SEVEN STAGES OF

INFORMATION LITERACY
MARRIAGE, CHOICE, AND COUPLE
HOOD
INTRODUCTION

SOCIAL MEDIA PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND IT ALSO APPLIES WHEN IT COMES
TO RELATIONSHIP OF ANY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL AND THAT INVOLVES THE COMMITMENT AND
LONGITIVITY OF PRIMARY RELATIONSHIPS.

INTERNET GIVES A VARIETY OF CHOICES SINCE IT GAVE A WIDER POOL OF INTERESTS THAT
COULD UNDERMINE MARRIAGES AND OTHER PRIMARY RELATIONSHIPS AND ROBBED THE ABILITY
WITH THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS. BUT SOME INDIVIDUAL VIEW THE INTERNET AS HAVING
MORE POSITIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN PERSONAL AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
 CITING
FOR INFORMATION
• A WEDDING
IS A CEREMONY WHERE TWO PEOPLE ARE UNITED IN MARRIAGE. WEDDING TRADITIONSAND
CUSTOMS VARY GREATLY BETWEEN CULTURES, ETHNIC GROUPC, RELIGIONS, COUNTRIES AND SOCIAL
CLASSES.

MOST WEDDING CEREMONIES INVOLVE AN EXCHANGE OF MARRIAGE VOWS BY THE COUPLE AND A
PUBLIC PROCLAMATION OF MARRIAGE BY AN AUTHORITY FIGURE.

SPECIAL WEDDING GARMENTS ARE OFTEN WORN AND THE CEREMONY SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY A
WEDDING RECEPTION.
RELIGIOUS TEXTS, MUSIC, POETRY, PRAYERS ARE COMMONLY INCORPORATED INTO THE CEREMONY.
IDENTIFYING THE INFO NEED FOR MARRIAGE
• TO ACCESS A MARRIAGE CONTRACT A PROCESS MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ACCUMULATE THE
REQUIREMENTS.
YOU NEED TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENSE FROM YOUR COUNTY CLERK AND PAY THE CLERK A
FEE.
• CAN I MARRY ANYONE I WANT?
NOT NECESSARILY. MOST STATES REQUIRE BOTH PARTIES TO BE 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.
OTHERWISE, THEY MUST OBTAIN CONSENT FROM A PARENT OR JUDGE.
• WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MARRIAGE LICENSE AND A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE?
A MARRIAGE LICENSE IS A DOCUMENT YOU MUST OBTAIN FROM THE COUNTY CLERK BEFORE
YOU GET MARRIED. A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE IS A DOCUMENT THAT PROVES YOU ARE MARRIED.
• WHERE DO I OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENSE?
YOU CAN USUALLY APPLY FOR YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE AT ANY COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
IN THE STATE IN WHICH YOU WANT TO MARRIED.
• WHAT IF I LOST MY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE?
EACH STATE DIFFERS ON THE STEPS REQUIRED AND THE LOCATIONS TO OBTAIN COPIES OF MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATES. THE PROCESS IS FAIRLY SIMPLY IN EACH STATE, AND YOU CAN OBTAIN COPIES OF YOURS OR EVEN
SOMEONE ELSE'S.
• CAN ANYONE OFFICIATE A MARRIAGE?
THE OFFICIANT MUST BE QUALIFIED BY THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, CIVIL UNIONS, WHICH ARE NON-RELIGIOUS, ARE
PERFORMED BY A JUDGE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, OR, IN SOME STATES, A COURT CLERK.
• WHAT ARE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF MARRIAGE CEREMONIES?
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY MUST BE PERFORMED IN FRONT OF WITNESSES AND AN OFFICIANT, QUALIFIED BY THE
STATE, SUCH AS A PRIEST, RABBI, OR JUDGE.
• DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AFTER THE WEDDING?
EVERY STATE HAS DIFFERENT LAWS ON THE BOOKS SO YOU MUST CONFER WITH YOUR STATE TO FIND OUT
WHAT LAWS APPLY. AFTER YOUR WEDDING, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON WHO PERFORMED
YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY TO MAKE SURE THE LICENSE IS RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY WHERE
YOU WERE MARRIED.
 DETERMINE WEDDING PROGRESS
• SET OR REVIEW YOUR WEDDING PLANNING GOALS. YOU MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE SOME PERSONAL
GOALS, BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM GOALS WILL HELP KEEP YOU ON TRACK.
• ASSESS WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR PLANNING. ARE YOU AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULE YOU’VE CREATED? IF
SO, YOU MIGHT REWARD YOURSELF WITH A “DAY OFF”, DO SOMETHING FUN, AND DO NO WEDDING
PLANNING. REVIEW WHAT IS LEFT TO DO.
• BREAK EACH GOAL DOWN INTO DAILY, WEEKLY, AND MONTHLY TASKS.
BE SPECIFIC FOR EXAMPLE: “I WILL CALL OUR OFFICIANT ON TUESDAY AT 10 AM.” PLAN EACH GOAL.
• DETERMINE IF YOU NEED HELP TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.
ASKING SOMEONE FOR HELP TO COMPLETE YOUR TASK TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS ON
THE WEDDING PROGRESS.
• DECIDE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU CAN DELEGATE. WHILE YOU AND YOUR
GROOM NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN DECISIONS TO MAKE SURE YOUR WEDDING DAY IS PERSONALIZED
AND ALWAYS YOURS.
ORGANIZING, STORING, ARCHIVING THE INFORMATION
NECESSARY FOR WEDDINGS.
• CHOOSE YOUR DATE.
WHILE YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE YOUR DATE SET IN STONE TO START PLANNING. IT IS ONE OF
THE KEY COMPONENTS YOU WANT TO FIGURE OUT BEFORE FINALIZING MANY OF YOUR OTHER
DETAILS.
• SET YOUR BUDGET.
TALK WITH YOUR PARENTS AND FIGURE OUT WHO IS PAYING FOR WHAT AND RESEARCH THE
VENDORS AND VENUES IN THE DESIRED LOCATION.
• BOOK YOUR VENUE.
THIS ONE GOES HAND-IN-HAND WITH CHOOSING YOUR DATE. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION,
YOU'LL HAVE TO PLAN AROUND VENUE AVAILABILITY.
 ULTIMATE WEDDING CHECKLIST
CREDITS TO WWW.REALSIMPLE.COM FOR THE PROVIDED
INFO.

• DETERMINE YOU GUEST LIST.

THIS IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT MAKES THE WEDDING SPECIAL. ESTABLISH YOUR VIPS BY WRITING
SEPARATE LISTS AND CIRCLING THE ONES YOU BOTH PICK.

• SELECT YOUR BIG-DAY STYLE.

SETTLING ON A STYLE MEANS COMBINING YOUR PERSONAL TASTES AND ENVISIONING HOW YOUR
IDEAL NUPTIALS PLAY OUT IN YOUR MIND.

• FIND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER.

HAVING BEAUTIFUL, DRAMATIC, AND PROFESSIONAL WEDDING PHOTOS IS USUALLY A MUST FOR
COUPLES. BY SECURING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER EARLY.
• THINK ABOUT TRAVEL
WHETHER YOU'RE HAVING A DESTINATION WEDDING OR NOT, PEOPLE FLY IN FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY TO ATTEND WEDDINGS.

• INVESTIGATE ANY RELIGIOUS REQUIREMENTS.

DEPENDING ON YOUR FAITH OR THE FAITH OF YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, YOU MAY NEED TO TAKE
MARRIAGE CLASSES BEFORE HEADING DOWN THE AISLE (YOU OR YOUR PARTNER MAY EVEN WANT
TO CONVERT).
 THE ENDBY GROUP 7
MEMBERS:
ANGELO MARAVILLES
JOHN CARLO LIM
SANTOS MARC LOUIS
MARIA SHEILLA DAPULANO
RAFAEL OPERIO
MICHAEL JOHN MEJIA
LALAINE GAID
KENT LURZANO