Discussions from Wedding Ceremony

We are planning a ceremony and reception at the samesies venue with a 20-30 min ceremony in the courtyard of the area. Freight train tracks run along the back of the building and I'm concerned there...

Me and my fiancé love old throwback songs! Trying to think of a good upbeat funny song for the recessional. Any ideas?

Hi everyone! Going to keep the long dramatic story short and straight to the point, my step dad walked out on us about 2 years ago (My sperm donor has never been around) he isn’t invited to the...

Hey everyone! So I am getting married in December, in a rustic barn venue. Next to the barn (where we will have the reception) they have a chapel we will most likely get married in - unless it's a...

Hello, we we are looking for a wedding venue that has a willow tree that we could get married in front of. Does anyone know places in Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, or within a 2 hour radius of Sacramento???...

Hello brides!! I’m wondering if any of you have had or been to a wedding where they did the ceremony on the dance floor of the reception area? If so, how did you like it? Thanks in advance!

Okay y’all, I know it’s my wedding and I can have it how I want. BUT, FH goes by his middle name. What is the norm for the officiant to refer to his as during the ceremony? Example: “Do you FirstName...

Don’t be scared to get creative here because I’ll take all suggestions! I have a daughter who will be 5 by the time we get married and to give her her own spotlight, she’ll be the flower girl and ring...

I would like to do a unity cross for our unity ceremony during the wedding. My finance's grandpa can make one for us, but I'm not sure what I want it to look like. I'd prefer something that can hang...

Just curious how many readings most people will be doing. I was thinking two. Planning on it being a 30 minute ceremony. It is in a chapel, but not a catholic wedding. Thanks for any input!

My father and I are not on the best terms. We had a large fight in which he said horrible, hurtful things about myself and my fiance (then boyfriend). We are on better terms than we used to be, but...

I am a non-denominational Christian and my fiance is Catholic. We are holding our ceremony at our venue and we are meeting with a pastor in the area to potentially be our officiant. We would like to...

Hi, everyone. I've searched the forum about the duties of a ring bearer, but I haven't quite found what I'm looking for. My ring bearer will be 13 at the time of my wedding, so it's not an issue to...

We are getting married on the beach with no more than 100 guests. I really think having chairs for guests looks nice so that was the plan. My friend tells me she wouldn’t waste the money😐. I am saving...

My venue for the ceremony and reception just got bought by another company and the deal is closing in March, one month before my wedding date! No word on whether or not they will uphold my contract,...

I am a maid of honor at one of my best friends wedding. She doesn't want me standing next to her at the ceremony she rather arrange us by height and I'm in the middle (there is 3 of us) so a...

How much is a typical wedding? I know there's a lot to factor in food, bar, ceremony, and reception. But I absolutely fell in love with a place and it's $7,000 for the reception and an extra...

I'm trying to honour both of our cultures, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with having 2 ceremonies in the same day? we are thinking the following schedule: 1:30pm - first ceremony...