Do you prefer church or civil wedding?

@mayrah (1144)
United States
November 3, 2010 2:10am CST
Every girl dream to marry in church and wear a bridal gown.But most people now a days are practical than before, because marrying in church is a lot more expensive compared to civil wedding where preparation is just simple, so they prefer to just hv civil wedding. But somehow there are people who still believe that they just get married once and why not give it the most expensive preparation if they can afford it. Personally being a more practical person I prefer to have civil wedding rather than church so that after marriage I still have money that we will use to start a small business.And in that way we won't be poor.Anyway wedding is just one day and I can't afford to loose money that I hardly earned in just one day of feast. How about you, what's your viewpoint regarding church and civil wedding?
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11 responses
• United States
3 Nov 10
I never wanted to be married in a church. I have no religious affiliations so I had no reason or desire to get married at a church. I really wanted to get married on the beach, but that was impossible. I ended up getting married in a secular wedding chapel. I wasn't perfect but it was okay.
@mayrah (1144)
• United States
3 Nov 10
Wow beach wedding is my dream too. but as long as we you your partner is legally married that's the most important thing.
@hanni711 (243)
• Philippines
4 Nov 10
You are right that church wedding is every girl's dream because it happened once in a lifetime. It's still depends on your preference and of course the budget. Some couples are being practical nowadays and they prefer civil wedding instead. As for me, wether church or civil wedding they are both legal.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
3 Nov 10
i definitely opt for church wedding due to my religion... for me, church wedding is much more important than civil wedding because i want to get married in front of God and the congregations... that's why i get married in the church almost 5 years ago with my hubby... take care and have a nice day...
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
4 Nov 10
To me, it doesn't really matter where I was getting married. What mattered to me was to whom I was going to be married. As long as I was getting married to the right person, everything else didn't matter to me anymore. What mattered to me then was the lifetime that I'm gonna be spending with the person that I love.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
4 Nov 10
Actually wedding in the church or civil wedding is not a big deal to me. Why? Because through my experienced we are happy in civil wedding and we agreed before that. I did not say I don't believe in church wedding instead I believed whether church or civil depends on the couple how they respect each other, how they love each other meaning regardless of the two relationship or married will success depends on the couples... see you around.
• Philippines
4 Nov 10
Well,as a man I believed that I am going to marry my special someone soon in an altar.That is,if I am pretty good stable and have the capability to spend this important day of my life.I still believed that it is important to marry in church but what if I am cannot afford.Marrying in church nowadays is expensive according to my witness while attending and helping my brother all of his wedding.If my intimate feeling will drive me to marry her as soon as possible and if it will still carry over to the situation where in its a rush to marry her,well maybe a civil wedding.Before,like the time of my parents where conservative is still running down the nerves of their generation,it is said to be that you are going to marry her or any one girl that you loved or had forced to get you marry without any questions to the church or else you are fired by your parents house.In broader sense,wedding is the most important of my life then I still prefer in church.
@kquiming (2997)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
i'd prefer a church wedding if i had the money to spend on it.... but for now i'll have to be satisfied with a civil wedding (yeah, civil first...church will just have to wait until the money comes in)... but even if it'll only be for a day, the thought of having to go through it even for one day, makes me really happy and all dreamy about it.... and if it's for my happiness' sake , our happiness i mean, i think i'm more than just willing to work and save up for it...
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
3 Nov 10
Where a wedding takes place is not as important as the marriage itself. We often dream of big church weddings. It is traditional to be married in a church. There is nothing wrong with civil weddings. It all depends on what you want out of the wedding ceremony.
@tincabzh (173)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
I prefer church wedding, you can still save though you are married in church, i am after the GOD's blessing i wanted it to be just a simple church wedding with our pastor, and a few relatives that are really close to me and my future hubby, i wanted it to be a beach wedding or something similar! I believe in my opinion its important that it has GOD's blessing and the sacredness of the wedding and the bonding of a couple that matters... :)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
Church wedding is great for me, even it will cost a lot.
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
I prefer a Church wedding because it's really cool and it's our tradition not only as a Catholic or a Christian but also a Filipino tradition. And because I'm a religious guy that's why! Aside from that, I like the ambiance in the church and how organized choirs sing lovely wedding songs.