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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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Choosing a ring bearer
Lan, on September 23, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Hi everyone! I’m having difficulties with choosing the ring bearer. Do the ring bearer usually walk by them self or with a small little girl. Another question I wanted to also know what age you have...

Bethany, Sep 24, 2020 7 95
Carissa
2020, where even your 4th backup plan fails.
Carissa, on September 23, 2020 at 2:25 PM

I'm a California resident and my wedding is in 32 days.. We've had to fully cancel our wedding twice now and had our back up plan fall through because of COVID and now our back up back up plan is...

Krista, Sep 24, 2020 16 346 1
Kristen
Cell phones to capture ceremony help?
Kristen, on September 23, 2020 at 10:14 AM

Has anyone used a cell phone on a tripod in lieu of a videographer (long story short we cannot agree on having one and truthfully not money I probably need to spend right now ha ha) for their...

Kristen, Sep 23, 2020 10 126
GINA
ceremony time
GINA, on September 22, 2020 at 4:36 PM

Hello all, I am planning my July 2021 wedding in Southern California. Our summers here are unpredictable but mostly HOOOOT! I am having an outdoor wedding and with the weather in mind, I want to start...

Lynnie, Sep 23, 2020 3 94
Kalie
Ceremony Live stream / Filming
Kalie, on September 22, 2020 at 11:45 AM

Hey everybody! I have my wedding on Saturday and im stuck on whether i should film it or do a live stream at all? If i did either one im not sure who would do it and most of the people that would even...

Lynnie, Sep 23, 2020 3 102
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Giving the Officiant the Rings
Jennifer, on September 22, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Hi! We are planning on giving our officiant the rings ahead of time for the ceremony instead of having a ring bearer or bestman/maid of honor hold them. My question is HOW? Do we give him just the...

Kia, Sep 23, 2020 5 636 1
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Outdoor air conditioning
Anna , on December 20, 2017 at 11:40 PM

I have my heart set on a venue that is all outdoors. (There is a covered pavilion in case of rain). It would be early June in Texas and I’m SO concerned about heat. I’ve seen outdoor conditioning for...

Raymundu, Sep 23, 2020 17 3,874
Butterfly release sub ceremony
, on September 22, 2020 at 11:42 AM

Hey! Has anyone done a butterfly release as their sub ceremony? Please let me know how it went and if you liked it/ would recommend it! Thanks

Casey, Sep 23, 2020 10 144
Riley
Wedding Pictures (pic Heavy)
Riley, on September 19, 2020 at 11:32 AM

All my wedding pictures came back from Saturday I love them so

Sandi, Sep 22, 2020 20 364
Lindsey
Ceremony Order
Lindsey, on September 20, 2020 at 4:10 PM

I will be having a Lutheran wedding Ceremony. I got a basic order of how the wedding ceremony should go but some are slightly different than the next. My question is when does the pronouncement come?...

JM Sunshine, Sep 21, 2020 6 129
Meghan
Ceremony music
Meghan, on September 19, 2020 at 9:55 AM

What type of music do people walk down the aisle too? Instrumental? With words? My wedding isn’t super formal so maybe not classical. Any ideas?

Bridget, Sep 20, 2020 10 135
Sydney
Officiant Script
Sydney, on September 20, 2020 at 1:36 AM

Hi there. We are getting married in November and having a family friend officate for us, this will be his first time. I created a script mixing stuff I found online and am looking for a proof...

Jana, Sep 20, 2020 4 463 4
Meghan
fh wants friend as officiant...help!
Meghan, on September 19, 2020 at 3:43 PM

My FH’s friend expressed interest in being our officiant. He has never done a wedding and is not even certified. (Cue wedding nightmares) He already told his friend he could do it, but I would much...

KiwiDerbyBride, Sep 20, 2020 14 269
Heather
St Lucia Waterfall Ceremony
Heather, on September 18, 2020 at 6:15 PM

Hello Fellow Brides! Anyone get married at a waterfall in St Lucia? We are eloping in March 2021, so it will only be the 2 of us. I’m trying to decide on which St Lucia waterfall to get married at....

Heather, Sep 18, 2020 81
Brittany
Sealing Unity Sand
Brittany, on September 15, 2020 at 3:24 PM

So we got married and decided to do a unity sand. Has anyone done this and used a sealant afterwards? The container we used doesn't have a lid but we want to preserve it so the sand won't spill out. ...

Brittany, Sep 15, 2020 6 723
Nellie Jasmin Ortiz
Any venue suggestions
Nellie Jasmin Ortiz, on August 25, 2020 at 11:57 PM

My budget is Below 700

Tata, Sep 9, 2020 96 18,136
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Rose petal aisle for outdoor ceremony
Traci, on September 8, 2020 at 6:43 PM

Has anyone used real rose petals on the aisle? I’m considering doing a design down the aisle on grass but a little worried about a gust of wind that would mess up the design. Will real flowers Petals...

John Smith, Sep 9, 2020 10 1,361
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Micro wedding music
Rachael, on September 5, 2020 at 6:33 AM

So we had to postpone until May due to covid but we're getting married in front of about 20 people on our original day anyways. I got a dress off Amazon my dad is still going to walk me down the small...

Jana, Sep 5, 2020 4 314
Kevin
Assigned seats for ceremony
Kevin, on September 4, 2020 at 2:58 PM

Hi all! We postponed our wedding and reception to next year already and will be having a small ceremony this year with about 40 people to still get married. We were thinking of doing assigned seats so...

, Sep 4, 2020 6 466
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Wedding Livestream Tips - “wedinar”
Laurissa, on August 11, 2020 at 11:04 AM

We did it! We got married last weekend and it was amazing. Downsized from 200 to 35 (pushed the big party to next year). Guests wore masks and we had everything outside with individual tables for each...

Laurissa, Sep 1, 2020 6 218 4
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