Take It Slow or Jump to the Alter?

Soul mate. That’s what finding that special someone is. It’s about finding the person who completes you. For some it can take a life time to find, for others it seems to happen early on. How can you know if that person is the one?

Here Fishy Fishy….

Have you ever heard the term “there’s plenty more fish in the sea?” Well surely after you broken up with someone, that’s the speech that was given. There is some truth to it. How many people have to be considered before you establish the “one”?  There is always the old saying, “you have to test drive a few cars, before you bring one home”. Does this apply to relationships? It could be that you need to date a wide variety of personality types before you decide to get serious with someone. While this may be outside some peoples comfort zone, it might help with your relationship later on, giving you a sense of confidence in the person you have chosen to be with.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race….

A lasting relationship begins with a solid foundation. A friendship can be the glue that  holds your relationship together. You will find that “friendship” after a lengthy period of serious commitment.  Long after the “newness” of the relationship  wears off  there will be a change in your relationship. This change will determine if  the longevity of your relationship can get you to the alter. Taking a relationship slow allows the couple to find if the initial chemistry which sparked the romance, has some staying power. Finding out who a person is takes some time, some patience and some trust. All of these things are not gained over night they take time to establish. The curves that life can throw your way can show what and how you act like as a couple. This alone can be a tell tale sign of where your relationship is headed.

Jump Jump!

Closing your eyes and jumping into a relationship that heads straight to the alter could have an expected or unexpected outcome. If racing to alter finds you blissfully happy without consequence you could find yourself with one amazing story to tell the grand kids.  On the other hand, plunging into marriage based on a whirl wind romance with the only chemistry being in bedroom could land you directly into divorce court three months later.  There are the odd couple who know instantly that they are meant for each other, or there are those who subscribe to “true love”.

In the end there are no sure fire ways to know if your relationship will go the distance, so the best you can do is trust your heart and your head.

Wedding Planning- Where to Begin?

So the question has been asked. Will you marry me? Applause. The answer is yes. Now what? Let the planning begin! Oh no, where do you start? In planning an event like this, your mind can be all over the place. Planning the perfect wedding requires focus and attention. Where does one start?

First sit down with your intended and discuss openly what you BOTH see for your wedding. This can be tricky , especially if you have different expectations. Best now to discuss them,before reservations and deposits are being made. What better time to master the art of comprise if not before your married? Be open to new ideas and thoughts.  What you once thought you wedding would be, may turn out to be something completely opposite and just as lovely.

A great tip is to make sure  you have thoroughly looked at all your options.  Use the tools available to research different ideas. The Internet, magazines and wedding boutiques offer some sound insight into wedding ideas. You don’t want to look back at your wedding and feel that you rushed the planning, or that you perhaps you didn’t do enough. Looking at wedding’s from resources will give you a number of ideas. Be careful not to get carried away. You don’t want to overload yourself and be unable to make any decisions.

Once you have gotten a feel for wedding ideas, the next step is to begin your planning. If your not an organized person you want to enlist some help.   This of course will also help you choose your wedding party. Before you set out on choosing anything, make yourself  a list.  List all the things you think of when see your wedding. Including the people you see having by your side. From there sit down with your spouse and agree on the size of your wedding party. Once that is established you can then make it a group effort if you so choose, to map out your wedding planning checklist.

If you are still in a fog, seek the help of a wedding planner. Be it in paper form or person form, a wedding planner of any kind can prove invaluable. Even the most organized a person can have something slip through the cracks. Planning a wedding is an enormous undertaking and therefor requires detailed planning. Having a guide or checklist to refer to, allows you to thoroughly consider each aspect of your wedding. Now you may choose to not incorporate everything suggested on the checklist, however it provides you the option of knowing.

Using the checklist as a guide, you can determine the size, the location and the budget for your wedding. You can set out to plan a large affair, or a small intimate one. Information is key in this process. Better to know in advance what your expectations are in a wedding, than having to deal with hindsight.