Wedding Ceremony
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![Liz](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/9/0/7/utbp_33197907.jpg?r=31722)
This is our rough draft for our ceremony script. We're trying to keep it short, but now I think it may be too short. What are your thoughts? What are we missing? Good afternoon, as we get ready to...
![Alecia](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/8/5/6/9/utbp_31398569.jpg?r=92537)
Okay, so since we got engaged I knew I wanted the song that I walk down the aisle to be special and something I connect with and my FH. But so far we have been struggling to be on the same page as far...
I am in America and my husband to be is in the UK. While my family is huge, his is not and they don't all get along too well. I am a bit sad that a lot of my family will be at the wedding but from the...
For those of you who had your ceremony at the same location as your reception / hired an officiant (AKA not a structured church wedding), I have some questions for you! Did you have a rehearsal? If...
Has anyone else thought of being untraditional and using a song besides "here comes the bride" to walk down the aisle to?
![Abby](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/0/8/9/utbp_35804089.jpg?r=83181)
Let me start this off by saying that I have no relationship with my dad and no outside “father figures” except for my grandpa who may not be able to walk me down the aisle. I’m debating between asking...
![Patricia](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/1/7/9/utbp_33490179.jpg?r=42786)
Hi Everyone, We are having a Catholic mass and I'm wondering if I really NEED to make programs for our guests? I'm looking for areas where we can save and am considering not having ceremony programs....
![Gloria](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/2/2/1/utbp_32940221.jpg?r=36563)
I was wondering, what is everyone thoughts on the unity candle or unity sand part of the ceremony? My fiancé and I are thinking of not doing it, and having something special for my mom and I. like a...
![Kris](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/1/2/7/utbp_31701127.jpg?r=76918)
We get married on July 31, so basically a month from this evening (dang extra day)! We have 2/3 of our RSVPs back, bouquets are ALMOST done (I finished them a year and a half ago, but then I decided...
![Janessa](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/6/5/0/5/utbp_31176505.jpg?r=43776)
So being outside always means I’m usually squinting because of my light eyes . I am planning a ceremony outside around sunset .. wondering any brides share in this experience ? Or any tips
![Ashlee](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/3/4/7/utbp_32357347.jpg?r=67624)
Where I'm from Charleston South Carolina I like the places but they're not like I'm thinking like a Disney wedding with the y'all think about that
I want to have my 3 sons walk me down the aisle and I’m looking for suggestions on how to do so. It is not a very long aisle so so I can’t do the handoff thing. What else can I do that won’t look like...
![Mcclave](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/1/5/5/9/utbp_35631559.jpg?r=16755)
Other than a flower girl or a bridesmaid, is there something special I can have the grandmothers do when walking down? My mom told my grandmom she’d be a flower girl but I already have a flower girl...
![Angie](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/4/8/3/utbp_30770483.jpg?r=76006)
We have the song picked out that I’ll be walking down the aisle to, an acoustic version of “I want to hold your hand” by the Beatles. I’m thinking of acoustic instrumental, here comes the sun for the...
![Shawna](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/3/7/4/7/utbp_36533747.jpg?r=73841)
I am using my 3 children as ring Bearers. I figure one can carry my ring, one can carry his ring. But any suggestions for my third son? I would like all three of them to be involved in this step. But...
![Ava](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/5/2/5/utbp_35855525.jpg?r=59240)
Has anyone else noticed that when couples say they wrote their own vows…. they aren’t actually vows? I’ve been noticing this at every wedding I have attended recently, as well as most of the weddings...
![Elizabeth](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/0/3/8/5/utbp_36270385.jpg?r=88718)
Has anyone seen a Jewish wedding where the sides were "flipped" with the bride on the left and groom on the right? We're having a (reform) Jewish ceremony (FH is Jewish, I'm not) and I wasn't aware it...
![Miranda Landry](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/2/9/7/0/utbp_10042970.jpg?r=62671)
When my fiancé and I first started dating, we were exchanging songs when he sent me With Love by Harbour which was the first time he confessed his love for me. It’s a faster song and not as common. I...
![Julia](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/9/2/9/utbp_8315929.jpg?r=50902)
Hey everyone! So a little background, I am catholic and my FH is lutheran. We are getting married via a catholic ceremony in Lake Geneva, WI in 2019. I'm hoping someone else is in this situation--is...
![Chantelle](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/9/6/1/3/utbp_31279613.jpg?r=83857)
For couples who did readings during ceremony: did your officiant do the readings or did wedding party members/family members do your readings? Thanks in advance