Your Marriage in 29 Questions

[geminiwanderlust]

1. How old are you? 30

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 30

3. Do you have children? yes a son, 6 years old 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? yes, we fell hard and fast. 

5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? yes, engaged several times but never married

6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach

7. Where did you/will you get married? Tulum, Mexico

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? somewhere in the middle

9. How many guests did you/will you have? not sure, around 40 probably

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? something in between

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? pretty traditional with some personal touches

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 3

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes a resort

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? 5 pm

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? let someone else decide

17. How did/will the bride enter? no idea

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Here comes the sun by the Beatles

19. Song to make your exit: All You Need is Love by the Beatles

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? pretty light

21. At what age did you think you would get married? 25

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? everyone

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious

24. Champagne or red wine? both!

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? a few months later we plan to go on another honeymoon

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new - Venice

27. Who will pay for the bills? right now he pays for everything, i'm a student, but I graduate in May

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Nope

[richarsd]

1. How old are you? 30

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 30

3. Do you have children? Nope, not yet.

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? Not when we first met (I had just gotten over a bad breakup so wasn't really in that right mindset). But a year and a half later when we connected again, it was pretty clear there was something special there

5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No.

6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? The garden gazebo is right beside the beach so it's the best of both worlds.

7. Where did you/will you get married? Grand Palladium Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? Not sure if we're going to even do the bride-groom first dance. If we do, it'll be slow and sexy.

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 43 people are booked.

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Combination of both - a happy medium.

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? We're doing the legal ceremony so it's fairly traditional. We're adding our own personalized sand ceremony at the end.

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 3

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? We're privatizing the beach restaurant at the resort for the dinner and reception.

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? Mid-afternoon...we had no choice about this due to the judge's schedule. It was either that or 10 am

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Indoors but the restaurant is open-air.

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? My fiance and I decided some things and the rest we've left to the WC.

17. How did/will the bride enter?  From a garden pathway to the gazebo. My Mom and Dad are walking with me.

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: The Spanish trio band will be playing.

19. Song to make your exit: We're not really having a formal exit...there will be champagne and the cake at the gazebo right after the ceremony.

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? Light and happy

21. At what age did you think you would get married? I always wanted to get married when I was 30, just thought it was the perfect age. Low and behold it's worked out that way, lol.

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? We invited almost everyone but only about half are able to come (which is still more than we expected!).

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? Combination of both.

24. Champagne or red wine? Both along with white wine, beer and probably some fruity tropical drinks at the reception afterwards!

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? We are staying an extra week but my fiance refuses to call it a honeymoon because he wants us to go to Vegas for our 1 year anniversary/honeymoon the year after, lol!

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? New but still special

27. Who will pay for the bills? My fiance and I.

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage?  Before...for me, I can't imagine doing it any other way.

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say?  Less than 2 months to go! Can't wait!!!

[angel366]

1. How old are you? 24


2. At what age did you/will you get married? 25


3. Do you have children? nope


4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? i knew i never wanted to be without him! we have had a journey in our relationship..but the last couple years really solidified that we are and have always been meant to be


5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no


6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach


7. Where did you/will you get married? Riviera Maya, MX

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? snot even sure if we will have one! but if so-it will be fast and spicy

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 0


10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple


11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? not sure...

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 1


13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes and no


14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? sunset


15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors


16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? let my WC decide  and my mom!

17. How did/will the bride enter? down the stairs out of the jungle and onto the aisle in the sand


18. Song to walk down the aisle to: TBD--but possibly nothing

19. Song to make your exit: TBD--but possibly nothing

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? pretty light


21. At what age did you think you would get married? 25


22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? no one!

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? fine dining

 

24. Champagne or red wine? both!


25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? weddingmoon

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? mexico--we have been there before but it isnt really special...just in the budget!

27. Who will pay for the bills? we split joint bills..and my parents are helping us out

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely


29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? i cant wait to be a wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RobbyC]

1. How old are you? 29

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 30

3. Do you have children? NO!

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? I hoped so

 
5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No

6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? Negril, Jamaica

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy?  Slow and sexy

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 20?

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Simple

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? The resort requires traditional

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? Not Sure

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? A resort

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? 10am

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Outdoors

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? Let someone else!

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? Not sure

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Not 100% sure on that yet

19. Song to make your exit: I don't know yet

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? Light

21. At what age did you think you would get married? 25

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? We invited all relatives & close friends to Jamaica, AHR after we get back for EVERYONE.

 

23. Wedding menu - IDK

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Champagne

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? weddingmoon

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Someplace hopefully special, never been to Negril before 
 

27. Who will pay for the bills? The wedding bills?  Us, plus help form 'rents.

 

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Let's do it!

[Lizk23]

1. How old are you? 23

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 24

3. Do you have children? Yes, my FI and I have a daughter, she's the absolute love of my life

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now?  Not when we first met, but once we started dating YES!

 
5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No

6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? The Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy?  Slow and sexy

9. How many guests did you/will you have? About 25

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Oh it's going to be outta this world extravagent lol go big or go home

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? I haven't decided for sure but i'd like to make up our own.

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 3

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? A resort

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? right before sunset

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? 1/2 and 1/2 dinner will be indoors and the reception out on a terrace

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? I will plan every detail down to the napkins and probably show up in Jamaica with 10 suitcases full of decor haha

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? don't know yet

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: The Beatles - here comes the sun

19. Song to make your exit: don't know yet

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? Light

21. At what age did you think you would get married? I actually never wanted to or dreamed get married when I was younger

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? Family and close friends to Jamaica and practically everyone to our AHR.

 

23. Wedding menu - Haven't decided yet

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Both

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right after the wedding we're going to Couples Swept Away in Negril

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Someplace brand new! 
 

27. Who will pay for the bills? My FI and I

 

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Absolutley, I think it would be crazy to marry someone you've never lived with YIKES!

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I can't wait and wish I didn't have to wait until January!

[KTownKate]

 

1. How old are you? 25, almost 26

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 26

3. Do you have children? Nope

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now?  From the moment we started talking (which explains why I was so heartbroken when we broke up in highschool).

 
5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No

6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? We are getting married in a little court yard with a Gazebo, so Garden, I guess..?

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? LAS VEGAS!!

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy?  We aren't having a first dance

9. How many guests did you/will you have? About 20

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Simple and laid back.

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Traditional, but no religious stuff.

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? No cake.

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? A hotel/chapel

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? right before sunset

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Indoors

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? I will all be me.

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? Down the aisle...?

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Not sure.

19. Song to make your exit: Not sure.

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? Light

21. At what age did you think you would get married? Right about this age. The rule in our house was that you could not come home engaged until you were 25. We got engaged one month after my 25th birthday, even though both my parents have passed.

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? Only family and close friends.

 

23. Wedding menu - Pub Food. Seriously.

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Red Wine and Beer

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? We are getting married in Vegas to combine our wedding and honeymoon

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Someplace brand new! 
 

27. Who will pay for the bills? My FI and I

 

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Absolutely before marriage. I think it would be crazy to get married before living together!

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Planning is WAYYYY more stressful than I thought it would be, but it is sooo worth it!

[kerrib]

Love surveys!

 

1. How old are you? 25


2. At what age did you/will you get married? 25


3. Do you have children? Not yet


4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? not initially. we both thought it was going to be a fling.....seven years later, we're pretty sure it isn't one


5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no


6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach


7. Where did you/will you get married? Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Dreams Resort


8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? BMM (Baby Making Music) Al Green!


9. How many guests did you/will you have? 68


10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? want: simple, hope it turns out:simple


11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Our own in MX, what ever the courthouse tells us to say at legal day back in CA


12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 1 - we're not cake people and our guests all get dessert with dinner anyway


13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Yes, Dreams PV


14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? just before sunset


15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors...we hope! (Keep fingers crossed it doesn't rain)


16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? planned it all thus far. My WC has changed 4 times, so I can't trust anyone else!


17. How did/will the bride enter? down the stairs, along a path, down the beach to my FI!!!


18. Song to walk down the aisle to: FI wants me to walk down to Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole


19. Song to make your exit: I feel Good By James Brown


20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one?  light


21. At what age did you think you would get married? 27


22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? practically everyone because we didn't think that everyone would come. We sent out 125 invites (212 guest) and we are at 68 with 5 on the fence (they better get off before I push them )


23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious and authentic


24. Champagne or red wine? both!


25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right away and after


26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new - Mexico and then a cruise later


27. Who will pay for the bills? We do a little of both, so we pay together others we pay on our own.


28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Together.....do you not try clothes on before you buy them???!!


29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? 84 days WOOOOP - WOOOP!

[mexicobride422]

Omg I haven't done a survey since high school when my friends and I would forward them to each other in emails.. LOL..

 

1. How old are you? 26


2. At what age did you/will you get married? 27


3. Do you have children? NO! And I don't want them for quite some time.. LOL.. I want to enjoy my hubby for a while before we have kids..


4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? YES! From the moment we met I just knew..


5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No


6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach


7. Where did you/will you get married? Cancun, Mexico.. The Royal in Cancun & The Gran Real Resort and Spa


8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow & sexy


9. How many guests did you/will you have? I have no idea yet!


10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Simple but WOW.. If that make sense..


11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? I think traditional


12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? I hate cake=/ I'm hoping to convince fiance to get those little cupcakes cake


13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes


14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? 5:00pm.. Right before sunset


15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Outdoors on a rooftop terrace


16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? I want to plan as much as I can.. !


17. How did/will the bride enter? I'm not sure yet.. Doing a site visit this August!


18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Our wedding package comes with a guitarist.. I would love to walk down to Somewhere Over The Rainbow..

19. Song to make your exit: Haven't even thought about this..

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one?  light


21. At what age did you think you would get married? When I was younger I always thought I would be married by 23 or 24..


22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? TBD.. Actually discussing this right now.. It's been a more complicated process than I thought it would..


23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? DELICIOUS


24. Champagne or red wine? both!


25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? I think a few days right after the wedding and a longer one during the summer.. Not sure how much time fiance can take off from work..


26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Somewhere special


27. Who will pay for the bills? Both of us..


28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Not living together right now-- but def will be moving in together a few months before wedding.. I already know how messy he is sooo no surprises there.. LOL


29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I just cant wait to be a MRS.!! <33

[kya101]

1. How old are you? 25


2. At what age did you/will you get married? 25


3. Do you have children? yes


4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? yes


5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no


6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach


7. Where did you/will you get married? Las Caletas, MX


8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow and sexy


9. How many guests did you/will you have? 46-55


10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple


11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? traditional


12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 3


13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? no


14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? sunset


15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors


16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? it is a joint effort between myself and WC


17. How did/will the bride enter? down the stairs out of the jungle and onto the aisle in the sand


18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Marry Me by Train


19. Song to make your exit: I Do by Colby Cailet


20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? light


21. At what age did you think you would get married? never... didn't "believe" in marriage until I met the right man!


22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? practically everyone


23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious


24. Champagne or red wine? champagne


25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? 3 weeks later


26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new - undecided... we are going to pick one last minute for a surprise


27. Who will pay for the bills? I pay them but he gives me the money


28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely before marriage


29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I never thought I would see the day that I would be excited to get married, but look at me now!!! Sometimes you just never know where life is going to take you!!!

[mrsbruff2b]

1. How old are you? 25
2. At what age did you/will you get married? 26
3. Do you have children? No

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? No way! We were only 15 then!!
5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? Nope
6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach or Garden would've been great for me~
7. Where did you/will you get married? Cancun, Mexico
8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? Waltz
9. How many guests did you/will you have? 30ish
10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Small but lavish~
11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Traditional
12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? Doesn't matter to me~
13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Resort~
14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? Midday to Sunset
15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors
16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? Plan every detail down to the part where I plan to be flexible too!
17. How did/will the bride enter? horse & carriage~
18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Not sure yet
19. Song to make your exit:  Not sure yet
20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? Light
21. At what age did you think you would get married? 26
22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? Select Few
23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? Fine dining
24. Champagne or red wine? Sparkling wine~
25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? Right after~
26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? New!
27. Who will pay for the bills? Joint
28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? before
29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Excited!!