!
GO AHEAD, MARY YOURSELF.
I'LL COME TO THE CEREMONY, I THINK THAT'S FUN, RIGHT?
LET'S ALL GET DRUNK, RIGHT?
IF ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MARRY
THEMSELVES...
I MEAN, I WOULD GO.
I WOULD INVITE MICHAEL SHORE, BUT I GO.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THAT WOULD BE A HILARIOUS WEDDING.
I BRING $200 WORTH OF POT AND WE HAVE A GREAT TIME.
NOW WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT, NOT GUILTY, BUT NOT
FOR ME.