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From the processional to the recessional - and everything in between - this is your space to get answers to everything you’ve ever wondered about vows, unity ceremonies, officiants, traditions, and more. After all, the wedding ceremony is what this whole shebang is about, right?!

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Alyssa
Let’s Try This Again-invitations!
Alyssa, on July 29, 2018 at 12:17 AM

Our invitations came in today and they are perfect! We ordered through Zazzle (at a 60% discount!) and got 85 invitations and 85 rsvp cards plus envelopes and shipping for $153!! Super great...

Jayla, Jul 30, 2018 3 473
danilaughs
Really short couple, really tall officiant
danilaughs, on July 28, 2018 at 5:53 PM

So our officiant is a foot taller than FH and a foot and a half taller than me. Would it be weird to have him sit on a stool during the ceremony so his head isn't cut out of all the photos?

Allie, Jul 30, 2018 8 291
kacey
No kids wedding - how to word it?
kacey, on July 25, 2018 at 11:44 AM

Due to limited space and there being a pond at my ceremony/reception property I am not allow kids at my wedding. How do I word this respectfully and where do I put this information?

Simplicity, Jul 30, 2018 23 1,265
ThatGirl
Unity Glass Ceremony! So excited!!!
ThatGirl, on July 29, 2018 at 9:58 AM

I saw some posts a bit back about the unity in glass ceremony, and was instantly obsessed with the idea. I love the idea of doing the unity ceremony and have something real and tangible after the...

ThatGirl, Jul 29, 2018 8 312
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Ceremony Send Off Logistics not ideas
Zyda, on July 28, 2018 at 12:10 AM

I want to do a ceremony send off. I’m getting married in January of 2019 so it will be a bit chilly. Can someone explain how a ceremony send off is organized? After they pronounce us as Mr. and Mrs....

Cuoghi, Jul 28, 2018 7 409
Katie
Officiating for my parents. Tips?
Katie, on July 27, 2018 at 12:17 PM

My stepdad and mom have been together for 16 years and have finally decided to get married. They are having a very small (10 people max) wedding in a local cafe next month. The cafe is decorated very...

BB-H, Jul 27, 2018 9 557
AJ
Vow Rough Draft
AJ, on July 24, 2018 at 5:25 PM

I'm not super familiar with what non-religious and personal vows should be like. I just jotted down what came to mind and am hoping for some input. .......... Growing up, I was never the girl who...

Kiwibride, Jul 25, 2018 17 366
M
Include my daughter into ceremony
Mia, on July 24, 2018 at 12:26 PM

I'm getting married September 15th. I have a 12 year old daughter that has a good relationship with her stepfather to be. He loves her like a daughter. I want to make sure that she knows that she is a...

CountryRoads, Jul 24, 2018 7 371
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Wedding Ceremony Program??
Alexis , on July 9, 2018 at 9:40 AM

I guess this is a multi-question discussion, but... 1) Who is doing ceremony programs? I feel like we should because we have a big wedding party and a lot of guests don't know one another and it would...

Machelle, Jul 23, 2018 14 591
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Processional/recessional songs
Elizabeth , on July 23, 2018 at 12:25 PM

What are your guys' songs! I've never been to a non-traditional wedding before where the bride and groom actually chose songs themselves. I'm also not a real mushy chick so I guess I feel weird about...

Lex, Jul 23, 2018 10 1,538
K
Vertigo on the wedding day 🤦‍♀️
Kelsey, on July 22, 2018 at 8:01 PM

So I get terrible vertigo.. & my BIGGEST fear is that I’m going to get vertigo on my wedding day. My wedding day isn’t until next May but I’m already freaking out! I’m wondering if anyone has had...

Kelsey, Jul 23, 2018 12 491
Alexandra
Not being mic’ed during ceremony?
Alexandra, on July 20, 2018 at 11:58 AM

For those of you that didn’t use a mic during your ceremony, did people complain they couldn’t hear anything? my fiancée is a very private person, and so when I told him I had my heart set on writing...

Stephanie, Jul 23, 2018 26 841
Taylor
Ice chest
Taylor, on July 21, 2018 at 12:26 PM

My fiancé and I are wanting to have mini water bottles available to our guests at our outdoor wedding, but ice chests are expensive and they don't even look nice. Any suggestions for alternate "ice...

CountryRoads, Jul 21, 2018 30 2,592
S
Flowers for parents of the bride and groom?!
Sarah, on July 20, 2018 at 1:19 PM

I already ordered my flowers but can add more. I didn’t even think about this but are you suppoed to get a boutineer for the father of the bride and coursages for the mother’s of the bride and groom?!...

Shannan, Jul 21, 2018 10 2,199
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How long should it take to walk down the isle...?
Danielle, on July 19, 2018 at 1:24 PM

So one of the final details I have not figure out is the song I am walking down the isle to. I can't make up my mind because I don't know if I am expected to make my walk down stretch the whole song....

MIWM, Jul 19, 2018 6 313
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Catholic vs Baptist + Marrying young
Isabella, on July 17, 2018 at 6:06 PM

So I have been having some difficulty on even beginning the planning of a wedding. My fiancé is baptist and I am Catholic, and I always planned to marry in the Catholic Church. However, we are also...

Hilary, Jul 18, 2018 10 563
Sara
Unplugged Wedding Wording
Sara, on July 11, 2018 at 1:18 PM

How does this wording sound? "As we tie the knot please be our guest; the photographer here can handle the rest. These moments go fast, as I'm sure you well know. So put your cameras down as we've...

Love818, Jul 18, 2018 64 1,201
J
Bridesmaids/groomsmen sitting during ceremony?
Josie, on July 16, 2018 at 12:59 PM

In my “vision” - it is only my fiancé and I standing up with the Officiant during our ceremony. He has a best man and a groomsmen and I have a maid of honor and a Jr. Bridesmaid (I had a bridesmaid,...

Love818, Jul 18, 2018 7 3,528
Abby
Dismissal?
Abby, on July 17, 2018 at 11:42 AM

I'm having my ceremony and reception in the same building. The reception will be in our church's basement. When my ceremony is finished, the family is going to stay up in the sanctuary or at least...

Danielle K, Jul 17, 2018 8 982
AJ
Bubble Exit
AJ, on July 16, 2018 at 7:08 PM

My FH really wants a bubble exit from our ceremony. We would have done it outside the little chapel, but we are having a receiving line right outside the doors and will therefore be the first ones out...

bobbileighba, Jul 17, 2018 8 1,111
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