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I'm so frustrated. I have been engaged since last Christmas. My fiance and I were having so much fun planning our wedding, now all of a sudden it's come to a stand still. We just recently had a baby a
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I hope it happens soon

posted at 10/21/2009 8:30 PM CDT on weddingchannel.com
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I'm so frustrated. I have been engaged since last Christmas. My fiance and I were having so much fun planning our wedding, now all of a sudden it's come to a stand still. We just recently had a baby and he says he wants to be more financially sound before we get married. HELLO!? Don't you think you should have thought about that before we had a baby? Yell

Re: I hope it happens soon

posted at 10/22/2009 7:41 AM CDT on weddingchannel.com
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I think that's something you both should have thought of before having a child, not just him. But what's done is done.

What is he looking to be more stable for? I mean, is it because you want a big fancy wedding and can't pay for it? If that's the case, then yes, you should wait until you have money saved up so you don't break yourselves. You wouldn't want to do that whether or not there were a child involved.

If you really want to get married, and don't have the money for a big wedding, then why don't you go to the courthouse, or just have a small, affordable wedding? It may not be what you dreamed of, but your circumstances have changed.

If his concerns have nothing to do with the cost of throwing the wedding, then I don't know what to tell you. Getting married in and of itself isn't going to change what you already have. Actually, I think there is a tax break for married couples, at least on your paycheck as to what they withhold.

Gook luck, and try to see where he's coming from.

Re: I hope it happens soon

posted at 10/22/2009 4:13 PM CDT on weddingchannel.com
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Been there!

We were together for 9 years and 2 kids before we had our day. Things happened, lost loved ones, family hospitalizations.... and bottom line is we did it when we could do what we wanted, which was to have our close friends and family there with us. That's how long it took us to get to that place in our lives. Although we had help, we felt comfortable in being able to pay for our venue ourselves, etc.

Don't let people put a timeline on you... I know you're not saying this but don't push the marriage because the baby's here now. Having a baby in the house is HARD and can put new stresses between the two of you.... (which I'm sure you've noticed already...) If I'd have had my way, we'd have been married 2 years ago when I was pregnant.... times were HARD for us at that time.... and we were not as emotionally strong as we are now, and I question if we would have made it.

This is all my opinion, of course. I'm not saying wait 10 years haha..... but maybe give it some time. Try to make time for the 2 of you without the baby sometimes too... don't let that get lost in the mix. It will come about when it's time!

~ Married on September 19, 2009 ~

Re: I hope it happens soon

posted at 11/4/2009 6:35 PM CST on weddingchannel.com
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No, I don't want a big fancy wedding. I wanted to go to the courthouse. He wants a wedding. I tried to tell him we could make it affordable by having a small wedding, making our own centerpieces, etc..... I really don't know what he's waiting for.

Re: I hope it happens soon

posted at 11/4/2009 6:39 PM CST on weddingchannel.com
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I know it will happen when the time is right, I just don't want to wait forever either. Times are very hard for us right now. We also have had deaths, hospitalizations and other things that have put a major strain on our already tight budget. I guess I know he's not going anywhere and I don't need to rush things, I just want to be his wife.

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