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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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Alexander
Ceremony Seating on a Hill
Alexander, on December 12, 2018 at 2:43 PM

So we found a great spot for the ceremony. It's at the Children's Museum in Joy Park, but it's at the bottom of a hill so the guests would be on the hill itself. Benches could be an option (the slope...

earias, Dec 13, 2018 11 1,652
Johanna
Programs for Catholic Ceremony (no Mass)
Johanna, on December 11, 2018 at 3:34 PM

I’m on one of my very last DIY projects and I’m lost! We are getting married in the Catholic Church. If you’re familiar with the three general forms, we are having a “marriage between a Catholic and...

Future Mrs. R, Dec 12, 2018 6 294
Lindsey
Ceremony/ Vow Renewal Script Ideas
Lindsey, on November 9, 2018 at 6:35 PM

Hey all, so my FH and I are technically already married so our “wedding” next summer is actually a vow renewal. This makes having my SIL as our “officiant” super simple. But the script of the ceremony...

MrsV1027, Dec 11, 2018 2 1,253
Kim
Has anyone done a table side ceremony?
Kim, on April 30, 2018 at 11:59 AM

So my FH and I want a very quick (like 5 minute) ceremony so we can jump right into the celebrations! Our reception dinner has farm style tables laid out like the picture. What we’re planning on doing...

, Dec 11, 2018 18 447
Almost_an_Eddington
March beach wedding
Almost_an_Eddington, on December 7, 2018 at 11:12 AM

So we are having our ceremony on the beach in NC in March! Has anyone else had a beach wedding in a colder month? How did it turn out? I looked up average temps and they say 64 degrees but I am still...

OnCloudRawls, Dec 10, 2018 12 223
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Need help finding a venue for small intimate wedding
Heidy, on December 9, 2018 at 2:59 AM

Hello(: My Fiance and I are newly engaged and are planning to have a very small and intimate wedding in California in 2020. It will either between 20 and 60 people, and we are looking for a venue...

MOB So Cal, Dec 9, 2018 8 150
Mrs. J
Wedding is today , should engagement ring be tied on to the pillow with bands or not?? What do i do with my engagement ring ?
Mrs. J, on December 8, 2018 at 10:33 AM

Wedding is today , should engagement ring be tied on to the pillow with bands or not?? What do I do with my engagement ring ?

OnCloudRawls, Dec 8, 2018 10 438
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Bridesmaid song walking down the aisle
Starr, on December 6, 2018 at 2:01 PM

Hey everyone! I was curious if anyone had any suggestions for the song that the bridesmaids walk down the aisle to? I am looking for an istrumental, nothing with the actual lyrics. I have the song I...

Starr, Dec 8, 2018 8 593
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Song Choice
Anonymous, on December 6, 2018 at 6:23 AM

Has anyone ever heard of anyone using Haley Reinhardt’s cover of Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis to walk down the aisle to? All of our song choices so far have been really unique. FH and my mom...

Maggie, Dec 6, 2018 13 303
Mary
2 'ring Bearers', No Flower Girl
Mary, on April 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM

Hi everyone- We are asking 2 nephews, aged 4 at the time of the wedding, to be our 'ring bearers'. We don't have a little girl in our combined families. Since it might be confusing for them (and us!)...

Colleen, Dec 5, 2018 9 485
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Need a Greek priest for an outdoor wedding
Georgia, on December 4, 2018 at 11:55 AM

I'm 100% and not religious but looking for a Greek priest for my outdoor wedding in the Chicago area. It's proving to be impossible. Help!

Melissa, Dec 4, 2018 5 430
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Teen nephews involvement, ceremony
carolyn, on December 2, 2018 at 7:13 PM

I have a 16, 14 and a 12-year old nephew I want to involve in the ceremony. I am definitely having the 16-year old do a reading. Any reading suggestions much appreciated on how to utilize the other...

Maggie, Dec 4, 2018 4 136
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My mom wants to officiate
Vicki, on November 28, 2018 at 7:10 AM

Hi all, advice needed. My mother wants to officiate and I don't really want her to. I have said nicely "I'd love you to be a guest" "I really want you to enjoy the day" etc. Abd she is persistent that...

Stephanie, Nov 29, 2018 9 598
Tara
Catholic Ceremony’s & Wedding Bands
Tara, on November 28, 2018 at 7:12 AM

Hey y’all! My FH and I were looking at wedding bands the other day, and he’s extremey drawn to the black bands, however my FMIL has a concern about a black band in the Catholic Church. Has anyone ever...

Allison, Nov 28, 2018 9 712
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Honoring deceased father of the bride
Samantha, on November 26, 2018 at 2:57 PM

Hello everyone, my father passed away recently and was a HUGE part of both mine and my fiance's lives. My fiance and I grew up together and my dad knew him since he was a child. When we started dating...

Danielle, Nov 28, 2018 5 505
Audrey
Bubbles for a recessional toss!
Audrey, on October 8, 2018 at 12:21 AM

So I’m looking at getting bubbles for the recessional toss (honestly had no idea what that was until today, so in case anyone else doesn’t know it’s the typical throwing the rice thing but no more...

Jayla, Nov 27, 2018 5 237
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Honoring Parents during the ceremony
Amanda, on November 20, 2018 at 9:28 AM

Realized I was logged into the wrong weddingwire account so I'm sorry I've posted this twice. Hey everyone, I'm having trouble figuring out exactly how to word it in the ceremony script to honor our...

Maren, Nov 27, 2018 3 1,173
Lizz
Are outdoor weddings a good idea
Lizz, on November 23, 2018 at 10:15 AM

I'd love to get married in a flower field. Like this: I was wondering if anyone has ever done an outside wedding and how smooth it went. I can't really find anyone online, talking about their...

Lizz, Nov 25, 2018 6 183
Alexandria
Not changing my last name
Alexandria, on December 23, 2017 at 12:38 PM

Hey guys! For those of you who aren’t or haven’t taken your husbands last name, how is your officiant/pastor/etc presenting you? At at the end of the ceremony, the officiant says something along the...

Wendy, Nov 25, 2018 22 2,110
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Church costs
Lindsey, on November 14, 2018 at 7:32 AM

So the church that my FH and I are getting married in, I think is charging us way too much and want some opinions. We attend a non denominational church that has 2 other campuses. We are not a huge...

Judith, Nov 24, 2018 13 1,020
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