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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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Kaycee
Alternative to Dad Walking Down the Aisle
Kaycee, on October 6, 2018 at 2:50 AM

Hey all! First off, this is my first post, so happy wedding planning Long, very sad story short, my mom passed very suddenly from cancer in 2016. My dad is not a good person and won't be at the...

Lisa and Jeffrey, Oct 18, 2018 31 870
Casey
No Show at wedding from family members!
Casey, on October 15, 2018 at 9:21 AM

Yesterday we got married!! I’ll write a post all about it. But this post is talking about family members who didn’t show up. How do I go about it? We had actually a lot of people do this... say they...

Casey, Oct 17, 2018 11 748
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Ceremony order without bridal party
Elizabeth, on October 10, 2018 at 7:44 AM

Hi everyone. My fiancé and I have chosen not to have bridesmaids or groomsmen. It will be just us standing in front of everyone. I’m wondering if there is a way I could have a small professional,...

Christy, Oct 17, 2018 7 1,417
Allyson
What point in ceremony to do wine blending??
Allyson , on October 12, 2018 at 11:36 PM

My fiancé and I are getting married at a winery so it seems pretty fitting to include a wine blending unity ceremony. When I google it tho, I find tons of sample scripts for the ceremony and all the...

Kristen, Oct 13, 2018 5 465
Erin
Help: Fiancé wants communion during ceremony and i don’t
Erin, on October 12, 2018 at 11:32 AM

So my family is not catholic but my Fiancé’s is. We are having an outdoor wedding, but my Fiancé still wants to do communion during the ceremony and offer it to everyone. This is making my parents...

Mim, Oct 12, 2018 26 1,027
Christina
Unity Candle Outdoors
Christina, on October 11, 2018 at 11:50 AM

So as much as I love the unity candle idea I had axed it due to our ceremony being outside. My future hubby, on the other hand, is really wanting it. I have tried to tell him it won't work because the...

HayMrsO, Oct 12, 2018 9 1,241 1
Casey
Too cold for outdoor ceremony?
Casey, on October 12, 2018 at 12:09 AM

My wedding is this Sunday and we chose to have the ceremony outside, but if it rains or anything it will be moved inside where the reception is happening. As of now tho, Sunday will be in the mid to...

Kristen, Oct 12, 2018 12 363
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Claire De lune?
Chloe, on October 11, 2018 at 1:24 PM

Has anyone walked to Claire De lune? I’m have the hardest time finding a song to play before it for the rest of the bridal party to walk to. Almost ready to give up and change to a different song but...

jocelyn, Oct 11, 2018 11 373
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Fear of being the center of attention
Cassandra, on October 10, 2018 at 7:18 AM

Will 10 days left, I have been pretty calm with this whole wedding planning thing. Even with issues with the bridal party. (More people more problems hahaha) but now im low key freaking out. I have...

Kayla, Oct 10, 2018 10 3,096
Erin
Piano-only recessional song, or original recording??
Erin, on October 8, 2018 at 5:52 PM

Hi, everyone! We're getting down to the (wedding) wire!! Music is a big part of how my FH and I met, so our music choices for our ceremony matter a lot to us. We found our song selections and...

earias, Oct 10, 2018 13 289
Morgan
Traditional Processional Songs?
Morgan, on October 9, 2018 at 3:25 PM

Hi! FH and I are talking songs for our ceremony (non-church, at our venue), and we can't seem to come to an agreement on music. FH wants it to be more traditional with: Bridal Party--"Canon in D" Me--...

Jen, Oct 10, 2018 18 1,054
Alicia
Did someone proofread your vows?
Alicia, on October 9, 2018 at 4:12 PM

So I've just written my vows. Yay me! So glad I thought to Google samples, it really helped me frame what I wanted to say. But did you practice with someone else or have them proofread it? I don't...

Brittany, Oct 10, 2018 15 3,642
MrsD
Wood Branding Ceremony?
MrsD, on May 22, 2018 at 4:14 PM

Any other brides doing or have done wood branding ceremonies? How did it go? We are thinking of branding a piece of stained wood, and having our guests sign it as our guest book. I plan on ordering...

MrsD, Oct 10, 2018 12 886
Erin
Bilingual French / English Wedding Officiant
Erin, on September 30, 2018 at 2:01 PM

So my husband's family is coming to our wedding in Lansing, Michigan, and they are from Quebec City, so they speak French. We are desperate to find someone to do our ceremony who can speak both...

Maggie, Oct 9, 2018 5 508
Amy
Aisle runner or no aisle runner is the question!
Amy, on October 2, 2018 at 3:11 PM

Hey all! I'm getting married in March of 2019 (at my church in IL). I'm having trouble deciding on if I should use an aisle runner or not? Part of me thinks yes, since the carpet is an awful blue...

Rachel, Oct 7, 2018 16 3,960
Laurel
3 pm ceremony time
Laurel, on October 5, 2018 at 5:35 PM

Hey everyone. My fiance and I have set our ceremony time for 3 pm on our wedding day. Does anyone have a timeline they could help me with? Thanks in advance.

Megan, Oct 6, 2018 5 432
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How long did it take you to write vows?
page, on October 4, 2018 at 10:40 PM

For those of you that wrote your own vows... how long did it take you overall to write your own vows? Did you start months prior to wedding? week before? the morning of lol? Also after working on it...

April, Oct 5, 2018 7 962
Shenyatta
Vow renewal processional
Shenyatta, on October 4, 2018 at 1:59 PM

Our party consists of our two daughters, one son and niece as the flower girl. Option A - 2 Daughters, Son and Niece march in // Husband at the Altar // Wife march in aloneOption B - Husband at the...

Maggie, Oct 4, 2018 1 243
LM
How Long Should Vows Be?
LM, on February 18, 2018 at 12:25 PM

We are writing our own vows for the ceremony, and I was feeling close to done with mine. I checked with my FH, and he said his are a few sentences long. Mine are an entire page... How long are vows,...

Renee, Oct 4, 2018 15 13,971 1
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Groom to play piano while i walk down the aisle?
Dana, on October 3, 2018 at 11:41 AM

Hey! My fiancé is a musician and while talking over wedding plans with his parents last night the idea came up that he can play the piano while I walk down the aisle. The piano is on wheels so it can...

Angela, Oct 3, 2018 13 1,070
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