Engaged and Pregnant

Do you remember that old song, "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage"? These days, a lot of couples do things in a slightly different order. If you are engaged and discover that you also have a baby on the way, you will have some decisions to make about your wedding plans.

It used to be that it was a terrible scandal for a bride to turn up pregnant before the wedding, and so the only solution was the shotgun wedding and a "premature" baby. These days, no one is shocked to find out that couples are not waiting until their wedding night to become intimate, and doing things slightly out of order is not such a big deal. If you are engaged and pregnant, though, it does add an extra wrinkle to the planning process.

The first thing that you will have to decide is whether to get married as planned, rush the wedding, or delay it until after the baby is born. There are reasons to consider all three possibilities; it is mostly a matter of how close you are to the wedding date and what your beliefs are about having a baby if you are unmarried.

For those that feel it is important to have a ring on their finger before the arrival of a baby, you will have a few wedding options. If speed is of the essence, you can always get married by a justice of the peace with just a couple of witnesses. It can be done at city hall, but you can also have a small intimate service at home. Even if you decide to have a tiny wedding, still treat it like the momentous occasion that it is; a full length wedding gown might feel like too much, but the bride should at least wear her prettiest dress with some lovely pearl bridal jewelry.

Because your family and friends will want to help you celebrate your marriage, plan to have a big reception at some point. You will probably want to have the party after the baby, and once you have settled into a comfortable routine. But don't wait too long, or your guests will lose their enthusiasm. A few moths after the baby's birth would be a good timeline to shoot for. At this event, the bride should think about wearing a very special gown, and she can also wear the pearl bridal jewelry that she wore for the smaller ceremony.

For brides who already have most of the wedding plans in place, they may decide to continue with them. In this situation, the first person that you tell about your pregnancy should be your fiance, but your very next call should be to your bridal shop! With the help of a skilled seamstress, there is a good chance that the gown you have ordered can be modified to work for a pregnant bride, but it is a big job. Expect to have many extra gown fittings right before the wedding, and also to pay a large sum for your alterations.

The third option is to wait until after the baby is born to get married. This can be an appealing idea if you are closer to your due date than your wedding date. It is also a possibility to consider if you simply are not up to the task of planning a wedding and planning for a baby at the same time. Whichever order you choose to do things in, in the end the results are the same: you will end up with a wonderful husband and a beautiful new baby.

Finding the whole process of weddings and all the planning that goes into one fascinating, Laura writes about many of the considerations that brides have to deal with. Pearl bridal jewelry is a timeless and beautiful choice for any style of wedding.

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