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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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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 14 678
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 3,475
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 11 733
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 1,058
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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 16 958
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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 1,421
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 5 556
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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 13 926
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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 1,031
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 9 973
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 9 742
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 4,591 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 1,016 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 7 805
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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 1,754 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 9 742
Cyndy
Writing Your Own Vows
Cyndy, on October 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM

As you are planning your ceremony, how many of you have decided to write your own vows? This is a very personal thing to do and I’m wondering for those of you that have decided to do it, are you...

Cyndy, Nov 21, 2020 22 1,193
Mrs. Spring
Wedding Ceremony Location
Mrs. Spring, on November 12, 2020 at 6:44 AM

I'm super frugal and do not want to pay for an actual venue. I'm looking at exchanging vows in a park. My mom and her friends have suggested that I choose a free or very affirdable place that has some...

Vale, Nov 21, 2020 37 808
Julie
Wedding Prayers Help
Julie, on November 18, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Hey! So my fiance and his family are fairly religious, and myself and my family are quite the opposite. Our officiant is religious as well, but wants to make sure the ceremony is the way we want it....

Chelsea, Nov 20, 2020 5 748
Jennifer
Down the aisle song
Jennifer, on November 17, 2020 at 11:59 PM

I’m getting married 6/5/21 my fiancé and I have picked a first dance song but I can’t figure out a song to walk down the aisle to. I don’t really want the traditional here comes the brides song. What...

Taylor, Nov 19, 2020 13 621
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