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Untraditional ceremony ideas?

McKenzie, on June 12, 2019 at 11:29 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 4

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I am struggling a little bit with coming up with a unique and suitable procession and ceremony idea. For a little bit of background, we are two brides, and I have both a biological and step-father. We both don’t have super wide circles of friends and family, so I was thinking about not having a wedding party or “I do crew”. In this case, it would be only the two brides at the end of the aisle. I also don’t love the idea of my father and step father “giving” me away, but I do want to incorporate my family into the ceremony. My future wife has a less complex family, just a biological mother and father. Does anybody have any ideas for a ceremony to accommodate our non traditional circumstances?

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Latest activity by Jo, on June 14, 2019 at 2:44 PM

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Stacey · on June 13, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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Will your future wife be having anyone walking her down the aisle? If she gets walked and you don’t, will that offend your family? Maybe you can incorporate your family in the unity part of the ceremony. Maybe one of your dads could get licensed to be an officiant and marry the two of you. I’m sorry, I’m not much help.
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Kelsey · on June 13, 2019 at 12:44 AM
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I have a biological father as well as step father but only my step father will be in attendance at our wedding. As for walking me down the aisle, my two brothers will be walking me. My future wife’s parents are both dead so she will be walked by either her best friend or no one at all. Also, we are not having a bridal party either. It’s all up to you! If you’re doing a smaller wedding it’s totally fine to not have a bridal party and if you don’t want to offend your parents I think it’s perfectly fine to walk down the aisle alone. Or you could have your mom walk you?
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Melle · on June 13, 2019 at 10:42 AM
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I actually am walking myself. Our parents are walking together before the wedding party. i sort of feel like the whole tradition of giving you away is so archaic. You've made that journey to each other on your own two hearts found one another
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Jo · on June 14, 2019 at 2:44 PM
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You could walk yourself, or you and your bride could walk together. I recently went to a wedding where the couple came into the venue through different entrances, met each other in the back of the church, and walked down the aisle together. You could always have your family involved in the ceremony by doing readings instead of walking with you, or have them part of the procession walking in before you and seating themselves at the front.
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