Life is life. There are various bigger and smaller surprises, unexpected meetings and, yes, let's be frank - there are people who have several great loves in this life and who say their vows several times. Perhaps there are still certain stereotypes in society about what a wedding should be like, if it is no longer the first, but the second, third, fourth.

LĪGAVĀM.LV offers advice that should be taken into account when going to the altar repeatedly.

Is it proper to have a big wedding?

This seems to be one of the most common questions among couples where one or both of the couple remarries. Wedding experts around the world suggest that there are several factors to consider.

• First of all, you must understand the couple's own wishes,
• secondly - the state of families. If the first marriage was less than five years ago and a large wedding was held at that time, then perhaps the size of the wedding should be reconsidered.
• Children (if any from previous marriages) and how they will feel at the wedding are also an important factor to consider. If they accept and accept the new family model, then there is nothing stopping them from holding a big wedding.

Is it allowed to get married in the church?

this is a question that occupies the minds of many couples. First of all, every couple, where one or both of them remarry, must ask themselves whether it will be correct to marry again in the church and make a promise before God.

Secondly, it should also be clarified with the desired pastor. Different denominations have different approaches to this issue. For example, if one of the couple was previously married in the Catholic Church, and the other spouse is alive, it is not possible to conclude another marriage, because marriages concluded in the Catholic Church are not dissolved.

To organize or not to organize pre-wedding parties?

This is also one of the issues that must be carefully evaluated. If this is the bride's first marriage, then the answer is unequivocally yes.

If it is the second wedding, then one of the most important questions is how recent the first one was. The bride herself knows her friends best, so she has to evaluate whether it will be correct to ask her friends to organize a bachelorette party again, if they have already done it once.

The bride herself must also be sensitive and understand how it will make her friends feel (especially those who are not yet married). Just like the bride, the groom has to accept that there is a possibility that there will be people among the wedding guests who may not want to give the gift or get involved in the party planning again.

Should you invite your ex-spouses and their families to the wedding?

Another no less sensitive question. Most couples will answer “no” to this question. However, each case is different. If there is a close relationship with the ex-spouses and their families, then it is not excluded that they can be invited from the wedding.

It also depends on how long ago the marriage has been divorced. If one of the couple is widowed, then inviting the family of the deceased husband/wife might be a nice gesture, but you have to accept that they might not come because it would be too emotional and painful for them.

I want a white dress! May I?

Although there are different opinions in society, some people will definitely say that a bride should not wear a white dress when getting married a second time. But there will also be those who defend the opinion that a bride of any age and at any wedding can wear what she wants, including a milky white dress, if she feels the best.

If the bride wants a white wedding dress, then you should not abandon this idea just because someone said so.

Which wedding traditions are better to abandon?

Those brides and grooms who have already been married once admit that the second wedding gives a considerable amount of freedom to do only what they want at the wedding celebration, not what is determined by any traditions or the people around them.

If the bride wants to throw her bouquet to the unmarried guests, observe the micho or dance the first wedding dance - then she can do all that, but if she doesn't want to, then she can do without it, without thinking about what the invited wedding guests will say about it.

Photographers: ARTIS SUPE , CLYDE LIEBKSIS , VIVIAN FOX PHOTOGRAPHY