My boyfriend is Marine and he is deploy he recently ask me to marry him. I'm happy about it. But at the same time really nervous. But the thing is that he is deploy and he will be coming on December. He wants the wedding for that time. I will be working in a cruise (main port Miami), so I will not be neither in my natal country, Puerto Rico. I don't know where to start and what to do to make that possible. And also what I suppose to do when he lives again, because he will be in here ( US ) just 2 weeks.
2006-09-06 06:56:00 · 4 answers · asked by Artsy 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
If you want to get married (cause you kind of sound like you don't), you can at a courthouse just to make it official. Then later when you two have more time, you can plan a big wedding. That's what a lot of military couples do.
So first, you'll have to figure out if you really want to get married and what kind of wedding you want. Secondly, where and when. Next is who you want there. And third is you both have to go to get the marriage license.
When he leaves again, you can join the military wives club...an unofficial gathering of wives who's marine husbands are deployed...Most bases also have support groups for family members of deployed marines. Then you go about your normal life. You write him as often as you can. Call him when you can and wait for him to come home. There's really nothing else to it. Good luck to you.
2006-09-07 12:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a good idea to just do a small wedding or justice of the peace. Then later down the road when you have more time to plan etc. Have the wedding of your dreams. It will be hard to plan a wedding in 3 months, with being alone and having to work all the time. Just plan a small ceremony for Dec. when he comes home on leave and go on a romantic honeymoon for the two weeks.
Best wishes.
2006-09-06 14:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do anything unless you are absolutely sure that you can handle being a marines wife. He will most likely be gone 80% of the time. The worst part will be that it is totally out of his control! Do not marry him and then decide that you can't handle it, it is not fair to him at all. Sit down and have a chat with him about it. Listen to your heart and your head! Good Luck:)
2006-09-06 14:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by **hope/faith**1744 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with hope/faith. I have two nephews in the military, both stationed in Iraq. The younger is supposed to be home from his tour of duty in time for Christmas but the Govt, may decide to keep him longer, same with the older one, and this is his second tour of duty in Iraq.
It will be a much more relaxed wedding if he is home and both of you can plan it together than to have to have a "hello, I do, good bye"
2006-09-06 15:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋