Marriage is one of the major rights of passage in life. It is a change of status that involvesall the emotional baggage that comes with such changes. Marriage is one of the few rights ofpassage that I, myself have chosen to undertake. Once my fianc and I made the desciscion toget married, the next step was to plan the wedding.The first thing I had to do was to set a date. Choosing a date was not a simple task,considering I had to keep in mind of family commitments, other events, the length that someguests had to travel, and weather conditions. I knew that I wanted to be a summer bride, so Idecided the best time would be around labor day. It would be the end of the summer, and a newbeginning for me.Next, I went to the library and checked out all the books that I could find on weddings. Iread each one carefully and took notes. Also I asked family members and friends about their ownweddings. I asked questions about everything from weddings dresses to flower arrangements. The Internet was also is very informative. I logged onto the Internet and read many interestingstories about other people and their weddings.The third problem that I had to face was, “What kind of wedding do I want?” I had tochoose from an ultra-formal, formal, semiformal, or informal. Determining how formal thewedding is to be will is to be would help establish the overall wedding strategy. The level offormality determines, to a great extent, the overall cost of the wedding. I chose the formal layout,which is the most typical wedding format..Then there is finding a ceremony site. Since most of our friends are in North Carolina,we decided to have it here and not in Texas where my fianc was raised. I decided to have theceremonies held in the church that I grew up in. Choosing a ceremony site was not that hard,since I also decided that the reception also would be held at the church.The next thing was choosing the participants. I chose my sis...
