Civil or Church Wedding?

Its always been Church wedding for me. I have nothing against civil marriage, but for me I would still go for a church wedding. Not because it has always been a "girl's dream" to walk in the aisle, but because of the sacrament. For me, a marriage is more blessed if it binded by a sacrament. No matter how simple or grand a wedding may be, the important thing is the couple is blessed by the sacrament of Matrimony..and that for me is very sacred.

Honestly, I do not think it matters in the least where a couple gets married. What matters is the commitment to each other and how hard they keep working to keep the marriage alive. I was not married in a churh, many of my friends were not married in a church. I have been married for over 25 years and my friends are still married also. Ironically, out of all of our friends that got married in a church, only one couple (my sister and brother-in-law) are still together. In fact, one of my husbands best friends was married the first time in a church, lasted 3 years. The second time, in front of the Justice of the Peace, and it has lasted over 15 years and still going strong.

I also just get married civilly, officiated by a chief and witnessed by family and friends. I think most women still want a dream wedding if they can have their way. I also noticed that most of the people I know who get married civilly, i think it is easier for those in a civil wedding to take their marriage .

For whatever reason, I would like to be wed in the church because I'm getting married only once, so I want it to be special. As to civil wedding, I think it doesn't take marriage for granted in all cases. There are several reasons, mainly financial. Therefore, it depends on the couple's reason for getting a civil wedding.