Dear PG friends, Alhumdolillah I am getting married next month. I started this thread so I can benefit from advices from you guys. Pl advice me regarding anything that you think might be helpful for me, for example recommendation regarding catering, banquet, dress, decorating bedroom(especially) , relationship/behavior issues that i should be careful about (like naraz phuppi) , honeymoon trip etc etc. You can share your personal or instant family experience as well.
I hope you people are not going to mock or think it is funny, I am seeking your advice because I am kind of somewhat young guy doing all the arrangement myself all alone.
Congrats, bro.
This is the beginning of a new chapter in your life so you would need to make some adjustments in your life-style.
Some advises, based on personal experience:-
Before marriage:
1. Have a reasonable wedding but do not spend lavishly. Try to save money for honeymoon.
Bamian Banquet Hall at Thokar Naiz Baig is a cost-effective venue for wedding purposes.
2. No need to decorate bedroom lavishly (This is Hindu culture). Just get the furniture polished (if necessary), get a new carpet (if room floor is not tiled), use a beautiful bed sheet for the bed, place a few banquets of flowers, and use "room perfume" for pleasant fragrance.
After marriage:
1. You should get to know your wife better, with proper communication sessions. Encourage her to communicate with you openly and try to understand her personality.
2. Prioritize your wife over PC and gaming. A wife doesn't likes competition, not from the gadgets and PC even.
3. Take your wife to lunch or dinner to a good restaurant or hotel "once a month."
4. Plan a memorable honeymoon. Northern areas of Pakistan are recommended (e.g. PC of Muzaffarabad).
5. Watch a movie with your wife at home on weekly basis.
6. While you try to fulfill the needs of your wife, do not forget that marriage is about
BALANCE. Your wife's needs are important but same is true for
your needs. Encourage your wife to respect YOUR FAMILY as well since she would expect you to do the same for hers.
7. It is important to define boundaries for your relationship, ASAP. Boundaries determine the
Don'ts of the relationship. In simple words, what you and your wife do not like.
8. Maintain privacy of your relationship. Outside interference is not healthy for a marriage.
In-Laws:
1. Have a good relationship with them but remain
FORMAL. In-Laws are typically observant and sensitive.
2. You can have a conversation with your in-laws on Skype along with your wife on weekly basis.
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IMPORTANT: Aside from the advises that you receive here, you will learn a lot from personal experience. Most importantly, women are (not) same, period. Women have different personalities and preferences just like men. Your wife may like something that another woman won't, so don't try to generalize women. Try to understand your wife better (my advice # 1 under After Marriage heading). Good luck.