Wedding Ceremony
Join groupFrom 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?!
Members
Discussions
Hi ladies! My fiance and I are planning to livestream our wedding on zoom and possibly Facebook, but concerns have been raised about music rights. Are there limitations around what music can be used...
I do not want anyone walking me down the aisle. The thought of it to me is always really awkward and cringey. Both my parents have always been in my life and albeit we haven't always seen eye to eye...
We are having a destination wedding with no reception but a meal at a private restaurant afterwards. how are you/did you do your first dance? Or any ideas for me? I still want to have that moment with...
If you are live streaming your wedding, what platform are you using? Is it free? Who is setting it up and in charge of it during the ceremony? Give me all the details!
My fiancé and I have decided to elope and have our larger ceremony/reception next year due to COVID-19. We have decided on having a self-uniting ceremony with just us and our photographers, meaning we...
My fiancé is Chinese (born in HK), speaks Cantonese and is an only child, and his parents are pretty traditional Chinese but claim they don’t care if we follow traditions for our wedding, which I...
Hi all! So my Fiancé and I booked a beautiful venue and for our date all they had available was 8pm-1:30am. This would be a 8-8:30 ceremony, 8:30-9:30 cocktail and 9:30-1:30 reception. I am of course...
Hi there, my FI and I are both baptized, confirmed Catholics with very Catholic families. Despite this, we have always both dreamed of getting married at this secular chapel on the University of...
Hi everyone, I am having a really hard time with what to do. My heart is currently set on an elopement. Mainly=money. I want to do the elopement with immediate honeymoon at a all inclusive resort. My...
Hi! My wedding will be immediate family only (my mom, grandparents, aunt, uncle, two young cousins - as well as FHs parents, sister, and niece and nephew). I see a lot of people mention family members...
We had originally planned our wedding, photos and marriage signature done on the same day 4/4/20. The date we are signing our cert differs from the official ceremony. What would you consider the...
This week we’re talking all about budgeting! Divvying up your wedding budget can be tough, so you’ll want to think through your priorities to decide where you want to splurge and where you need to...
Has anyone done a first look in a way other than the whole "sneak up and tap him on the shoulder' thing? Initially, I didn't want to do a first look. I HATE the way it looks and feels when a bride...
70% of ceremonies are 30 minutes or less. How long will your ceremony be? Over or under 30 minutes? Photo by Holly D Photography in Napa, CA Next Question: Over or Under: Average Honeymoon Budget?...
We rescheduled our wedding for August 29th. Any advice on how to do a Zoom at our wedding if we have guests who are too afraid to fly or if we have to lower our guest count? Like who do you suggest to...
Have anyone had a wedding on Zoom, Skype, Facebook live or anything in that nature? How did it go?
Hi everyone! I’ve been reading these forums all throughout my planning and it’s been a huge help! My fiancé and I want my dad to officiate our ceremony. He’s a great public speaker, is funny and he’s...
Need some help with confetti etiquette! (confettiquette?) We haven't decided on a venue yet, but the places we're looking at are all outdoors, like forests and heritage gardens. I'd love to have...
Has anyone walked down the aisle to Shallow instrumental? Could you share how it went? I’m worried about the tempo and if it would work but I love the idea https://youtu.be/F4z5PKQT9Cg
We are having a Christmas wedding December 14th. I want to try to incorporate at least one Christmas song into the ceremony but I don’t know which one or how. We will have some of the classics playing...