Prince William and Princess Catherine leave their wedding ceremony on April 29, 2011. © Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Prince William and Kate Middleton are finally married. One of the high points of the wedding ceremony - besides seeing now Princess Catherine in her dress for the first time - was when it was said that "Every couple is royal on their wedding day." Indeed, it is that way. I know watching the royal wedding in the wee hours of the morning here in the United States got me thinking about my own wedding day, which is now almost three years ago. Soon, this will all be a memory for Prince William and Princess Catherine, but it will mark the day that they become one and their lives changed forever. Send the royals your best wishes (and advice) and reflect on your own nuptials and prince or princess in your life.

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I'm in a mixed marriage. Yes, we're both Italian Catholics from the same island in Italy. But my husband is a night owl, who has spent many years working in hotels and nightclubs. I, on the other hand, have always been a homebody, who heads to bed early and usually rises even earlier. In fact, it's 5:31 a.m. where I am and I'm already writing this blog. My husband often comes home from work and sleeps at this time. He could snooze until noon, whereas I only did that once and it was because I had mono.

While my husband would like to go out to dinner or take a walk in the piazza (when we're in Italy) every night, I would rather create a cozy cocoon in my own home - and stay there, especially at the end of a long work day. My idea of unwinding is kicking up my feet, sipping on tea, and watching some TV. Sometimes, my husband likes that, too. But he is much more the night-on-the-town kind of guy. So, we compromise. Sometimes, I have to drag myself off the couch and into the world. And every once in a while, he has to kick back and relax in our place. What about you? Are you on my husband's team or mine? What about your spouse?

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Wordless Wednesday - Help Your Marriage Before Baby

These parents waited until after baby to go to the Super Bowl in February 2011. © Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images

With the royal wedding still two days away, British and American media are already speculating about when Prince William and Kate Middleton will have a baby. Some talk as though Middleton, not yet a blushing bride, is already pregnant. Talk about pressure! It's not all that surprising because most newlyweds face the baby question. I'm sure we all have our stories of relatives badgering us for babies.

But many couples choose to take time right after the wedding to become closer to one another and get used to marriage before jumping into pregnancy and parenting. Because Prince William and Middleton have already proven to be modern royals who take their time to make big decisions, they might prove everyone wrong and wait for baby. In any event, all this baby talk got me thinking about the things newlyweds should do before baby arrives. So, I wrote about it and pose the question to all of you. What should newlyweds do or accomplish before baby arrives? Maybe going to the Super Bowl would be on your list - or else you'll have to bring baby with you as the parent in the photo above did.

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Sex and the City 2 was, perhaps, the worst movie I've seen in the last decade. What a disappointment! The only good part was Liza doing Beyonce. But I digress. The other day, when I was unable to sleep and had a choice between this worst movie ever and George Lopez, I chose Sex. Honestly, who wouldn't?

One interesting issue about marriage came up at the start of the film - whether married couples could make their own rules, even if it meant allowing one spouse to cheat during the marriage. Not surprisingly, Carrie was open to the idea and Charlotte, ever the traditionalist, was not. Carrie argued that each couple is different and had to create a rule book that suited it. Charlotte argued that getting married meant taking certain vows and accepting certain promises.

I've always been more of a Charlotte myself. And I have to admit that the choice to marry seems to mean that you're choosing a certain set of rules, which includes monogamy. If you didn't want to live by the already established rules of marriage, then why get married in the first place? Right?

Then again, each couple should discover what fits for it. And making your own rules about issues such as running the household (who takes out the garbage?) and in-laws (how often do you have to see them?) makes sense. Making rules, such as being allowed to cheat or living in separate apartments during the week to give yourself a "vacation from marriage" as Carrie and Big considered in the movie, seems to contradict marriage. What do you think? Can you make your own rules of marriage? Do you have to draw the line somewhere? If so, where?

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