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Plan, She Plan, We Plan
Before our first anniversary, my wife and I decided
that we would take turns planning our anniversary.
We agreed on a budget, but other than that, we each
had free reign over planning the annual event. We
also determined that every third year we would plan
the anniversary jointly and spend a little more
so we could go to a destination our typical budget
would not afford.
On the years we are planning
the anniversary celebration alone, we try to keep
the details secret until a few days before the
event. Of course, if it involves time off from
work, we do let our spouse arrange those days
off in advance.
Because our anniversary
nearly always falls on Memorial Day Weekend, we
get to plan for at least a three day celebration.
Usually, we are able to get away for the entire
time, but if not, we would plan to do something
special each day during that long weekend. After
all, it is not only the anniversary of our wedding
day, but also of our honeymoon.
If your anniversary is getting
to be like a tired cliche, add some spark to it
by taking turns planning a creative, romantic
and fun-filled marriage celebration.
Holiday Weddings
By sheer luck, the day Athena
and I were married, May 27th, happened to fall
right before Memorial Day. Now we realize the
true blessing of it every year when we want to
get away for our anniversary. Nearly every year,
our anniversary falls on Memorial Day weekend
or a day before or after it.
That means we can go away
for three or four days and not have to worry about
using lots of vacation days to do so. The only
drawback is that many other people are travelling
on that weekend too, but by planning ahead, we
have never had problems with airline or hotel
reservations. If you are planning a wedding in
the future, you may want to consider exchanging
your vows close to these holidays so your anniversary
will always fall on or near a long weekend.
By
Michael Webb |
