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Every Marriage has many steps:
(not all steps being necessary)

1. Proposal > 
2. Engagement > 
3. Court-Marriage (if not having public wedding) >
4. Pre-wedding gathering > 
5. Religious Marriage > 
6. Public Wedding > 
7. Post-wedding gathering > 
8. Initial Home/destination arrival > 
9. Register Marriage legally > 
10. Honeymoon > 
11. Final Home/destination arrival > 
12. Receive Legal Marriage certification > 
13. Living together >
14. Have 1st kid (9+months after marriage) >
15. Gap between 1st-2nd pregnancy (6+months) >
16. Have 2nd kid (9+6+9months = 2yrs after marriage) >

For some of the above-stated steps;
the following sub-steps may be applicable:

1. Initial Proposal exchanged between the couple
2. Decision makers decided by the couple
3. Decision-makers/couple decide meeting location/method
4. Discussion among decision-makers
5. Pre-discussion on no. of people to be invited to the event
6. Pre-discussion on Financial responsibility split for expenses
7. Date range finalization
8. Negotiation among decision-makers on dates
9. Date finalization
10. Final decision on no. of people to be invited to the event
11. Final decision on financial responsibility split for expenses
12. Event Location appointment/booking
13. Event location decoration style decision-making & booking
14. Event DJ/Music appointment/booking
15. Event music genre/playlist pre-selection
16. Event Food/catering booking
17. Event Invitation design/print
18. Pre-event grooming artist/location pre-booking
19. Pre-payment for expenses
20. Event Invitation digital/physical copy sharing/mail
21. Jewelry & Clothes shopping location/vendor decisions
22. Actual Jewelry & Clothes shopping
23. Clothing & Jewelry choice final decisions for main couple
24. Grooming artist/location booking for main couple
25. Post-grooming final payment for grooming
26. Arrival travel arrangements for main couple
27. Arrival travel arrangements for guests
28. Re-confirm all appointments with all businesses and people involved
29. Location visit for requalification before the event starts
30. Pre-event Photography
31. Food/catering quality check before the event starts
32. Event start time
33. During-event Photography
34. Location quality/upkeep check during event
35. Food/catering quantity & quality check during event
36. Gifts exchange during event
37. Event ends
38. Send away treats for guests
39. Exit travel arrangements for guests
40. Exit travel arrangements for main couple
41. Post-event final payment for expenses

1. Physical Attraction
2. Same age group
3. Humor
4. Wisdom
5. Smartness
6. Practicality
7. Integrity
8. Family/Relationship values
9. Financial stability
10. Mental stability
11. Diplomacy
12. Patience
13. Sexual compatibility
14. Class
15. Caring / Catering
16. Principles (Morals/Ethics)
17. Athletic / Physically active
18. Concern for one's health
19. Matchable Daily routine
20. Similar personality
21. Agreement on spiritual differences
22. Respect for each other's family
23. Care towards one's bad habits
24. Appreciation of one's good habits
25. Agreement to let-go when there's only disagreement

1. Smartwatch / Mechanical watches
2. iPhone
3. Amazon kindle for eBooks
4. Makeup kits
5. Lipsticks (ask color in advance)
6. Electric toothbrush
7. Hair trimmer with Li-ion battery
8. Dyson hair appliances 
9. Handbags (ask color and style in advance)
10. Breathable Formal Black Shoes
11. Exquisite jewelry (like Rings, etc)
12. Collection of foreign currencies
13. Antique art/handicrafts
14. Collectible Alcohol
15. Dark/Fruity/Alcoholic Chocolates
16. Mechanical Skeleton Watch
17. Pickles/sauces/spices they have never tried
18. Coffee mug that they will like
19. Thermally Insulated flask/bottle
20. Winter Jacket
21. Legos, Toys for learning
22. Collectible Pens
23. Gift cards for stores/restaurants they love
24. Credit cards
25. Super Comfortable Casual wear
26. Collectible Foreign currencies
27. Small showpieces
28. Anime stickers for clothes/cars
29. Eye Frames
30. Classic bikes/cars
31. Ties/Bows

Topics to Discuss:

The below listed topics can lead to good conversations as they are evergreen and universal in likeness:

1. Food
2. Travel
3. Movies/TV
4. Fashion/Clothes
5. Dance
6. Family/Loved-ones
7. Introverted vs Extroverted Nature
8. What they love
9. What they want in life
10. How they want to retire/rest
11. Investing strategy for savings
12. What truly satisfies them in their day currently
13. What they wish they would be able to do everyday or every week
14. What they would do if they had all the money in the world

Topics to Avoid:

No matter what you think; the above listed topics of discussion are only going to head downhill.

1. Politics (both National & International)
2. Economics/Governance
   
3. Personal Finance
4. Personal Savings amount
5. Religion/God
6. Education/Achievements/Career
7. Diet/Health/Exercise
8. Vegan vs Meat Preferences
9. Feminism
10. Sexuality
11. Comparing parents/siblings success to their own
12. What annoys them
13. What they hate
14. Something you cant wait to ask them even though you know it will be taken negatively
15. What you already know through them or their friends not to bring up as its a sensitive topic for them