If the couple decides they want a morning wedding with no reception, that's their choice. If the couple decides on a colorful wedding with no theme, that's OK too. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

The point at which ring by spring becomes harmful is the point at which it teaches students that marriage is necessary for them to live a Christian life — and, further, that marriage is promised. College offers an opportunity for immense personal formation, and we shouldn’t overshadow that opportunity with unrealistic, and frankly unbiblical, pressures to settle down.