I have always wondered this I know that if you get married in church the bride to be gets two rings one for the proposal and one at the altar, but does this imply as well if you were going to get married only by the civil union? Or is there only one ring required for a civil union marriage?

Alright Internet, I need your opinion. My boyfriend and I just got engaged! Yeah, yeah, when s the date? Well, we don t know yet. I m in my last semester of college and his work is about to get very busy until about November. So things are about to get stressful! Our anniversary is actually exactly a week from today and honestly, it d be great to just get it over with. I m very shy and he s laid back so our ceremony would be quite small and understated. Just us, our pastor, and ~12 family members. Then we d let our moms plan a reception that everyone else could come to. OOORRRRR we wait until all of the stress is over and then in March have something slightly more elaborate and planned. What would you do?

My best friend and her sister had a falling out last year and just started rebuilding their relationship. When my bestie got engaged, her sister messaged me on facebook all non-schalantly... eventually asking if I had heard about who was going to be the Maid of Honor. Missing my girlfriend's message, she had apparently asked ME to be MOH weeks ago! (it was on a cheese basket she sent me for what I thought was my birthday gift, but actually a nice basket to ask me.. ANYWAY... moving on) I was heartbroken thinking she hadn't chosen me, but she had. Which meant... she didn't choose her sister. Now, her sis is still going to be a bridesmaid, but I want her to feel just as special as I do. How can I keep her involved so that she does? It's already hard enough to be there for my bestie since I live in Texas now and she's in Ohio. Any suggestions would be awesome!

Someone else, not your family. Not a business, just you doing a favor letting them use your house for their wedding. Someone hurting themselves or what have you who is liable? I cross posted this since I didn't know where it went.

Two of my friends are getting married. I ve known the groom much longer but I consider both good friends. Trying to figure out how much money to give to them. It s a nice wedding but I m already paying flights and hotel. But I also don t want to be cheap. It s also my first british wedding. Not sure how much is appropriate. The wedding is taking place at a fancy hotel so It s a nice affair.

I have to say that I don't believe that young boys or girls should ever be legally allowed to be married off by their families because they certainly deserve a choice in the matter and/or are not developed enough to make informed decisions. But some argue that arranged or compulsatory marriages are common in many Middle Eastern & Indian cultures and that it would be closed minded to ignore different cultures. What do you think?