I hope that everyone had a truly wonderful Christmas this year. In my last article that I wrote before Christmas, I gave a simple piece of advice to those planning a wedding during this time. I advised that all wedding planning be set aside for this Christmas season for you to enjoy the time of celebration and fellowship with family and friends. I know that in the past, you may have had a particular set of Christmas traditions that you and your family do every year. But get ready for this, your husband (or your future husband) and his family most likely have their own set of Christmas traditions with their family that they do not want to miss, and you will need to take them both into consideration, and it could be hard knowing what to do when. With your first Christmas married, or your last Christmas as a single person, you’ll need to figure out some way to celebrate Christmas with both families, or come up with some other plan. So here are some great hints for you on celebrating Christmas with both of your families on how to work the whole new family situation.
Switch off Years for Christmas
If your respective families live far apart, then it may not be feasible for you guys to visit both families for Christmas. One method for this that many couples do is to switch off years between celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas with the different families. For example, my cousin and her husband live in Tennessee, with her parents living in Texas, and his parents living in Florida. One year, they will do Thanksgiving in Texas with her parents, and Christmas in Florida with his family. Then, the next year, they will do Thanksgiving in Florida and Christmas in Texas. Both families understand the arrangement, and it works out very well for them being able to spend time with both families.
Travel Between Families
If you are like my husband and me, our family all lives pretty close by, just a couple hours of driving time between each. What we have chosen to do this year is to celebrate Christmas with both families. We went down and saw my husband’s family before Christmas ans Christmas day, and the day after Christmas we will go and visit my family to have our own Christmas with my family as well. This works out well in that we are able to visit both families for Christmas and celebrate.
It is important to remember your family is not more important than his family, and understand that he may want to spend time with his family during Christmas as well. After all, after the wedding, they will be your family too, and you need to make sure that you spend time with both families. It will make for a much more enjoyable Christmas when one isn’t sad and missing their family.
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