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    weddings: Having a religious Ceremony?

    By on Monday, February 6th, 2012 | 2 Comments

    So I dont always go to church, but I do go. Technically I am Catholic, thats how i was raised. But I dont mind visiting other Church’s or other religious ceremonies. My husband and I got married 3 days before he deployed. Most people dont agree with having a “wedding” 1 yr after having already been civily married. But thats what we did. We just went to the court house. but the Sunday before we went to have a blessing done by my priest. He didnt really bless our marriage, the blessing was for our relationship in general and that my (now husband) would come home safely. Well, during his deployment, I have been planning a “wedding”. I consider it more of a ” celebration of unity through marriage” bc from experience thus far some people get offended if you didnt do your wedding the “right way” . Anyway, now we are planning a to have a religious ceremony and our wedding is in just one month, I have been working with the minister who will preform the ceremony. We are trying to find scriptures that talk more about being married, rather than getting married. Also, im not really sure what to do as far as vows are concerned, should they sound more like vow renewals? (No one was at our civil wedding, but my point is, i dont want to sound like an idiot asking my husband to be my husband), some of my family says its okay, bc well, weve never “been together”) His family is very much like..You must be married under the eyes of God for the marriage to be accepted.. and so we have never had the oportunity to sleep in the same room in 3 yrs. CRAZY right! lol. but we dont need that to be in love. And in our oppinion we as a couple are doing just fine. Im just kind of stuck because, its not as though we are trying to hide anything, I already have my husbands last name, only we have never lived together or anything. Anyway. Any advice? Suggestions on Scripture? –
    *** Would it be appropriate, for example, to say- Are now united under the eyes of God. – Rather than, Now pronounced husband and wife??

    Having a fall friday evening wedding (ceremony combined with reception), when should photos be taken?

    By on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 | 10 Comments

    My boyfriend and I have been looking at venues and are thinking about having the wedding in Manhattan. Being our family is from Brooklyn and Staten Island, we figured it will be best to have a combo ceremony & reception at the same place. I was just wondering when the pictures should be taken?
    Since it’s in the fall (we are leaning towards November), the natural lighting will be darker in the evening unlike the summer… so I figured that typical out door photos will be out of the question. Has anyone ever experience something like this? Even if you haven’t, any advice is great!

    What kind of makeup can I wear? I am having an outside wedding in the summer and I have combination skin?

    By on Friday, January 20th, 2012 | 3 Comments

    What I mean is that my nose area is always oily and I don’t wanna be shinny and have makeup rubbing off. I want my pictures to be nice.
    Ok, Thanks Ladies! I am black and I have to find a product that works for my complexion. I was actually considering bare minerals and sheer cover but could not decide.

    my wedding is in July, my sil announced she was having a june commitment ceremony identical 2 our wedding help?

    By on Monday, January 16th, 2012 | 10 Comments

    my SIL just had a baby in Feb, she named him identical to our son for example our son is Ande-Le Nathaniel Jacobson her son was born 6 months after ours she named him Ande-Le Nathaniel Jacobson now i got mad about that at first, but then i let it go cause everyone knows she copied from us
    anyway we are planning our vow renewal ceremony for July, because we never had a wedding, my hubby got shipped overseas right before our wedding was scheduled, so we went to the courthouse & got married so we are doing it now mainly for our families.
    so we weren’t telling anyone what kind of wedding we were having or anything, until 2 weeks ago my hubby told his mom we were having a sunset wedding in July with a dessert reception, well she told my sil who announced last week she’s having a sunset commitment ceremony in June with a dessert celebration after wards.
    she called me last week & asked what my dress looked like, i was like it’s white, she wanted to see it, so i got my friends’ & showed it to here then she went to Davids & bought a dress almost identical the dress i showed her.

    the thing is she already had her wedding 2x, she’s married for the 2nd time now, her hubby had a stroke & is in a nursing home, now she’s with a guy who is seperated from his wife & they just had the baby so she said she felt the need for a commitment ceremony since she’s finally found the one for her, but they can’t get married because he is married & she loses the money she gets from her hubby’s insurance if she divorces him.

    i’m happy for her, but she stole my wedding idea. every step of it. that does upset me. so do i just forget about having a wedding now, plan it for next year instead. change the details. the invites haven’t been sent out yet. what would you do in this situation.

    thank you. no rude commints please. & no thumbs down either. thanks.
    my hubby tried talking to her about it, but she was like no i’m not copying anything i just thought of it on my own & he asked her if she could wait on it & she said no she wanted it now cause it felt right.

    which my dress is red, so at least she can’t copy that, no one except for you on here have seen my dress not even my husband. so she thinks i showed her my dress.
    i meant no rude comments please sorry

    Having a spring wedding….suggestings for places?

    By on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | 4 Comments

    Itll be in march and were both 18. Im not getting married for any bad purpose, not pregnent or other. Were getting married for true love. I just need some ideas where to have it I found a church but idk where to have a reception or if theres any places that are good for both wedding and reception with an alternative incase it rains or a nice indoor place. Ive looked and looked but its hard to find places. Oh and with a 2000 budget…thanks for the help!
    Im sorry i forgot to add I live in wilmington nc but really dont want to have a weddingon the beach with if-y weather you never know what will happen and its to cliche

    Alternatives to having a wedding reception?

    By on Monday, December 26th, 2011 | 9 Comments

    My fiance and I really don’t want a wedding reception because it cost way too much, plus neither of us dance so we’d be bored at our wedding, and it would just be too stressful. We wanted to get married in a courthouse but my mom said she wont go if we do that and I just want my parents and his parents to be happy since we are only getting married once.

    Neither of us care much for a wedding reception or fancy ceremony because we dont think any of that matters. Either way our wedding day is going to be special because we are committing to something that will last for the rest of our lives. Its just that my mom has made it into a big deal but she just doesn’t get that we dont want to spend thousands, no not even 5,000, on one day. We aren’t trying to be cheap, we just dont buy into what the wedding business says we have to have. I mean we dont have to have a fancy wedding reception and ceremony….*sigh*…

    Are there any alternatives? I was thinking of getting married in court or w/e then inviting close family and friends to my parent’s house (where I am currently living until I’m married) for cake and wine, but I’m not so sure.
    btw I am currently 19 and so is my fiance who is in the Marine Corp. We plan on getting married in a year and a half after I am done with my schooling. I just want some kind of idea of what we are going to do that way if its anything that needs planning ahead of time there will be time for it.

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