Couples Can File for Domestic Partnership

St Louis City Ordinance 64401

An ordinance pertaining to the registration of domestic partnerships; permitting the register of the City of St. Louis to register qualified individuals who have established a domestic partnership; permitting said partnership registrations to be amended or terminated; creating certain rights for individuals who have registered as domestic partners; containing definitions and a penalty clause.

WHEREAS, significant cultural changes in our society have resulted in the creation of diverse living arrangements and the development of nontraditional family compositions or familial units. Individuals who are committed members of a nontraditional family duly deserve protection against discrimination; now therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. Domestic Partnership defined.

When used in this chapter, the term "domestic partnership" means two persons, both of whom are eighteen years of age or older, neither of whom is married or related by blood to the other in a manner that would bar marriage in the State of Missouri, who have a close and committed personal relationship, who live together and have been living together on a continuous basis, and who have registered as domestic partners and have not terminated the domestic partnership, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.

SECTION TWO. Domestic partnership registration.

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Also legal in St Louis County !!

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Save The Date Etiquette

What are they ?
Do I need them ?
How do I word them ?
When do I send them ?  

Save the Date Cards are announcements that inform your guests of your future wedding in order to keep your special day free.

Sample of Save the Date
Announcement

They are essential in the following situations if:

• Many of your guests are traveling to your wedding
• Your wedding takes place on or around a holiday
• You are planning a destination wedding (to St. Louis)
• Your wedding will take place in a seasonally busy or tourist locale, where the flights and hotels perhaps book up early.

Save the Date cards are generally sent at least 4-6 months prior to your wedding.  For seasonally busy or on or around a holiday it is best to send them 9-12 months in advance.  Your guests will then have ample time to make all the necessary arrangements needed to be a part of your special celebration and may even extend it into a vacation of their own.

Use your imagination - Save the Date Cards are not meant to be formal.  There are many design options available.  You can have them match your wedding invitations, magnets, brochure style, post card size, you can add a picture of you and your fiancé, or embellishments to add a personal touch.

Here are some guidelines on what your cards should state:

~  Your names
~  Date of wedding
~  City or town and state of where wedding will take place

Also, because Save the Date Cards are a recent trend.  Many that have not attended a wedding recently may mistake them for the actual invitation.  Be sure to include something along the lines of, "Invitation to Follow", "Invitation and Details to Follow", "Invitation Will Follow".  This is usually placed at the bottom of the card.

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