Young brides... under 25!

How old were you when you met? I was 15 and he was 16 - we met at our after school job at a chicken butcher

How old were you when you got engaged? I was 21 and he was 22

How old will you be when you get married? I will be 23 and he will be 24

What's your best advice to other younger brides? To those that say that you shouldn't get married because of the increased divorce rates (which where I live is not that much higher - a few percent maybe) I say Why should you hold off on marrying your best friend out of fear, especially out of fear of a statistic!

I was 20 (turning 21)and he was 26 when we met, and we got engaged after i turned 24. I will be 25 when we get married and he will be 30. Advice is, dont let someones elses past determine your future. Just because your sister or mother or whom ever didnt stay married doesnt mean you wont. Give it a try and give it your all, most of all be happy.

How old were you when you met? 20(me), 30(him) - but we only started dating soon before we got engaged.

How old were you when you got engaged? 22, 32

How old will you be when you get married? 23, 32

What's your best advice to other younger brides? Your attitude is really important in determining how people treat you. If you act mature, you're less likely to be criticized because of your age. So act like you're ready to be a married woman! (Now, that's not to say it's always going to prevent people from hatin, but it'll help.)

How old were you when you met? I was 18 and he was 23

How old were you when you got engaged? I was 20 and he was 24

How old will you be when you get married? I'll be 22 and he will be 26.

What's your best advice to other younger brides? Be honest and open from the get go. After three months we were talking about the future. After six months we moved in together. We've been together for almost three years. When we marry we will have been together 3 1/2 years exactly.

Oh boo I'm 26, just missed the cut off I feel old now lol :-P ..I guess advice though, make sure/notice that you grow together, not apart as you get older..I know I'm very different at 19 (when FH and I started dating) than I am now. :-)

How old were you when you met? I was 20 when we met and he was 22.

How old were you when you got engaged? I was 23 and he was 25.

How old will you be when you get married? I will be 25 and he will be 27.

What's your best advice to other younger brides? My fiance and I will be together over 5 years when we get married. He is my best friend. Make sure you don't rush yourself into marriage because it is a lifelong commitment. Make sure that you are financially stable enough to have the wedding you want and deserve. Make sure you and your FH make communication and trust cornerstones of your relationship.

How old were you when you met? We "met" 2 days after my 21st birthday and he was 24 lol. I say "met" because that was our first convo via AIM, that lasted 6 hrs...we met on Myspace (sounds crazy I know lol)

How old were you when you got engaged? He proposed when he was 27, and I'm 24. I'll be 25 by the time of the wedding.

What's your best advice to other younger brides? My advice honestly, don't sweat the small stuff. We're "young" now, but life is short. Too short and too precious to be consumed by the unnecessary!

We met when I was 18 and he was 21.

I was (still am) 22 and he was 25 when we got engaged.

When we get married, I will be 23 and he will be 26.

Advice? Follow your heart and accept people for who they are. Take your time in the relationship, don't go too fast. We started dating on November 14... didn't get around to kissing til New Year's Eve... and didn't sleep together til March. (Okay, maybe the not kissing part is a bit much, but it's just how it played out for us) By the time we get married, we will have been together just shy of 5 years. We also have been living together since '09 so we are used to each others habits. We are also each others' best friend.

How old were you when you met? i was 18 and he was 21

How old were you when you got engaged? i was 21 and he was 24

How old will you be when you get married?ill be 24 and he will be 27

What's your best advice to other younger brides? communicate! communicate! communicate! it was so hard at first because im the type that wen im mad i give him the silent treatment and i have learn that i will never get anything resolved.

Best wishes Ladies

How old were you when you met? i was 16 and he was 17

How old were you when you got engaged? i was 22 and he was 23

How old will you be when you get married?ill be 24 and he will be 25

What's your best advice to other younger brides? don't let people get you down. You love each other and are committed and only the both of you know when it's time to get married. dont listen to others and their marriage "advice".

How old were you when you met? I was 22 and he was 28

How old were you when got engaged? I was 23 and he was 28

How old will you be when you get married? I am 23 and he is 29

Whats your best advice to other younger brides? Work together as a team! And NEVER go to bed bad! Also take what others say with a grain of salt!

How old were you when you met? I was 22 and he was 23

How old were you when you got engaged? 22 and 23 (10 months after we started dating)

How old will you be when you get married? 24 and 25

Advice for other young brides: Have a long engagement. You are probably adjusting to other changes in your life right now as well (starting a career, managing a household, finishing school, etc), it can be overwhelming to spend so much energy planning a wedding with all of that going on as well.

Aw I just missed the cut off I'm 25. FH is 24. Met when I was 22 and he was 21. We will be married during the one month we will both be 26! I was born in January of the same year he was born in, but his birthday is in December.

Advice- Echoing what others have said. Every few months have a meeting and talk about your short and long term goals. Make sure you are always growing together in the same direction. We have very different interest as far as career goals, but the kind of life we want to have is the same. Also always push each other to be the best person you can be. Don't be afraid to challenge the other and ALWAYS be in the others corner no matter what. If you disagree, let them know later in private. Always strive to be a united front though.

I was 19 when we met and he was 24.

I was 20 when we got engaged and he was 25.

When we get married I will be 21 (almost 22) and he will be 26.

Have fun together while you are young, just because you're married doesn't mean the fun times have to stop. And enjoy every moment the two of you are together. There is no need to rush into anything just because you got married

We were both 16 when we met.

We were 22 when we got engaged (happened to be my birthday)

We'll be 23 when we get married

My advice - If you aren't already engaged, don't be afraid to take some time off. FH and I had a 10 month hiatus and I think we grew up so much then. I like to call it our sanity break.

otherwise, ditto to what everyone else has said.

I was 20 when we met, 21 when we got engaged and ill be 22 when we get married.

My advise is to take it slow, and really know what you want, and whether you are ready to settle down with someone. I feel like alot of younger people think its ok to get married and then just "break up" But marriage is nothing like that. Its a lifetime commitment, and you are there for better or for worse.

How old were you when you met? I was 19, he was just shy of 21.

How old were you when you got engaged? I was 22, and we were engaged on his 24th birthday.

How old will you be when you get married? I had just turned 23, he was still 24.

What's your best advice to other younger brides? Make sure that you really know each other, and that you have the same core values and life aspirations. Don't just overlook those things like "well he doesn't want kids but I do," you need to really be sure you're on the same track and want similar things out of life.

Also, I would advise all couples, but particularly young ones, to seek wise counsel from people who know you very well, and ask them if they think you are mature/prepared enough to get married. The people closest to us gave us their blessing, but if people who are close to you think you may be rushing it, you should really take that seriously and examine your relationship seriously.

And P.S.-- I think couples should date long enough to go through a major disagreement, and to then forgive and heal from that... Every couple will have a big problem at some point. You need to see how the two of you deal with it, and that you can make it through and stick together. My rule of thumb is date for at least a year, but that's just a guideline. But you need to know that you can work through problems together without it breaking you apart.

That's my little bit of advice. We are 1 year and 1 month married and going strong!! lol

@ robin good words of advise!

How old were you when you met? I was 16 && He was 19

How old were you when you got engaged? When we got engaged I was 20 & he was 24

How old will you be when you get married? When we get married I will be 21 && he will be 25

What's your best advice to other younger brides? No ones life is the same. Some people have been through a lot of lifes changes with their FH and some people havent been through anytime. Dont let anyone tell you that because you are young you wont make it. && dont get married just to say your married if you second guess your self then its not right. Make sure that there is trust, loyalty, && communication in the relationship. & dont be scared to be engaged for a while before you actually get married. I would much rather call off an engagement than a marriage. GOOD LUCK to EVERY bride =]