Living Soberly

 Marriage in God's Kingdom

Over recent years we have witnessed a strange phenomenon.  It concerns couples who have been living together as "partners" (for years in some cases) who then decide they will get married.  They put on a lavish ceremony, replete with designer bride and bridesmaid dresses, limos, hired suits which the guys will never wear again, and a lavish wedding banquet.  In the process they nearly bankrupt themselves. 

Then there are the cut down versions, where moderation rules but only to extent of a final bill of around $30,000 dollars.  What on earth is all this about?  Celebration, say some.  Honouring one another, say others.  Something special to remember, say still more.  Yes, but you have been in a de facto marriage for over a decade, so what's the point.