Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David is a married man. The famed comedian said ‘I do’ to his longterm girlfriend Ashley Underwood on Wednesday evening [October 7].
People reports the pair had an intimate celebration in Southern California.
David (73) and Underwood have been together since 2017 and met at a party held by fellow actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher. Underwood worked as a producer on Baron Cohen’s Showtime satire series, Who is America? and is friends with actress Isla Fisher, who is also Baron Cohen’s wife.
“We were seated next to each other, I think with that in mind,” he told the Times of their first meeting. “Much to her surprise I left before dessert. I was doing so well, banter-wise, I didn’t want to risk staying too long and blowing the good impression.”
This is the second wedding for David, who was previously married to environmental activist Laurie David. They share two daughters together: Cazzie (26) and Romy (24).
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It is very frustrating to receive three of the same thing from different people as a wedding gift. This is because people think in similar ways and they normally don’t know what to get you and so they resort to common gifting. As the bride, you can avoid this and the admin that comes with it. Here’s how:
Don’t wait until the last minute
Start planning and send out your registry ahead of time, you want your wedding registry to be one of the things you do at the beginning of your wedding planning.
Making and setting up a registry takes more time than you might expect it and deserves your attention because you won’t have time to redo it.
Be realistic and practical
In your wedding registry, you should already be thinking ‘home’ and because of that, your gifts should be practical items that will make the transition of starting a new life easy.
Make a list of things you want in your house but won’t be able to get soon, these should be the gifts your friends and family get you.
Also be mindful of the people buying, you don’t want to make them pay exorbitant amounts but you don’t want cheap gifts, so get a few quotations on each item.
Share your registry
Once you’ve created your wedding registry, make sure you share it with your guests.
This includes coming up with easy ways to access your registry. It could be online where a person can click and get it or share a link with your guests.
Make sure to have a checklist option available for you and the people buying gifts, this makes it easy to see what has been bought and what is left.
Make it a joint project
Put aside some quality couple time to contemplate your future life together and think about what kinds of gifts would make you happy.Your partner must have input on the registry because this is the beginning of your life together, you don’t want anyone feeling left out.
Look for great deals
Before choosing where to register, find out what kinds of perks and discounts you might get.Approach your desired shops for a registry, they usually give discounts for bulk registry purchases.This option helps get expert advice from someone who’s knowledgeable.
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The Department of Home Affairs is expected to introduce a new draft marriage policy for the country that will bring new changes to marriage laws.
The draft was originally planned to be gazetted for public consultation during the 2020/2021 financial year for cabinet approval by March 31, 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought these plans to a halt.
The new draft is aimed to changing current legislation, which the department explains is not based on constitutional values and modern social dynamics.
“Despite all the changes that have been made in the marriage legislation post-1994, there are still serious gaps in the current legislation. For instance, the current legislation does not regulate some religious marriages such as the Hindu, Muslim and other customary marriages that are practised in some African or royal families,” they explained in May.
“Given the diversity of the South Africa population, it is virtually impossible to pass legislation governing every single religious or cultural marriage practice. It is against this background that the DHA is embarking in the process of developing a marriage policy that will lay a policy foundation for drafting a new single or omnibus legislation.”
Some changes they plan to bring to marriage policy include:
– enabling South Africans of different sexual orientation, religious and cultural persuasions to conclude legal marriages
– introducing strict rules around the age of marriage (including the alignment of age of majority in the marriage legislation to the Children’s Act)
– aligning the marriage, matrimonial property and divorce legislation to address matrimonial property and intestate succession matters in the event of the marriage dissolution
– allowing for equitable treatment and respect for religious and customary beliefs in line with Section 15 of the Constitution
– dealing with the solemnisation and registration of marriages that involve foreign nationals
– dealing with the solemnisation and registration of customary marriages that involve non-citizens especially cross-border communities or citizens of our neighbouring countries
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These days there are so many kinds of families that it is not often those getting married are childless. Whether you have children from previous partnerships or have had a child together before getting married, they are a very important part of your life.
If you are looking to make the wedding a family affair, there are some great ways you can include your children in the wedding day. Here are a few cute ideas.
Flower Girls, Ring Bearers, Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
This one is a bit obvious but giving the children a specific role in the wedding like a flower girl, ring bearer or even part of your wedding party is a simple and effective way to immediately include them on the big day.
Include them in the (non-alcoholic) cocktails
Weddings are filled with special moments and if you’ve opted for something fun like a gin bar or a signature cocktail, why no let your kids in on the fun with their own fancy drink to sip with the adults or a fun drink-making table, all child-appropriate of course.
Incorporate them in the decor
If you’re having photos of you and your partner at the venue or on the wedding website, why not include your children as well? It is the perfect way to show how this day is about connecting the family and allows you to indicate to your guests the tone that your wedding is taking.
Write them into your vows
If you’re not going with traditional vows but rather writing your own, it is the perfect opportunity to speak to your child about this big moment in your shared lives. You can even have your children participate in the vows, talking about their role in this union as well.
Put them on the cake
Cake toppers are not as in fashion as they once were but if you’re going to go this route why not put little figures for your children onto the cake as well.
The first (family) dance
The first dance is a romantic moment with your partner, so its understandable that you would do your own couples dance first. However, before inviting others to join you, first bring out your little ones to join in on the special moment.
Adorable MC’s
Wedding speeches need some organisation, so if you have an old enough child who is keen to speak in front of all of your guests, include them by making them the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Especially confident children will love it and it will make the evening quite special.
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