Money can be used for future honeymoon plans, help to build a savings account, or help with other needs during the couple’s newlywed status. Giving money in a creative form, in a special card or gift box, works we as a great marriage gift. If you book a travel package for the couple, make sure they have an option to adjust the schedule or itinerary if they need to. As laws change periodically, it is best to check with the county clerk in the county you are planning to marry for up to date regulations. Alabama marriage laws require that persons under 16 years old may not be married, those between 16 and 18 may marry with consent of both parents or guardian(s) and a $200 bond. Another provision might specify that in the event of the marriage breaking down, one spouse has the right to stay in the family home (at least for a certain period of time) and will receive a certain percentage of the family assets. The contract may also specify that the lower-earning spouse will be entitled to financial support of a specific amount each month. In addition to the traditional wedding vows, a wedding ceremony generally includes either the giving of a ring to the bride or the exchange of rings by the couple. The ring or rings are blessed and then exchanged. It is during this part of the ceremony that the guests will hear the traditional wedding vow, “With this ring, I Thee wed”. If you think your significant other would like to be proposed to in a public place, a restaurant is a great choice. Expect many words of congratulations from restaurant staff and fellow diners. Future wedding anniversaries can be celebrated at the same restaurant, where you can reminisce about your proposal. Learn how to have fun with each other laugh together and use humor in healthy ways. It is always important to comfort, encourage, and affirm one another. When you are, a married couple learns to be independent stand on your own two feet as a couple and not be dependent either financially or emotionally on either of your parents.