My fiancé and I are working on the ceremony timeline/script. Our officiant is a friend and federal judge, and he doesn't perform a lot of marriages (though he's allowed to in our state - we've checked), so he isn't really a resource for this question.
When does he enter? Does he enter before the seating of our parents? After the seating of the parents but before the groom? Right now we have it that he enters first, which signals everyone to quiet down. Then the music starts and the processional begins.
Is this correct? We really want him to be up front, and have an opportunity to speak, before the ceremony begins. We'd like him to ask guests to refrain from photography, as the room where we're having the ceremony is covered in old murals and flash photography is barred.
But we also want to do this right. So: how is this traditionally done?
