Getting married +---------------------------------------+ | | ----------------------------------------------------> Time | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || + Start of married life | | | | | | |+ Consummation of marriage | | | | | | + Honeymoon | | | | | + Wedding ceremony | | | | + Preparing for married life | | | + Planning the wedding | | + Engagement | +-- Recognition by family, friends +--Marriage proposal Getting married is not a simple process, but living day to day and preparing today for what you will be doing tomorrow is also not simple.