Truly Wedding Blog

There are tons of people out there that will advise against an engagement that’s too short, but what about an engagement that’s too long? Call me crazy, but I think six and a half years should be plenty of time to get your nuptials in order.

If Columbian singer Shakira hadn’t recently mentioned she was “too busy” to plan her wedding, I wouldn’t even have known she was engaged! That’s probably partly because she’s not my favorite musician, and partly because she’s been fiancée to Antonio de la Rua since March of 2001.

Shakira claims that she and her hubby-to-be simply can’t find time to plan their big day because of her hectic work schedule. But what bride-to-be doesn’t feel the stress of planning a wedding, no matter how much time she has? Have they ever heard of eloping?

According to PeopleEnEspanol.com, Shakira says concerning her wedding, “I don’t have time, but we’re patient. We’ll get married eventually, or we won’t, but we’re together and that’s what matters. We love each other and we want to stay like that. Why fix something that’s not broken?”

I guess sometimes, for some people, it’s really not the wedding band that matters—it’s the engagement ring! I would personally pick being married over engaged any day, but hey—maybe that’s just me.

The presidential couple celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary yesterday. And without getting into politics or anything else, it’s always comforting to me to see any couple in it for the long haul.

Whether it’s the President of the United States or someone I have never heard of, long-lasting love is terrific. In this age when more than half of American marriages end in divorce, a long-term commitment is a beautiful thing.

Some are upset that very little media attention, or even acknowledgement, was given to the Bush’s wedding anniversary. Scott Whitlock at newsbusters.org points out that ABC’s “Good Morning America” made no mention of the event. However the show “fawned over” John Edwards and his wife celebrating their 30th anniversary in July. I applaud both couples!

George and Laura Bush were married on November 5, 1977 in a morning wedding ceremony in the Glass Chapel of the First United Methodist Chruch in Midland, Texas. The couple had 75 guests and didn’t have any bridesmaids or groomsmen. A testament to the fact that you don’t need to have a lavish wedding to make it last!

Who cares right? I’m not much of a celebrity watcher but the story caught my eye because her fiancé is a dancer and model. I like “Dancing with the Stars”, so I scanned the article and boy was it an eye-opener. Ivana is 58 years old and her fiancé, Rossano Rubicondi, is 35. Yikes! It gets better. The ceremony is to be held at Donald Trump’s Florida Estate Mar-a-Lago. Yes, she is getting married at the house she lived in with her first husband. Why on earth would anyone want to get hitched there? Geeze, is that materialistic or what?

And what about that age difference? I’m all for older women younger men relationships being an older woman myself. However, just what are you going to have in common with someone more than a generation younger (or older) than yourself? When she was 18, it was 1967. When he was 18, it was 1990. Or how about, when she is 70, he’ll be 47 – yuck! It reminds me of a scene from “When Harry Met Sally” with Billy Crystal. He is describing the age gap between himself and a new girlfriend: “I asked her where was she when Kennedy was shot and she said ‘Ted Kennedy was shot?” Rossano will be Ivana’s third husband, so this could either be “third time is the charm” or “three strikes and your out”.