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From the processional to the recessional - and everything in between - this is your space to get answers to everything you’ve ever wondered about vows, unity ceremonies, officiants, traditions, and more. After all, the wedding ceremony is what this whole shebang is about, right?!

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Katelyn
Father of the Groom is also the officiant for the wedding-how to write on Ceremony program?
Katelyn, on December 6, 2020 at 8:55 PM

Hi everyone! My friend is getting married and we creating her Ceremony program! Her fiance's father is also the officiant for the wedding. How should we list this on the ceremony program. Parents of...

Judith, Dec 7, 2020 4 1,552
Shanee
First Look Photos
Shanee, on December 1, 2020 at 9:27 PM

I'm getting married June 2021 and booked a fantastic photography the first week of October. I'm really just now reading over my photography package and the day of outline. I noticed the First Look...

Kimberly, Dec 6, 2020 33 1,471 1
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Bridal party
Kenna, on December 5, 2020 at 10:24 AM

Hello, I am getting married in September 2021 and am so excited. We are have 4 groomsmen and 4 bridesmaids. I have my bridesmaids picked out. However I have heard/seen something called “Bridal...

Allie, Dec 6, 2020 13 696
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Live stream wedding
Kristen, on September 29, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Is anyone planning to live stream their wedding ceremony or has done it successfully?

Jenn, Dec 4, 2020 15 1,252
Alyson
Mixed Gender Party
Alyson, on December 2, 2020 at 11:17 AM

Hi there! So my fiancé and I are getting married next year. I have a mixed gender party (5 ladies, 1 man) and my fiancé has 5 guys, plus our “officiant” (we are going to the courthouse for our...

Katie, Dec 4, 2020 14 682
Meaghan
Blended family readings
Meaghan, on December 3, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Hi - does anyone have any good suggestions for readings (non-religious) for blended families. We have four children, alll late teens and 20s. We would like a reading for the ceremony that talks to the...

Lynnie, Dec 3, 2020 2 3,513
Carmela
Ceremony timing help
Carmela, on December 2, 2020 at 11:54 PM

I’m having a bit of a dilemma I just booked my venue tonight because the venue is having a deal before the new year including two extra enhancements (such as Viennese and raw bar). However, I am...

Allie, Dec 3, 2020 11 737
Mrs. Spring
Corona Brides, what are you doing?!
Mrs. Spring, on November 24, 2020 at 8:00 AM

To the brides who married/are marrying between March 2020 and Sumner 2021, what did you do or plan on doing for masks with exchanging vows and taking pictures with your new spouse? I really do not...

Mrs. Spring, Dec 2, 2020 32 1,065
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Aisle walk....
Dj Tanner, on November 29, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Just wondering if anyone has done anything differently than having their father walk down the aisle with them. They say that this tradition stems from the days of arranged marriages where the father...

Marie, Dec 2, 2020 16 971
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Walking Down Aisle Song - Are you using one with singing?
Lisa, on November 20, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Hi guys, I'm holding a super small wedding (7 people in person + Zoom) next weekend, eek!! I'm trying to decide on a song to walk down the aisle to. I'm thinking about using the wedding version of a...

Kiara, Nov 30, 2020 14 1,431
Deidra
Wedding Bands
Deidra, on November 30, 2020 at 9:37 AM

Isn't it usually at the ceremony that the bands are put on? What if you only have your engagement ring & no wedding bands at the time?

Cassidy, Nov 30, 2020 5 561
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Secret ceremony
Kayla, on November 17, 2020 at 8:45 PM

So we are planning an April 2022 wedding but we are looking to have a “secret” ceremony in possibly a few weeks. One of my fiancé’s best friends just found out the cancer he’s been battling for close...

Theadra, Nov 30, 2020 13 937
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Vows?! I'm panicking
Anna, on November 25, 2020 at 4:43 AM

Hi, sorry if this isn't the forum for this, I just got here by google search. We've finally gotten around to plan our wedding, it feels so real now.. I can't stop stressing about the wedding vows...

Michelle, Nov 25, 2020 8 1,034
Sabrina
Recessional song help
Sabrina, on November 24, 2020 at 9:54 PM

Hi ladies! My wedding is in just 17 days and I am fretting over the little details now haha. I need suggestions for a song for us to exit down the aisle to after saying our I Dos! We will have...

Natalie, Nov 25, 2020 9 984
Victoria
Unity Part of Wedding
Victoria, on November 24, 2020 at 3:32 PM

HELP! I am wanting to do something for the unity part of our wedding, but I don’t want to do a unity candle, tie a knot, or do the unity sand. Is there anything else that we could do?? I have no ideas...

Victoria, Nov 25, 2020 9 751
Natalie
One song for entire procession?
Natalie, on March 30, 2018 at 10:50 PM

I have only been to a handful of weddings in recent years, and they all chose a different song for each group during the procession. To me, it can make things seem a little rushed, or just not a good...

Kim T, Nov 24, 2020 27 4,614 1
Victoria
Ceremony Start Date for June 26th, 2021 Brides
Victoria, on November 16, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Hi Everyone! I'm having a little trouble getting together my timeline for my wedding date and am wonder when everyone else is starting their ceremonies? I just rescheduled my wedding from January 2nd,...

Laurie, Nov 24, 2020 24 1,020 1
Ana
Bilingual Day of Coordinator/ wedding officiant
Ana, on November 23, 2020 at 11:33 PM

Looking for recommendations for a bilingual -One day coordinator- and bilingual officiant the ones i contacted are booked Please if you know of any let me know --Thank youdate: 8/7/2021

Ana, Nov 24, 2020 7 811
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Filipino-american ceremony outside of church using cord & veil
Penni, on May 29, 2018 at 12:56 PM

Any Filipino-American brides or brides to be a marrying a catholic Filipino but are choosing to have a non denominational ceremony? Does anyone know how to incorporate the traditional Filipino cord...

Gelaine, Nov 23, 2020 3 1,765 1
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“Minimony”
Hailey, on November 20, 2020 at 12:59 AM

Hi ladies! Unfortunately I think I am going to have to cancel plans for my dream wedding on January 16th. Ohio’s COVID rules are just too strict and unpredictable. That being said, I still want to get...

Brittany, Nov 21, 2020 9 743
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