Sacha Baron Cohen's Wedding Plans Take a Pause

July 11, 2008

The New York Daily News is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen has put his wedding plans on hold for the time being.  Isla Fisher, Baron Cohen’s wife-to-be, has taken an inordinate amount of time to convert to Judaism, which she reportedly promised to do soon after the birth of their daughter, Olive.

Ms. Fisher has taken the time to shoot her latest movie, “Confessions of a Shopaholic”, but has not been able to fit the conversion into her schedule.  Soon after her daughter’s birth, she plunged right back into her career, allegedly upsetting her future mother-in-law in the process.

Interfaith marriages are complicated, to say the least.  There are so many feelings on both sides and it’s hard to decide which partner should convert to the other’s religion.  Many times one half of the couple will convert to their spouse’s religion in order to keep their spiritual practices and rituals simple for their future children as they grow up. 

When people promise to convert to a religion prior to their wedding day, they may feel a certain amount of pressure to do so.  Some people will absolutely not get married to someone outside of their faith, which prompts their romantic partner to start the conversion process immediately.  One might question if they are truly converting as a result of an awakening inside of their heart or are they only doing it to marry the person they love.

This can be tricky when it comes to building a relationship built on faith, trust and respect.  If one person decides not to convert but desperately wants to marry the love of their life, will they be denied due to their religious differences?  Do we need to be that rigid in our search for a life partner?

Some people say that marrying within their faith is very important to them and that they wouldn’t dream of doing otherwise.  Others are a little more flexible with regards to their faith and only expect their life partner to respect their religious practices and participate when they feel so moved to do so.

It’s a personal decision for every couple, but I don’t think that there are any hard and fast rules.  Each couple has to make the decision for themselves and they must have the courage and the patience to live with their decision.

Have a great one!

Alison
Wedding Chicago

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