Christian Wedding with communion and alter call

A wedding isn't the place for an altar call. You're trying to turn your wedding into church service.

My cousin is a christian recording artist. He had "praise and worship" at his wedding and altar call. It was awkward and the service was 1 hour and 1/2. So uncomfortable, of course people were falling out and there I sat starving. I understand the statement. However, I agree an altar call can get out of hand and be uncomfortable to other guests.

Yes, baptist shouting, dancing, and stomping. H was like well this got entertaining.

No to alter call. I'm Catholic and doing a full mass so we will have communion.

I have an unpopular opinion on Unity Candles since they became popular with Luke and Laura on General Hospital (although they may have existed since the 1930s in the US). Their relationship started with Luke raping Laura, so for me Unity Candles are a no go. The entire wedding is about unity so I don't really see the point of a ceremony within a ceremony.

I am an athiest from a religious family. I would sit respectfully through your worship service and would tolerate communion. One of my biggest pet peeves is people trying to "witness" to me. It absolutely disrespect my beliefs, and the reason I hold those beliefs. I would skip your ceremony if I knew there was an altar call, and I would walk out of one happened and I wasn't expecting it.

@TS people catching the spirit at a wedding? Nope nope nope.

@LG- when the groom is the ring leader, it all just broke loose. I love my cousins wife. She just looks at him with this look like "if you don't calm down boy".

@TS If you come back and say it came complete with the typical "catching the Holy Ghost" music, I will be done for the day.

I'm not sure of your religious background OP, but I would be very hesitant to do an alter call. In my church, this always extends service another 30 minutes. Too much falling out. I'd imagine it would be extremely uncomfortable for those not used to it.

Maybe it's just me bc nobody has brought it up yet... but I would feel weird having a wedding that feels extremely "church-y" complete with communion, then immediately getting everyone drunk by providing an open bar. Lol

I come from a catholic family, I'm no longer practicing. I usually respectfully sit through and not partake in communion. I think non religious guest feel awkward enough, so an alter call would make it even more awkward and uncomfortable.

@LG- ummm....drums, cymbals, and tambourine. I will look on FB to see if I can't find it to message you.

I've seen communion done during a wedding but never an altar call. I would speak to your minister though.

The only spirits I'm trying to catch at a wedding are gin and whiskey.

This is why people hate wedding ceremonies.

As a Unitarian, I never even took communion at my UCC church. I felt like it was hypocritical and disrespectful.

No to alter call. They did this when my cousin invited me to her church. I'm not religious but accepted to go to support her. It was awkward especially since I was the only visitor that night and didn't want to go up and everyone was looking at me.

We had a full Catholic mass for our wedding. It included communion. No one seemed to mind. Anyone who didn't want it just stayed in their seats (bear in mind though we come from two Catholic families so this was the norm). I had to look up what an altar call is. I had never heard of it. That would make me uncomfortable and I work in a church. I would definitely skip that.

Nooooope.

An altar call would be ridiculously uncomfortable at a wedding. Who does that? Its not a "come to jesus" moment....

Have communion if you want, but either JUST you and FH or open to all.

I've sat politely and not been blessed/taken communion as a Jew but an altar call is too much. I went to one when I went with a friend to her Penecostal service (she billed it as some worship music and a BBQ. It was NOT that.) and was beyond uncomfortable the entire time.

Definitely no to the altar call. If you're doing a full mass at your wedding then I think communion is fine. I'm not religious but FH is and every time we go to church I just go up and fold my arms and they bless you if you aren't baptized. I do agree that the altar call will make people uncomfortable, I'd skip

We did a full Catholic mass (Communion, Unity Candle, Flowers for the Blessed Mother, etc.) But we never had an alter call. I think our guests would have felt uncomfortable with it.