The thing about marriages is that they involve a lot of planning, and a lot of friends and family. Emotions run high, and if there are any underlying problems, an impending wedding can blow them out of proportion.
As if organising a wedding wasn't stressful enough, many gay couples find a whole extra layer of difficulties added to the civil partnership planning process.
Sometimes it's a member of the family, or an important friend of the family, who is struggling with the concept of gay marriage and is causing ructions. Sometimes simply the announcement of the engagement has caused a rift and there are arguments about who will be attending and who won't.
We have spoken to gay couples who are simply overwhelmed by the choice available to them when hundreds of years of tradition aren't dictating their celebrations.
And sometimes it has nothing to do with gay marriage at all. People are people, and people have problems, fears and worries regardless of their sexuality.
Whatever the problem you face, if it has something to do with your civil partnership ceremony and celebrations, we'll endeavour to help. Simply get in touch with us through the contact page and we will turn our minds to it. We will publish the answer in this section of the blog in the hope that it will help other couples too, along with a de-personalised version of your question. We will never reveal your name, contact details or any details that would make it possible for anyone to know it's you.
Something on your mind? Let us know…
