Why Having a Wedding Makes Sense

Even though I intuitively felt like the wedding was great, I wanted to give some time to reflect on it because sadly, our memories aren’t as reliable as we’d like them to be. You see, when you experience a blend of events all at once, the mind has this tricky tendency to pick a few emotionally charged moments, and have them define your memory of th... See more

As a couple, there are many ways to build your collective Happiness Portfolio, but the best way to do it is to spend time with the people you love. Maybe you’ll host a family dinner for someone’s birthday, go to a friend’s place to play some board games, and so on. The reason why this is so effective is because not only are you investing your own t

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While you may or may not agree with Kahneman here, I think his point is especially poignant when explaining why having a wedding is so important. The experience of having the wedding really is a blur because each moment moves so quickly, and your mind will have a hard time processing everything that’s happening. You can be grounded in the present t... See more

(d) How do you handle disagreements between the people that are most important to you?

(c) What does money mean to you, and how well do you budget it?

(b) How do you celebrate your small victories?

(a) How do you communicate your frustrations to one another?

Planning a wedding serves as a good litmus test for some of the most important things you two will address throughout your relationship:

Reason #3: Planning the wedding reveals a lot about each other’s priorities and values.