The wedding celebration,
and even the wedding ceremony itself, are only part of getting married.
Every new marriage creates a new home~ and setting up housekeeping is
no small task! It may be especially challenging when a young
couple is setting up housekeeping for the first time. They have no
experience and no stuff. But merging households is also a
tremendous challenge because the two people are set in their ways and
have too much
stuff!
Virtuous
Weddings is here to help~ not just with gowns, favors, and
vows, but with the task of establishing a home and setting up
housekeeping.
These pages are principly about how to set up housekeeping for the
first time. Of course, if this is not your first experience with having
your own home you may still find some helpful information here.
Although I understand that
family members may use these pages to assist their sons and daughters
(etc.), all Setting Up
Housekeeping sections are directed to brides and grooms.
Some sections, pages, and articles are
directed to
men while others are directed to ladies. By this, I am not implying
that such sections, pages, or articles won't or shouldn't be used by
the opposite sex. In fact, it's probably a good idea to "read around"
in the different sections. However:
- Firstly, some things are just more relevent to women
and others are more relevent to men
- Secondly, most sections, pages, and articles are
directed to women because they are more likely to need/want/use them
- And thirdly, I don't believe in making everything
unisex.
Some sections directed to ladies may contain pages or articles for men,
and vice versa. And now that you are thoroughly lost . . .
Setting
Up
Housekeeping is aimed at pre-wedding planning and
preparation. What you can accomplish will depend on the number of
months
until your wedding and how much time you have to devote to these
matters. Although I encourage you to devote significant time and effort
to this planning and preparation, I don't want to you feel discouraged
(or inferior) if you can't accomplish everything you want to, and I
certainly do not intend for you to do everything I suggest.
Just try to
do that which is most desirable, most necessary, and will be the most
helpful to you ~ given the time you have.
Navigating
Setting Up Housekeeping
Visit Planning
and Organization for general information about the planning
and organization of your setting up housekeeping project. This section
is generally directed to women.
Visit Money
to learn about the financial aspect of setting up housekeeping. This
section is directed to men.
Visit Legalities
and Personal Business
. . . to learn about legalities and personal business, of course!
This section is directed to men. This section overlaps, somewhat, with Housekeeping and Home Management,
which is directed to women.
Visit Housing
for
information about housing: renting, buying, building, remodeling, and
property management. This
section is directed to men.
Visit Moving
and Transitions for help in planning the necessary moves.
This section is really directed to both men and
women.
Visit Housekeeping and Home Management to
prepare for running your new home. This section is for the ladies.
It overlaps, somewhat, with Legalities and Personal Business.
Visit Kitchen and Food
for information and resources to help you in readying your kitchen and
food supply, and in preparing to provide tasty, nutritious meals for
your new little family. This section is for the ladies.
Visit Household
Goods for information about choosing, acquiring, and caring
for all the "stuff" you need to run a household. This section is
directed mainly to women.
Visit Health
and Safety to learn what you need to do to keep your new home
and family healthy and safe. This section is
directed to the ladies.
Visit Home
Decorating for decorating ideas! This section is
directed to the ladies.
Visit Gardening and Farming
for special help in preparing for this aspect of homemaking~ from
houseplants to homesteading! This section is directed to
both men and women.
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