Wedding Planning Tips

My husband and I been married for a year and 9 months almost gonna be 2 years we been together for 2 years and 9 months it’s almost gonna be 3 years:)we weren’t together that long before we got married we went to high school together but during high school his parents didn’t want him to get married but they respect his wish once we got married they were happy but not excited his mom didn’t cry at all at our wedding.I was born here and my husband was born in Mexico he had no papers we got married in his backyard but in a civil ceremony and we had our ghetto wedding reception at his backyard lol.I was 19 and he was 20 were both the same age,Were living with his family renting a small room in his aunt,uncle and his 3 cousins in a 2 bedroom and 1 bath house our room was the smallest we sleep in a full size bed and we share the bathroom with his family.I get a long with my in laws really good except my brother in law and his neighbors don’t really like me I’m really good at cooking and cleaning I’m working but I’m not going to school because I don’t want to my Hubby was going to college 7 months later he got an international drivers license and he got a full time job:).He’s taking time off from school just to work full time.We both drive his mom’s car me and my husband are so in love everything is going good.Were still living in a 2 bedroom and 1 bath house with his aunt,uncle and 3 of his cousins for almost 2 years but were moving out and were already planning on having a baby:)we never took a vacation together before as husband and wife being married is treating me good there’s times we go out with our friends and times we go out as a couple I wonder if me and my Hubby will continue our life’s together we hardly ever argue.I have friends that have kids,I want a baby so bad so I could fit in with my friends.My hubby and I are already planning on having a baby will I ever continue to live happily married to the love of my life:)

My husband and I been married for a year and 8 months almost gonna be 2 years we been together for 2 years and 8 months:)iit’s almost gonna be 3 years:)we weren’t together that long before we got married we went to high school together but during high school he was a player his parents didn’t want him to get married but they respect his wish once we got married they were happy but not excited his mom didn’t cry at all at our wedding.I was born here and my husband was born in Mexico he had no papers we got married in his backyard but in a civil ceremony and we had our ghetto wedding reception at his backyard lol.I was 19 and he was 20 were both the same age,Were living with his family renting a small room in his aunt,uncle and his 3 cousins in a 2 bedroom and 1 bath house our room was the smallest we sleep in a full size bed and we share the bathroom with his family.I get a long with my in laws really good but my brother in law and his neighbors don’t really like me I’m really good at cooking and cleaning I’m not going to college because i don’t want to but I I do work my Hubby was going to college 7 months later he got an international drivers license and he got a full time job:).He’s taking time off from school just to work full time.We both drive his mom’s car me and my husband are so in love everything is going good.Were still living in a 2 bedroom and 1 bath house with his aunt,uncle and 3 of his cousins for almost 2 years but were moving out and planning to have a baby:).We never took a vacation before as husband and wife being married is treating me good there’s times we go out with our friends and times we go out as a couple I wonder if me and my Hubby will continue our life’s together we hardly ever argue.Will I continue to live happily ever after with my Hubby I mean it’s almost gonna be 2 years:)?

I just found out recently that I’m pregnant. I’m 20 years old, have a full time job, and am in a stable relationship with someone who also has a full time job. My fiance is 23, and we’re both living at my parents house while we’re looking for our own place. We were hoping to move out within the next three months, at the most. But now I’m pregnant and we have no idea what to do. I feel pressured into getting an abortion by my mother and Fiance. He says he wants to do whatever will make me happy,.but I know he’s not ready.
I am well aware of the effort and finances it takes to raise a child, and I’m terrified. I know that by having this baby, my Fiance and I’s wedding/moving plans will be placed on the back-burner. I need advice from people who don’t necessarily know me.
Me and my Fiance have always wanted kids, but it seems like incredibly bad timing. I’m just nervous that if I get an abortion, I’ll regret it and resent my mother and Fiance for the rest of my life. What should I do?

My boyfriend of three years asked me to marry him last night. I gave him my virginity yesterday and when it was over he said “I want you to marry me. I know I can’t give you a nice ring or a big wedding yet but I love you with all my heart and I promise that i’ll get you all those things and more” he made me feel so good. I told him that I would have to think on it And I could tell he was very upset over my answer. He is enlisting in the marines next week. I don’t have plans for the future. I always wanted to be a stay at home wife. I know that if I marry him he will be able to support me. And he said that in four years when his service is up that we are gonna move to NYC and he is going to get me a ring and the wedding I always wAnted. He makes me feel so loved and wanted. Should I marry him against my families wishes?

Im helping with a friends bridal shower planning, and her wedding is New Years Eve, but we’re having her shower in October.. what kind of favors do you suggest?? (she has snowflakes in her theme for the wedding )

I ask her to have my father call his daughter. The manager was nervous. I don’t know why? it’s been about 2 weeks pass. I call the manager again. She said she give it to him. I wanted to know if there was any messages. She almost said what he said like” he said”, then said “I gave him the message”. She just wanted to hang up. O.K. why doesn’t he want to call back. I was the one that always tried to call I was 15 at the time a stupid aguement like I didn’t want to tell my grandmother where I was going. They force me my mother and grandmother to talk to him( because of the child support would stop) on the phone. He heard me say ” I don’t want to talk to him”. I got the phone and he was nasty about it. I don’t remember what he said. that’s how it happen. I have try 3 times and try to invite him to my: 18 yrs old, graduation from high school. 20 yrs old, getting married, wedding. He said why should I do you the favor. 30 yrs old He said I had to make an appointment. I got mad. He should of said O.K. I said I’ll call you, I’ll call you. I was hurt every time I called. I don’t have his number. I had to leave my number at his shop. He’s retired. He’s 76. I wanted to mend things before he dies, not say sorry or anything, but start over again. Why haven’t he return my call? it took a lot for me to call at least I tried. Why doesn’t he try.

I’m in my mid 20s and he’s in his late 20s – we’re just shy of approaching our third anniversary as a couple. Things are going well. Personally, he’s in great shape in his life – he has an excellent career and makes far more than most people in our area do. I’m not going to argue about why I want to get married, as too often that seems to be a distraction from the central issue – the fact is that I do, so answers straying from “Why do you want to get married?” would be appreciated.
We have talked about the issue. Before we started living together a few months ago, the agreement was that a year was the total limit before we would get engaged. And at the time, he reassured me, “But I’m pretty sure I’ll be entirely certain and I’ll be making my move much sooner than that. I don’t think it’ll take me long at all.” We’re now a third of the way through that agreement.
Recognizing that we haven’t seriously discussed engagement besides that (other than what we’d like if/when we marry), I told him that I would not sign another apartment lease with him without an engagement. While I did say that I would move out, I did not say that it would be the end of our relationship. And I’m not going to. When the day comes, it’s time for me to just pack up and leave.
Our lease ends in February. And he reacted with apparent disappointment and upset. Apparently he figured he wouldn’t be proposing anytime before then.
The issue gets complicated because he is talking about going to grad school starting this fall on top of his full-time job…taking a class or two at a time. He’s also talked about saving up for a down payment on a house. These are both worrying because saving up for the house suggests to me that he’s probably not thinking about saving up for a wedding…and grad school is obviously going to occupy a great deal of his free time. When I brought up these concerns initially, he agreed with me – and said that his focus would first be on the two of us getting married. Now, his focus has shifted back to the house. I certainly want him to pursue his goals, and I want him to be happy and accomplished, but obviously this is probably going to upset the time-frame we originally agreed upon.
Are these the actions of a man who may still be planning on getting married? He’s told me he could see himself having kids in 2 years, and yet he seems more enthusiastic about that than he does about marrying me. He insists he wants to be with me for the rest of his life, he wants to marry me, and etc. But there’s nothing about engagements…and since we live together, I know his schedule very well. He’d have no time to go look for a ring, so I’d say I’m at least 90% certain that he’s not planning anything behind my back.
I don’t want to hear that I’ve “got time”; just because you have time doesn’t mean that you should waste it, and after 3 years, I think it’s high-time I start getting concrete answers. Is it possible there could be a proposal? Obviously the house and the schooling could go either way – either he’s continuing to build a more stable life for himself (us?) or he’s just not interested in getting married because he’s still laying out the groundwork for his life. While he’s talked about us going to look at houses together and wanting to make sure it’s something I’d like, I’m not going to do it if we’re not engaged. I’m not going to make permanent plans with someone (it’s not like mortgages are short-term) and potentially mingle finances if we’re not going to be married.
Is there any hope for this? Am I justified to leave in February – which is around the 3 1/2 year mark?

My fiance will be going on a two year mission for church so we aren’t having the wedding for 3 years. However I want to start looking or gathering ideas but a lot of places require appointments and I’m not planning on buying invitations or a dress soon. So should I go look around or just wait for a closer date? And if I wait, is there anything I can do now?

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, I just want to say that I’m very happy for my friend and I’m honored that she asked me to be her maid of honor.
We’re both in our mid-20’s. We met in 5th grade and we were pretty much inseparable until her family moved out-of-state in middle school. Despite the distance, we remained best friends. We talked every day, either on AIM or on the phone. We saved up birthday money and Christmas present money to visit each other. We talked about boys, college, and our ambitions. Then we went to separate colleges. Our relationship experienced a little strain– we were both meeting new people and experiencing new things. I got engaged and asked her to be my maid of honor because she had been the closest thing to a sister I’d ever had. She agreed.
That was 4 years ago. That’s the last time I saw her. We went to colleges in different states and remained geographically distant afterward. I guess it was weird for her that I was married now. She’s never been one for facebook or myspace, so we haven’t really talked in a couple of years. Today she called me and told me that she had exciting news: she’s engaged. I’m so happy for her! I’ve never met her fiance… but he sounds really great. She told me she was sorry for not staying in touch and that she has really missed me and that she hopes that we can build our friendship again. Then she asked me to be her maid of honor. I was really flattered because she has two sisters that she’s super close with. We’ve been talking and catching up all day and I’m so excited about everything.
Here’s the rub: we’re still in different states and she’s getting married in yet another state. I’m an interior designer and she thought my wedding was really pretty, so she asked if I would help her plan her wedding. Again, I’m honored. But I don’t know how much help I can be from 800 miles away… Advice?

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, I just want to say that I’m very happy for my friend and I’m honored that she asked me to be her maid of honor.
We’re both in our mid-20’s. We met in 5th grade and we were pretty much inseparable until her family moved out-of-state in middle school. Despite the distance, we remained best friends. We talked every day, either on AIM or on the phone. We saved up birthday money and Christmas present money to visit each other. We talked about boys, college, and our ambitions. Then we went to separate colleges. Our relationship experienced a little strain– we were both meeting new people and experiencing new things. I got engaged and asked her to be my maid of honor because she had been the closest thing to a sister I’d ever had. She agreed.
That was 4 years ago. That’s the last time I saw her. We went to colleges in different states and remained geographically distant afterward. I guess it was weird for her that I was married now. She’s never been one for facebook or myspace, so we haven’t really talked in a couple of years. Today she called me and told me that she had exciting news: she’s engaged. I’m so happy for her! I’ve never met her fiance… but he sounds really great. She told me she was sorry for not staying in touch and that she has really missed me and that she hopes that we can build our friendship again. Then she asked me to be her maid of honor. I was really flattered because she has two sisters that she’s super close with. We’ve been talking and catching up all day and I’m so excited about everything.
Here’s the rub: we’re still in different states and she’s getting married in yet another state. I’m an interior designer and she thought my wedding was really pretty, so she asked if I would help her plan her wedding. Again, I’m honored. But I don’t know how much help I can be from 800 miles away… Advice?