Friday, September 15, 2006
Married!
I'm married! On the second of September me and my wife (I have to get used with that word, I find myself still saying girlfriend) got married in Certaldo Italy. Apart from registering in the Netherlands (and proving it wasn't a "fake" marriage by the Aliens Act) I am married by Dutch law.
My marriage was quite smoothly going, but - as I read today in a magazine - not for everybody: here are two short cases about marriages.
The happiest day can have for some an unhappy ending. So as the bride whose top of her bridal dress fell apart after wearing it just 1,5 hours on the wedding day. The costs were 1400 euro. The complaint commission of textile awarded 725 euro of damage compensation.
An even more unhappier ending was for a different bride. The supposed groom went on a day before the wedding day with another girl and left the bride all alone by herself. As it takes two to tango, she found herself with a bridal dress which was never worn. She decided not to pay for the 1239 euro dress! Alas the producer of the dress won this case and she had to pay 1239 plus trial costs (538 euro).
So watch out... marriage is not easy apparantly. Till next time!
David
I'm married! On the second of September me and my wife (I have to get used with that word, I find myself still saying girlfriend) got married in Certaldo Italy. Apart from registering in the Netherlands (and proving it wasn't a "fake" marriage by the Aliens Act) I am married by Dutch law.
My marriage was quite smoothly going, but - as I read today in a magazine - not for everybody: here are two short cases about marriages.
The happiest day can have for some an unhappy ending. So as the bride whose top of her bridal dress fell apart after wearing it just 1,5 hours on the wedding day. The costs were 1400 euro. The complaint commission of textile awarded 725 euro of damage compensation.
An even more unhappier ending was for a different bride. The supposed groom went on a day before the wedding day with another girl and left the bride all alone by herself. As it takes two to tango, she found herself with a bridal dress which was never worn. She decided not to pay for the 1239 euro dress! Alas the producer of the dress won this case and she had to pay 1239 plus trial costs (538 euro).
So watch out... marriage is not easy apparantly. Till next time!
David
