Everything For The Bride

I thought it was, because a "love marriage" is when two people fall in love and traditionally date.

People say arranged marriages are arranged by the parents, but there are a lot of people today that choose their bride/groom WITHOUT formally dating them. Isn’t it still arranging to marry someone without falling in love first or dating them for a few years?

What do you think?
Kessie-Even when parents arrange the partners for their kids, they still ask their kids if they like the person. If the kid doesn’t like the person the mom or dad chooses, the parent goes on to the next person.

i was at a wedding (im 14) and there was this guy (he was the male of honor with a 16 girl maid of honor) two years older than me looking across the room at me for the most part. he was dancing with his mom and looking at me a lot and when he had to dance with his partner (the maid of honor it would be short). when we had to stand in a line he decided to make an excuse and stand next to me. in addition when i was walking by he was staring at my legs. whenever the other men of honor were talking to him they would both look over at me.
today i was at the bride’s house and he was there. the bride asked me how old i was and i said 14 and everyone started oooing and the guy just smiled and raised an eyebrow at me. other than tht he looked over my way sometimes and smiled (at times). right after i left the house to go home he asked his parents to go home. (maybe its a coincidence?) btw ive never talked/ actually met the guy. our parents talked though
**BTW i added on fb him three weeks ago and he accepted but didnt message/chat me**
so i took the first step and asked him "hey wats up" on chat but he hasnt answered on been on chat for about a week now…did i creep him out or did he just do those things at the wedding to have fun….? (thats what my friend told me…)
yesterday i saw him at this store. he looked at me a bit but i dont really know for sure bc i completely ignored him. but his parents caught up him my dad and they started talking (and walking out) but as he walked he made sure he didnt look at me and walked at least a foot away from us. his mom just simply smiled at me and then my dad and i went our separate way to the car. I saw him again at a different store and we passed by each other and i looked straight ahead and he looked kinda off the side/down but we didnt talk bc i had to leave.

My little sister says she has had enough of me after I fighted with her today over a box of popcorn. There was only a few left in the box and I was baking it and she wanted some and I offered her some and she said she wanted the whole thing and said forget about it. We’ve talked and then argued and she then punched me in the back where my lung is and called me a witch with a B. I called her derogatory names back and she said when you are married to whoever the duck mom or dad or auntie or uncle set you up with I am cutting off relations with you in the future. She says don’t come crawling crying to me when your wife decides to divorce you one day and you beg me for money so you can go pick up another mail order bride just because I make more money than you for being a doctor while you work your butt off at mcdonalds making minimum wage suffering to save money. She says you will never be able to save up money to fly to vietnam to pick another wife if your wife to be that mom or dad or our relatives setted you up with decides to leave you. She says if your first wife leaves you your fcuked for the rest of your life. She also talks behind my back too. Her friend asked her why am I going off to vietnam to marry because I can’t get a girl here in the U.S and how can you be happy for him, she replied oh I just pretend to be happy for my brother when I’m laughing my butt off for him being so desperate and she said I know that girl is using him to get a U.S citizenship but I ain’t going to say anything to let him find out on his own. How come my sister acts so mean and evil to me like that ?? How come she treats her brother like trash ? She has been acting this way since she became popular at middle school. She said I will be a loser my whole life working at mcdonalds with the possibility of my wife leaving me when she makes tons of money with a great husband and a big house and a family to be with while I may have nothing at that time. She says you may have a wife now but who knows what will happens years later when your wife gets her citizenship.

My sister has asked me to give her away at her wedding since my dad passed a few years ago. Is there a special gift that a dad gives his daughter on that day (other than paying for the wedding – can’t really do that) and would be appropriate for her stand-in brother to give? If not are there any suggestions for a sweet and meaningful gift?

Well my dad and his fiance are getting married this Wednesday and invited me and my boyfriend along to go on the family trip to vegas for vacation/wedding, unfortunately we had to cancel last minute and i feel terrible. What is a nice inexpensive gift i can get them to go along with a Congrats card for when they get back? I would like it to be or less since im extremely tight on money. Any ideas?

I am attending my sons wedding reception. I am divorced from his Dad. I am remarried and my ex has a girlfriend who will also attend. The invitation sent to me by the brides family addressed me as still Mr and Mrs G. I was appalled and found it to be very inappropriate. My son brushed it off as a mistake but how do I handle this. My son has never accepted my divorcing Dad and still keeps me and my new husband at a distance. I am invited because I am his mom but, I am not going to pretend I am still married to my ex for the sake of their "uncomfortable" feelings. Do I have to dance or sit with my ex at head table ect.??..This is totally ridiculous, I am not sure how to deal with this. Thanks for respectable answers.
thanks for all your ideas and thoughts , however my ex is very resentful and it has rubbed off on my son and his fiance so, I am really not sure what will happen but… I am always very gracious except in the face of outright rudeness. Her family barely speaks English and have never made any effort to contact me. I have tried for the last several years to become closer to my son and his finance with little response. My presence at this wedding is quite frankly as a step parent or guest. sad but the effect of divorce poison by one parent.
I am actually curious to see how I will addressed since most of the brides family have never met me.. they may assume my ex’s girlfriend is the mother of the groom. I may shock many guests when I tell them who I really am ……..lol

I’ve heard the "processional" is the term for the walk the bride takes down the aisle, towards her groom, at the start of the wedding (usually accompanied by her dad, etc)

So what is the term for the groom and bride walking back down the aisle together, at the end of the wedding??

I can’t remember!

Thanks!

Let me start with some basic info. I’m 19, going on 20. My fiancée and me have been together for 4+ years and he is the only man I’ve truly ever loved. My dad died in a car pile up, my mother died from various forms of cancer, my brother is an jerk with a bad temper, and the rest of my close family members are either in the hospital, sick, old, or all of the above. My sister-in-law and my aunt on my mom’s side are the only people in my family that are close to me. My aunt from my dad’s side, whom I’m currently living with due to my mother’s last wishes, does not support us getting married or even engaged and refuses to come to the wedding (the only reason I think she dislikes the idea is because she has had at least 2 failed marriages and thinks that marriage is meaningless). Every member of my family was either engaged or married between the ages of 17-23 and they all have had very long and happy marriages, except her, so basically the rest of my family members are ecstatic for us. Also, my best friend, who is like a sister to me, is wanting to be the one to give me away.

So my question is this: Who should give the bride away?

A. Sister-in-law (Took care of me while my mother was sick and acted like a 2nd mom to me)

B. My mother’s sister (Looks and act exactly like my mother and is blood related to me)

C. My Best Friend (Gave me the support that kept me sane after my parents deaths)

My wedding is May 23 and for now I’ve settled on "Daddy’s Little Girl" but I know there is way more stuff out there. OTHER THAN Butterfly Kisses and Wind Beneath My Wings, what songs can a bride dance with her father to? I am pretty close to my dad but I don’t want a song that is too wimpy. Any suggestions? List whatever you know.

Alright, my dad passed away several years ago so at my wedding I’m dancing with my grandpa at the same time my groom is dancing with his mother. Any suggestions for an upbeat song for us to all dance to at the same time?