Brides- and grooms-to-be in Mexico may re-think taking action on the cold feet they get at the altar. A proposed law would make a betrothed who skips out on the wedding pony up some cash to the one they left behind.

The new law in Mexico City is being proposed to "offer engaged couples a legal contract outlining how much a man or woman can recoup if he or she is jilted at the altar," according to a recent article by The Associated Press.

Jose Zepeda, a divorce lawyer and now-politician, discusses the reasons behind the proposed legislation that hopes to deter runaway brides and grooms. "What we want is to protect the person who is being hurt, not only emotionally but also economically ... Whoever rents a wedding hall, pays for the church, for the cake, has the right to be reimbursed."

Following in the same vein of Mexican weddings, multicultural nuptials — which, according to recent U.S. statistics, are on the rise — take center stage in the March issue of Floral Management magazine.

--Cassandra P. Foster
cfoster@safnow.org

 

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