7 Important Things To Do If You Want To Marry in 2018
-By Oba Samuel
As 2017 is gradually rolling away, many people are already planning for the new year-2018.
Top among the plans for 2018 is the Bachelors and Spinsters who are eager to get married .
To them 2018 is the year for their change of status.
If you must realize this dream, there are 7 important things you must do:
1.Agree With Your Partner: Getting married in 2018 can only become a reality if your partner share the same view with you. Because if he/she has a different plan for the year such as pursuing an academic degree,desire to complete a professional exams or establishing a huge capital base for a business or project before thinking about wedding, this may jettisoned your wedding plans. Since you can not marry yourself,agree with your intending spouse first.
2.Pick A Date Now: If your plan is to get married next year,you have to pick a date now in order to avoid rush –rush arrangement. Wedding is a big event and you can’t plan a big event on a rush level. Talk to your partner and agree on a suitable date. Ensure that you also agree with your parents before you start announcing it.The earlier you settle this the better because doing so will turn it to a goal that both of you will begin to work towards its realization. As you are trying to pick a date, avoid fixing your wedding on an election day and environmental sanitation day.
3.Inform Your Pastor Ahead: Informing your Pastor about your intention to get married in the coming year is very important because he will be able to guide and pray along with you.Also he will be able to give you relevant hints about the free dates in the Church calendar.
- Get an apartment: Please, be aware that you can’t get married in your parent’s house or in sharing an apartment with your friends. Its not dignifying to do so. Work towards getting your own accommodation which both of you must agree on before payment is made.
5.Agree on Reception Venue: Let your plans about the venue for your wedding reception be agreed upon soon. For you to be able to prepare for the cost of the hall if you are making use of an event centre or the compound of the church which may require little or no payment but the decoration and the music-D.J or a live band. Cost of wedding reception can be enormous, discuss and agree on the kind of reception you want for your wedding now.
6.Do a budget & work towards it: There’s always a temptation to overspend for wedding but having a budget will curb that.
Before you start rolling out the invitation cards, sit down together with your partner and make a budget of all you will need for the wedding. Don’t just make a budget but stick to it. Remember that wedding is not an investment so don’t borrow or waste your life’s savings on it
7.Start Premarital Class: One of the best ways to actualize your wedding in 2018 is to start a premarital counseling class .Please, don’t ignore this all-important aspect of your wedding plans because it will not just prepare you for wedding but it will prepare you for a successful marriage.
I wish you happy married life in 2018 but don’t forget to send your wedding invitation to me.
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