My boyfriend and I talked about getting married in April 2016. We want to skip the engagement because we don't feel its necessary personally. Am I wrong?

My girlfriend (17) wants to be married at a young age 20 to 22. And I dont want to be married till I am ready and have lived my life with her. She has said the she wants to be in Engagement early. I want to marry her and The Engagement is fine with me but I think It's waay to early to go this . I've told her im not ready and its going to happen when she least expects it. Can you give me advise on how to deal with this ?

I was invited to a bridal shower for one of my cousins. For the gift I want to do a bride survival kit. I have a makeup bag that I got from Aeropostal free for spending so much money. The bag says Think Happy Be Happy and I feel my cousin will like it. I have used it two or three times but the bag is in really good condition. If I make sure its cleaned up is it okay to give as the bag to put the items in?

I am kinda confused about this. When a couple get engaged, do they wear rings and then the woman wear another one in her wedding? And is the wedding ring the same one the man uses to propose? And what are the rings the couple wear after they get married? I mean the ones that they wear forever. Can someone explain this to me? So the engagement ring is not worn forever, it's kept in a box after that?

My girlfriend and fiance really dont get along aprox 3 years ago there was an incident where they fell out (before I got with my girlfriend), shortly after I got with her and now we live together and been together 3 years. But now they are getting married next July and my brother has told me I am the best man but my girlfriend can't come. He said he is fine with her coming but it his his fiances day so what she wants goes... Now I am torn because my girlfriend really doesn't want me going if she isn't invited and technically bestmans partners should be invited. I know my brother won't be happy if I backed down as best man because of it. I am being told by different famiy members to not be best man unless she comes and others say "it's your brother you have to best man for him".. So now it feels like I am deciding the fate of my relationship with my girlfirend and my brother depending on what I choose to do I've spoke to my brother over it and he "says" him and his fiance argued over it because a few months ago I said I wasn't being best man. Then my girlfriend and his fiance tried to speak and that ended up in an argument. So now no one has said anything for the last few months and I need to either confirm to my brother I am not going or say I am still going to be the best man. My auntie says "your brothers wedding is one day, your girlfriend could be for life) and to be fair I have been... thinking about pruposing this year any advice?

Let me preface this question by saying that if gays want to get married, that's fine with me. I honestly don't care either way. But when any two people get married in a state recognized ceremony, it seems like it's all ceremony and burocracy. What actual advantages or disadvantages are there to being married as opposed to simply living together without the state's "blessing"? Or I could turn the question around and ask: What advantages or disadvantages are there to simply living together without the state's "blessing" as opposed to being married? Bonus Question (not extra points): Why do people get married in a church who have seldom or never been to a church in their lives?

I am getting married next month. My partner and I are thrill seekers when it comes to outdoor activities. To give an idea we are a couple who are 26&30 years old. Our style is both good country, southern loving type people. We enjoy off roading, country music, and adventure..our typical vacation consists of going to Tennessee for white water rafting, the shopping strips, super fast go cart racing, good southern food, and more. We are looking for a honeymoon that is adventurous like us but also has moments of pure relaxation. We do not want to take a cruise and we do not want to go to places like Africa, or japan, China..we don't care if it is in the USA or the carribeans but we need as much information on the places such as what they have to offer.

I recently received an invitation to a wedding for one of my co-workers. It was an invitation that said "please join us to celebrate with cocktails and dancing." I found out that some of my other co-workers received invitations that said "please join us for dinner" and were told to arrive 2 hours earlier than the time on my invitation. I was shocked that a bride would have multiple types of invites to her wedding. It seems as though she is "ranking" her friends by telling them what part of the wedding they are invited to. Does anyone else have experience with this? Am I over-reacting??

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We're both 23, and still in college (hopefully I'll going to grad school in the fall, and after working a year or two he wants to go to grad school as well). My friends think it's soon, which I'll admit it is *soon*, but we really love and connect on a deep level. And honestly, I feel comfortable with a promise ring, because it's not an engagement ring. I'm nowhere near ready to get engaged right now, no matter who it's to. Besides, my parents met and were engaged within 3 months. And then were married about 7 months later. They've been married for 45 years, have four (mostly) grown kids, and a few grand kids. So with that said, I feel like it's one of those "If you know, you know" sort of things.

My boyfriend and I just got engaged and we both go to school at Murray State right now. We are planning our wedding for the fall after I graduate (September 2017). We would like to have to wedding near Murray since that is where we meet and all of his family lives in the area. Also since this is where we are living right now it would make planning it so much easier if it was close by. We are wanting an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception. I'd love it if they were done by the same place.

It will be scuba diving in a large tank at the space and rocket center.

Best way to professionally write to guest you re doing a green bridal shower and not gifts and that sOon to be married couple has decided to not register since they both live out of state to make things easier. How can I properly write this to guest

I'm the child of an American dad and a British mum. From January of 2011- May 2014, I was stationed in the UK. While I was there, I fell in love with a wonderful, decent, and kind man. We became engaged, and had plans to marry. However, one of his friends told him that I was cheating. He later found out that it wasn't true, and he begged me to come back. I haven't seen him in over a year. My cousin is getting married in a few months, and he wants me to come to his wedding. I don't want to, because I know that my ex will be there. I'm still in love with a man that broke my heart. Would you go if you were in my shoes?