Your Marriage in 29 Questions

[YaelM]

1. How old are you? 28

 

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

 

3. Do you have children? no

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? Yep – pretty much right away

 

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? In a garden overlooking the ocean

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa Barbara, CA

 

8. First dance – slowish

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 33

 

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? We both always wanted a simple Destination Wedding

 

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? A mixture of both

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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? Both

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? with my dad

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Cannon in D played on classical guitar

 

19. Song to make your exit: Beatles: Here Comes the Sun, also on classical guitar

 

20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? light one, but very personalized…it was the best part of the wedding

 

21. At what age did you think you would get married? Before I was 30

 

22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? Select few, closest family and friends

 

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

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Both!!

 

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

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Brand new Husband but not to me

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? both of us equally

 

28. Living together: Did for 3 years before we got married

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Its the best!!! When people ask if its better, I say its pretty much the same as before, just better 

[BahiaBride16]

1. How old are you? 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? since the first moment I saw him!

 

 

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/gazebo

 

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? Mayan Riviera, 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? 25

 

 

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? make up on our own

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2

 

 

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

 

 

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 on most things

 

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? down a path onto the aisle

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: "Could Not Ask For More" by Sara Evans

 

 

19. Song to make your exit:

 

 

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? pretty much 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? right away

 

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new & soon to be special - same resort as the wedding :-)

 

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? we split joint bills down the middle and pay our individual bills separately

 

 

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

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I can't wait, to spend the rest of my life with my man!

[~Keira~]

1. How old are you? 26

 

 

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

 

 

3. Do you have children? Not yet

 

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? I said it to a girlfriend but didn't actually think it would come true. :-)

 

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? Something outdoors.

 

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? MEXCIO!!

 

 

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? Slow and awkward. It's how we roll. lol

 

 

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? I don't really know what I wanted but I'm ending up with just right, simple.

 

 

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? What ever the minister has us repeat.

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? In Mexico just one, in Canada 3.

 

 

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Hotel and AHR is at a pavillion

 

 

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

 

 

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Dinner inside and dancing outside

 

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? I'm not that picky.

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? Good question. I'm going to skip down the isle/path. hahaha, kidding. I think I will decide that when I get there.

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: What ever the guitar trio is playing.

 

 

19. Song to make your exit: Really? Oh man too many choices to make.

 

 

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

 

 

21. At what age did you think you would get married? Think or wish? I would have been married at 23 if I had my way.

 

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

 

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

 

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Cocktails.

 

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? A little after.COLOR]

 

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Fingers crossed we make it to Europe.

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? We're pretty equal.

 

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

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Woo hoo I'm going to be a Hansen!

[autjo]

1. How old are you? 28

 

 

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 29

 

 

3. Do you have children? Not yet

 

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? Kinda thought we would, but he had a lot of growing up to do before we could

 

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? gazebo overlooking the beach... but no sand

 

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on 12/5/09

 

 

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

 

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? about 50

 

 

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Always wanted something very personal and out of the norm

 

 

11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Traditional because neither of us like to talk in front of people and are too lazy to come up with something unique

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2 in Mexico and cupcakes at the AHR

 

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Resort in Mexico and at an old power plant turned into lofts for the AHR

 

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

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? I'm OCD so planned everything

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? on my feet...lol my dad is walking me down

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: the bride song

 

19. Song to make your exit: probably you've lost that loving feeling

 

 

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

 

 

21. At what age did you think you would get married? Think or wish? Uh... 25 because thats when my mom started hounding me to settle down

 

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

 

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? whatever the hotel wants to serve

 

24. Champagne or red wine? both!

 

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? weddingmoon during the wedding, but planning a trip to greece next summer

 

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

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? half and half

 

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Fo Sho! Wouldn't have done it any differently

 

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

[kpuckrin]

1. How old are you? 27

 

 

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

 

 

3. Do you have children? not yet

 

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? absolutely! since I first met him

 

 

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 for sure!

 

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? St. Thomas, USVI

 

 

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

 

 

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? our own vows

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2

 

 

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? no- our reception dinner will be on a cruise. Not sure about our AHR yet.

 

 

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

 

 

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? let my WC decide-with some of my own input- she's been incredible!

 

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? down the beach aisle

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: whatever the steel pan drummers play

 

 

19. Song to make your exit: whatever the drummers play

 

 

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? a select few

 

 

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? steak & seafood

 

 

24. Champagne or red wine? both!

 

 

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? we're doing a weddingmoon- both combined into one.

 

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? special to us both- we love cruising!

 

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? we split joint bills down the middle and pay our individual bills separately

 

 

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

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I can't wait to begin the rest of my life with the man of my dreams.

[vlynnw]

1. How old are you? 22

 

 

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 23

 

 

3. Do you have children? no

 

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? no - we didn't have love at first sight, but he definitely grew on me!

 

 

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 wedding!

 

 

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

 

 

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow and sexy - with a little bit of a fun twist

 

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? estimating 20-22

 

 

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? something we put together that really displays who we are as a couple

 

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2 (and about 100 mini cakes at the AHR)

 

 

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

 

 

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? closer 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 most details because I have a good idea of what I want but I don't really care about the napkins

 

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? walking out onto the beach with my Dad

 

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Somewhere over the Rainbow

 

 

19. Song to make your exit: Golden haven't picked this one yet

 

 

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

 

 

21. At what age did you think you would get married? 24

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

24. Champagne or red wine? Champagne - it's my fav!

 

 

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right away, main reason we chose a DW!!

 

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new to me - but he hasn't been there since he was younger so a new experience for both!

 

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? we split them, depending on what they are there are certain things we've delegated that each of us takes care of

 

 

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

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I can't wait to look into his eyes and say "I Do" and live happily ever after in the wonderful example my parents have given me of marriage

[meghan]

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? 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? Azul Sensatori, Riviera Mayan

 

 

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

 

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 50-60 (41 booked right now)

 

 

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? a mix

 

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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? I'll plan most of my details

 

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? not quite sure yet.

 

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: still thinking about that

 

 

19. Song to make your exit: not sure.

 

 

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? 25-26

 

 

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? both!

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? split between both sets of parents and us.

 

 

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

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I'm super excited!

[aimee!]

1. How old are you? 24

 

2. At what age did you/will you get married? legal day: 22 mexico: 24

 

3. Do you have children? no

 

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? iberostar tucan riviera maya mexico

 

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

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? 20-50

 

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? hopefully more than 1

 

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

 

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? 4pm

 

15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? a little bit of both

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? i'll let the resort take care of most of it

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? depends on who comes to mexico, so i'm not sure yet

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: i don't know this one either

 

19. Song to make your exit: ugh! i have some more planning to do!

 

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? mostly family

 

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

 

24. Champagne or red wine? all-inclusive, so whatever you want!

 

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? ted's been, but it'll be new to me

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? dh's family & us

 

28. Living together: we didn't until after our legal day

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? i'm starting to get into details, and see the big picture in my head... i'm LOVING it!

[Geralyn]

1. How old are you? 30

 

2. At what age did you/will you get married? 29

 

3. Do you have children? no

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? yes I knew right away he was someone special

 

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? RIU Montego Bay Jamaica

 

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

 

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

 

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? we wrote our own

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? a little of both

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? barefoot down the sandy aisle escorted by my mother

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Cannon in D played by a steel drum band

 

19. Song to make your exit: One Love also played by the steel drum band

 

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? didn't really have an age in mind

 

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

 

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

 

24. Champagne or red wine? all-inclusive, so whatever you want!

 

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? we stayed in Jamaica for 4 days after our wedding and then honeymooned in St. Lucia for a week

 

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

 

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

 

28. Living together: we did for a year and a half before we got married

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? i'm LOVING it!

_______

[KJT1985]

1. How old are you? 24

 

 

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

 

 

3. Do you have children? none

 

 

4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? took me a little but eventually I knew.

 

 

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!

 

 

7. Where did you/will you get married? Runaway Bay, Jamaica (but it's just symbolic)

 

 

8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow, like in Jr high

 

 

9. How many guests did you/will you have? not sure yet - between 30 and 35

 

 

10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? When I was little - the bigger the better. Now - very simple and easy!

 

 

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

 

 

12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? however many the resort provides

 

 

13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? which one? the pre-wedding reception - no. The real wedding - a resort. The post-wedding reception? doubtful

 

 

14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? mid-day - 3pm

 

 

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? just taking whatever we get

 

 

17. How did/will the bride enter? just walking out to the beach I guess

 

 

18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Oops, don't know yet

 

 

19. Song to make your exit: also 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? had no idea

 

 

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

 

 

23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? can't it be both?

 

 

24. Champagne or red wine? both!

 

 

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

 

 

26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? Jamaica will be new to us both but the cruise after will be new to me - not him.

 

 

27. Who will pay for the bills? We're paying our own way

 

 

28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? For sure, been doing it for a year!

 

 

29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? Ask me again in a year!