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Just Said Yes June 2017

Roles for sisters

Danyelle, on September 7, 2015 at 6:51 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7
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My sisters are quite a bit older than me and I want them part of my wedding day but not necessarily as bridesmaids. We are not having a religious wedding so having one of them do a reading wouldn't work. Has anyone come across this and if so how did you handle it?

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Latest activity by Annette, on September 17, 2015 at 12:38 PM
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    Master October 2013
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    They can just be guests.

    You can also have a secular wedding with readings. I am an atheist and we had two readings.

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    Just Said Yes June 2017
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    I would like them to have a special role in the ceremony.

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    Master October 2013
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    Then you pretty much have readers or bridesmaids. Maybe ushers?

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  • Rebecca C.
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    I agree, you could have them do a secular reading at the ceremony, such as a poem or favorite passage from a novel. You could also have them walk in first to start the processional (as moms traditionally do).

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  • Tess
    Super September 2015
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    They could greet guests as they walk in to the ceremony, be your personal attendants, or do a non-religious reading (I love The Art of Marriage at this link: http://www.lemonpiedesign.co.uk/blog/wedding-readings-youve-searching ).

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  • Celia Milton
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    You can have readings in a non religious ceremony; I do this almost every week!

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  • Annette
    Beginner April 2017
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    They can be guests. If you want to highlight them as being family, you can give them a flower pin or a corsage.

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