Did anyone just go to the courthouse or something?
2006-09-07 12:06:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
we went to the courthouse, and tied the knot. that was 13 yrs. ago. We used our money for bills. not romantic. but we had all we needed and that was being together. all the fancy stuff wasn't going to change what we felt then or now.
2006-09-07 13:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by RAINBOW 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I went to the courthouse. I wouldn't change a thing. It cost less than $50 and we had a casual reception later on that we invited family and friends to. We were broke and had been together for 5 years already. The only thing I kind of regret is that I would have liked to have had a wedding dress to look at when I'm 80.
I laugh like an evil scientist when I hear friends freaking out about planning thousands of dollars worth of stuff that will all be a blur anyway. I mean, the whole point is that you want to be legally bound to the person you love, not to blow everyone away with a few hours of extravagant over the top crap. I always thought it was kind of silly.
2006-09-07 19:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by . 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you want a wedding or a marriage? Not that you can't have both, but really the important thing is the marriage. Have you seen that show Bridezillas? If people put as much time and effort into their marriage as they do into planning their wedding we wouldn't have a 50% divorce rate. My husband and I have been married for 5 years and are going stronger than ever and we just had a justice of the peace come to our house and marry us right in front of my bathroom with about 15 people in attendance. If you can afford a fabulous wedding go for it. It will be a beautiful wonderful day, but if it's not really what you want, then save the money for a nice vacation, or a home. Good Luck!
2006-09-07 19:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by Victoria C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm married and we didn't have a fancy wedding, it's purely o.kay. Families and friends should celebrate with you, but sometimes it's just too much, plus half of marriages don't last anyways... why waste the celebration on something like that. If two people love each other and want a wedding that fine, but that's just preference... Me and my spouse aren't the wedding type, we don't like 200 people staring at us and we don't like the fact that we have to receive gifts from them and then we have to write thank you notes later. We love the honeymoon and we love the fact that our families understand us and bless us. We put that wedding money into something else that's more important.
2006-09-07 19:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by S_M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did the courthouse nupitals....I didnt feel like I had to parade down an isle in front of people to prove my love. It was very private just us and the Probate Judge. We both cried tears and the whole experience was very intimate. We were not affraid of messing up makeup, or looking foolish in front of friends and family. If I had it too do again I would do the same and just share the experience with the love of my life in a very private setting.
2006-09-07 19:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by Beauty2020 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think weddings are for show, i did'nt get married until i was 34, We packed up the 3 kids went 1/2 way across the country to florida went to theme parks, then to the beach got married w/the kiddos standing up for each of us and had a really fun time. 4 years later, i almost can't stand to breathe the same air as him. yes, were still together barely. good-luck. go for cost efficient, you never know.
2006-09-07 21:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by okiedokie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know several people who got married and felt that the wedding wasn't for them, but for the family and others. So they found alternatives to keep everyone happy.
The day you get married is your day but the fact that you are getting married effects other people. So you should at least consider what it means to them along with how you feel and compromise.
Not perfect but less grief that way.
2006-09-07 19:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by dyun1dyun1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't want a formal wedding, we're doing an informal one at a pirate faire next month; we're going to the faire with the pirate re-enactment guild we belong to... One of our guildmates is an ordained minister, so we're gonna be married by a pirate! :)
(My mother-in-law is horrified...)
2006-09-07 19:13:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive been married twice now ...both times in the registery office (courthouse) never have been married in a church ..i have never really thought about it ...to me it didnt matter ...it was who i was marrying ..not where ...that mattered to me the most ... although both failed.... but that just meant that alot of money wasnt wasted ...lol
2006-09-07 19:12:29 · answer #9 · answered by she wolf. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got married on a yacht at a resort in Jamaica. Just the two of us. Peaceful, no stress...highly recommend it.
2006-09-07 19:11:11 · answer #10 · answered by knowledgeisgood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋