…Without Annoying Your Guests Check out this great blog from Wedding Wire this month! This article is worth a read – partly because I am quoted in it! LOL. But really, when creating a ceremony that includes your Love Story, I always look to find a balance – keeping it a little personal, and a […]
Getting Married
#5 What is Your Love Story?
An incredible way to further personalize your wedding ceremony is through a Love Story. Everyone’s story is different, and yours, told during the ceremony, helps people to really enjoy being there on that day with you – your family and friends will learn things about you they didn’t previously know, and you will have goosebumps […]
#4 – What Marriage Means to You
After the opening of your ceremony, hopefully all jitters have quieted down a bit. Here you are, standing in front of your family and friends, holding hands and looking into the eyes of the love of your life. It is at this time that I speak to you (and your guests) about marriage – and […]
How Important is the Ceremony?
How important is your wedding ceremony? More and more couples are opting out of traditional ceremonies and enjoying more personalized ceremonies. However, it may seem a daunting task to figure out what you want! Wedding officiants can help here. For me, a wedding ceremony should be highly personalized – after all – this is the […]
#3 – The Opening
Ahhhh, we’re getting close now! I believe this is the most nerve wracking part of a wedding ceremony…the opening. All the thousand details for the wedding have (hopefully) worked themselves out – and now it’s time to get married! The opening includes the Processional, Presentation of the Bride, Welcome, Opening Blessing, and Special Thanks and […]
#2 – What type of ceremony will you have?
In my last post, I showed you the outline that I begin with when creating a wedding ceremony. With this outline, we work together to decide which elements will be included, which we will develop to include more traditional elements, and which we will develop into very personalized elements. Before we begin, though, let’s consider […]
