Second Time Around

Decide on your budget. What can you truly afford to spend then start deciding how to make it happen.
I’m getting married for the first time at 44 so there’s that. LOL
It will be my FH’s 2nd marriage though.

I’m in the same boat! I’m 50 & this is my 3rd marriage. He’s never been married. Even though I’ve been married, I’ve never had a wedding, my own dress or anything that a bride wants. He’s wanting the traditional wedding with the party & everything. Secretly, I’m glad he does. For once, I’m feeling like a bride & I’m loving it! Our venue has an all inclusive package that’s making our planning absolutely wonderful! It takes a lot of stress off our backs! We decided on a small, intimate wedding with maybe 80 guests (& no children). Our venue contacts all the venders & pays them directly. We’re supplying fresh strawberry lemonade for my signature drink & his will be Malibu & Coke. Having an all inclusive package is great! Good luck & happy planning!

I'm 30 but will be 31 on Saturday. This will also be my second marriage. My ex and I did courthouse but this time I'm planning a full wedding and I couldn't be more excited. Definitely talk to your s.o to see where you guys are at. You can do a gorgeous elopement or full wedding. If you decide a full wedding, find out what styles you guys like. Figure out your budget and guest list. When you look at venues, also look into all inclusive. Sometimes they're worth it. The rest should fall into place when you start booking your other vendors. Good luck!

I got married the second time around at 52 and it was my husbands first marriage. We decided to have about 50 people and do a destination wedding on the beach. My best advice is to do what you guys want and not worry about what others think.

I was 44 (1st marriage), hubby was 55 (2nd marriage). The fun thing about getting married older—you don’t have to please anyone except yourselves! Your vision. And it’s totally ok—older, second marriage or more, you can have all the wedding traditions you want (or not). ♥️ 💍 🎶 💐


For any wedding, first big decisions:1) budget2) guest list3) venue

🙋🏼‍♀️49 here. 1 week engaged and already overwhelmed. We both had big first weddings and not sure what we are doing this time. I’m torn bc I have a lot of people who I want to be there but at the same time I’m out of work so our budget is tight. We have 5 kids together and they all have serious partners so right there we are at 12. I’ve been looking at barn venues just for the simplicity and they seem to be the cheapest route. Sadly neither of us have a house so can’t do a backyard thing.

View Quoted Comment Wow! Congratulations! I will just tell you that we thought a barn would be cheaper, too, but at least here in the Los Angeles area, you have to rent everything separately and that adds up. We found that a banquet facility that’s all-inclusive is far less expensive.

I got married last year for the 2nd time, my husband's 3rd. I'm 34 he's 42. My ex and I had also renewed our vows (we had been married 13 years before divorcing). My biggest piece of advice is to treat it like it's your only. Once I got rid of the expectations/ stigma of a second wedding and how things are "supposed" to be muted for a second wedding I was able to relax and focus on what was important. Which for us was celebrating with family.

View Quoted Comment Thank you very much. I will definitely take your advice!