Planning your first Easter Together? Considering the pros and cons of setting your independent traditions? Here's some creative ways of making your first Easter Memorable.
The first year of marriage, or first real serious relationship takes work. It takes effort on both sides to bring two families together. Her's and His, and His and Hers. What one might consider to be an Easter Tradition where they grew up, might not be the same as the Easter Tradition of your sweet heart, or new husband, wife.
In planning your Easter Weekend.
Discussing your religious beliefs might be on the top of the list in planning your long weekend. Usually best done over a nice Romantic Dinner, you can share stories of how you each grew up, and what special things your families did during the Easter Long Weekend. What is expected by the other, might just surprise you.Mother-in-laws, and Moms, may be expecting you both to be attending, up front and center for their Easter Dinner, and chances are it could be on the same day, Easter Sunday. Obviously you can't be in two places at once, and you are both trying to start a tradition of your own, so you need to schedule your weekend, to kindly suit both moms, and here are some suggestions on how to do that effectively.
For one.
You two could decide to give your moms a break from cooking, and cater a really nice formal Easter Dinner, and invite both your families. It can be potluck, so both moms will be happy bringing Pumpkin Pie, or their best dish. It is also a great time to get some family recipes, from moms, grandmas, favourite aunts, your mother-in-law. Get an idea of your sweethearts favourite dish, and surprise him, or her, by making it yourself. It can be a happy time where the families will get to know each other.
Or you two.
You could explain to both your parents that you equally respect both families, and would like to attend one dinner, at one house the first year, and dinner at the other next year, but promise to show up for dessert at both houses! If both moms decide to have their dinners on separate days, make sure it fits in with your own plans, and let them know if you will be attending. It's advisable not to let you mom down, so work around it, you don't have to spend the entire evening there, but Easter is for Family.
How about?
If you both, or one of you, or you always wanted to, go to an Easter concert at a local church, or an Easter Mass, than make your plans to go, and just do it. Good Friday just as good a day to attend Easter Mass, as is Easter Sunday. It's also a great time to meet the priest, or minister, if you are looking to get married in Church. And you get to have communion, as ALL churches have communion on Easter Sunday.
You could sneak away for a retreat weekend, and enjoy each other, and send both your parents a nice bouquet of Daffodils, and make an appearance at both houses when you get back.
What you have to keep in mind, is that whether you are starting a family of your own, or are in a serious relationship, or just got married, it's now the two of you. You can use the influence of your own family traditions, but it's ok to throw in some stuff that you always wanted to try differently, and do what suits your style. Someday you two will have a family of your own, and will raise your own children (if that's what you want) and you will want your children to grow up with a combined set of values that comes from both of you, just like your parents did for you.
Some fun things to do for Easter when it's just the two of you.
One thing is for sure, Moms love flowers. It is so exciting when they unexpectedly receive a bouquet of flowers, an Easter Hamper, with some wine or their favourite chocolate. You can order a gorges basket online, Hallmark.com, any floral site, or even drop into your local florist, But, have it delivered, and DON'T tell them it's coming. They will love it, and the ladies in their neighbourhood will be stricken with envy. And don't forget sign it from the both of you.
If one of you have a deceased parent. Make sure you get a wreath put on their gravesite, with Lilies and Daffodils, from the both of you. Let them have a blessed Easter, with fond remembrance. If one of them is in the hospital, make sure you don't forget a special Easter Hamper filled with warm socks, their favourite perfume, powder puffs, a cute fluffy bunny, daffodils, or lilies, and for the men, of course their favourite chocolate.
You could also have a bit of naughty fun! 
Fresh new couples, have lots of energy, and like bunnies.. Well, we all know what bunnies are famous for. Getting creative with each other is a natural thing to do, when they are no kids involved, even when there is, you can still keep the romance alive. A cute, and sexy little bunny suit, with bunny ears, a white teddy, or body suit, with a puffy tale, would be a nice surprise for you sweetheart or new hubby. Having your own bit of fun with an Easter Egg hunt, but instead of chocolate in the eggs, it could be a diamond ring, jewellery, or special love notes, that would lead you to the grand present. You can of course still have your favorite guilt free chocolate, to go with your private affair.
Planning a day out together, to just do what ever you want is a always a great tradition for new couples. You put all else aside, and go out for a quite walk in the park, go ice skating, attend an Easter Display at a Museum, go out for a nice dinner, and dancing. Enjoy the quiet time while you can, if you are planning to have children.
You could make special hampers for each other. A basket for example, with a cute stuffed bunny, some confetti, Easter grass, a chocolate egg, or bunny, some cute Easter candies, and lilies or daffodils, along with Easter sweets, a bottle of wine, and maybe a dvd to watch.
Don't forget the Easter ecards. I have a list of some of the sweetest, cutest, couples first Easter Card Site links, on my Easter list of 10 Best ecard sites. MusyGushy is the best for you and your sweetheart, you can upload your headshots, and become the stars of the animation, with an endless list of really funny, cute and clever ecards.
Well that's all I can think of for now.
Hope you have a Great First Happy Easter Together, and all your traditions stand the test of time in the new family you are creating.
Happy Easter, you cute little hunny bunnies you.
By: Sacreeta
