How important is the ceremony to you?

I think it's important because it's the most meaningful portion of the day. When I go to weddings, ceremonies are often times my favorite part, especially when the couple really personalizes it. I've been to a wedding where we were only invited to the reception and it just wasn't the same without going to the ceremony.

The ceremony was super important to us, but we also have been on the other side of some very exhausting/long-winded ceremonies so we kept it very short. We wrote our own vows and each of us spoke for less than a minute and we had a small poem read by our officiant and then we exchanged rings. I think it ended up being under 10 minutes. As a guest, I really enjoy the ceremony, especially if it has individual touches specific to the couple.

I think it's the most important part of your wedding day and I am so excited for it

The ceremony is literally the most important part, it's you and your SO saying your vows and committing to each other, it's the entire reason your guests are there. The reception is to thank them for attending.

We are both so excited for the ceremony! My FH was insistent that it be long (not a problem since we are doing it in our Catholic Church, it’ll probably be 46-60 mins) so that guests feel like they “earn” the reception 😂 I’m okay with it being long but not for that reason, the church is SO beautiful and the organ will be playing and I want to soak it all in, and not have it be over in 10-15 mins!

My opinion is the ceremony is important because the reception is all about celebrating & partying that we just did the ceremony

I wouldn’t say it’s the most important part of the day or the most meaningful, but instead each part was equally important and meaningful to us. The ceremony, the emotional speeches, going around and visiting with friends and family at tables, dancing and enjoying our loved ones — all of these elements came together for a perfect day to celebrate love.

For our wedding, it was definitely the most important part.

And now for our vow renewal, while I am very excited for the party part - because it is going to be an absolute blast - I still feel like the ceremony is the important part. I've already selected readings that I think are really going to hit everyone in the heartstrings, I teared up a bit reading them myself the other night.

I think of it in terms of a high school or college graduation. The actual ceremony is a "rite of passage" (serious and solemn) but the party/reception is the celebration and time to relax and have fun.

We were most excited about the reception, but we knew our venue was The One when we saw it because of both the indoor reception (wine cave) and outdoor ceremony (patio overlooking the lake) areas. I almost cried thinking that’s where we’d say our vows and get married.

SUPER important!

i was all for kids at the reception but kids at the ceremony was a big no for me.

i just didn't want kids potentially interrupting our heart felt vows, etc.

I think the ceremony is the most important part as you pledge your lives to each other. Ours went for about 40 minutes I think but we had a lot of people say it was really special

Yes, it was absolutely THE most important thing for us, our ceremony at church. We prepared it for a long time, our pastor made an effort to speak 2 languages, the place was beautiful... And it was all about us, the rest of the day was mostly about the guests...

For my now husband and I it's probably the least important part of the day. We just got legally married yesterday and only told our two witnesses. We will tell only immediate family that this is the route we took but are in no rush to do so. It will be his second wedding, but I still want the full wedding ceremony experience where I can have the entrance, beautiful music, and we can read our vows to one another. However, I dont really want it to be any longer than about 15 minutes. Short, sweet, intimate, because honestly most of our guests, except our parents, wont really care that much about that part anyway.

It was definitely the most important moment for me. The rest of the wedding was, frankly, mostly for the guests... The ceremony was OUR moment !