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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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Genesis
Formal exit or Send off?
Genesis, on June 27, 2019 at 12:54 PM

Hi ladies! Was just wondering are you supposed to do both the send off after the ceremony and a formal exit after the reception? Or is it either or. What are you planning to do?

Kim, Jun 28, 2019 19 827 1
Leah
Glass unity ceremony?
Leah, on June 20, 2019 at 3:26 PM

Hey guys! So I want to do a unity ceremony with glass that you send out to get blown into something. Has anyone done this?? I need suggestions on what company/Etsy ship to use! Post alll the pictures...

Kiley, Jun 25, 2019 7 225 1
Mandi
Bubble Machine Recommendations
Mandi, on June 18, 2019 at 8:47 PM

So my ceremony venue is totally cool with me using a bubble machine indoors. (They're cool with almost anything. I lucked out.) Bubbles have a special meaning to me. So I really want a bubble machine....

Mandi, Jun 24, 2019 4 2,836
FutureMrs.C
Audio For the Ceremony?
FutureMrs.C, on December 12, 2018 at 1:53 PM

Hello! So, FH and I aren't getting married at a church. We are getting married in a garden (which isn't where the reception is going to be held), so I'm not sure what to do for A/V and music... Do I...

John, Jun 24, 2019 6 1,338
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Where is the groom and groomsmen before the ceremony?
Lexi, on June 14, 2019 at 9:48 AM

Does they hide out? Or welcome guests, I can't remember from the previous weddings I've been too.

Haley, Jun 21, 2019 17 4,487 1
Melissa
Ceremony Processional song at a Catholic Church
Melissa , on June 20, 2019 at 9:52 AM

Hi there - this is my first post, but I am writing this because I booked my Church where I am going to get married. It is in a catholic church and I reached out to the admin to see if it were possible...

Sinéad, Jun 21, 2019 3 132
Ashley
Ceremony seating for outdoor park wedding
Ashley, on June 19, 2019 at 3:40 PM

We are getting married in a public park next year. I have looked into quotes for renting chairs for the ceremony but I'm not keen spending an average of $400 total for renting 50 chairs that...

Ashley, Jun 19, 2019 7 223
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Petal toss opinions
Am, on June 17, 2019 at 9:57 PM

Hi! I want to do a petal toss during our processional. The FH doesn't love the idea, he thinks it may not work or that it's corny. Thoughts? How has this worked for others who have done it or been a...

Melle, Jun 18, 2019 4 783
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Bubbles after the Ceremony
Elizabeth, on September 25, 2018 at 8:12 PM

Hi everyone! I've decided I'd like to do bubbles as we walk down the aisle during the recessional. Have any of you done this and if so, what bubble 'accessories' did you buy haha? I was thinking...

Tabitha, Jun 18, 2019 9 4,879
Britt
Courthouse Wedding planning
Britt, on June 13, 2019 at 11:27 PM

So my fiance and I hit financial troubles and were considering postponing our wedding. We then remembered we can just get married at a courthouse. For the time being we have limited our guest list...

Mary, Jun 14, 2019 17 527 2
Jill
Convalidation in the Catholic Church-big Ceremony?
Jill, on May 29, 2019 at 3:05 PM

My fiance and I are getting married in a very small Justice of the Peace run ceremony this summer before our first child it born and we want to convalidate our marriage in the Catholic Church a year...

Lauren, Jun 13, 2019 11 5,579
Carlee
Ceremony Songs to walk down the aisle too
Carlee, on June 11, 2019 at 4:35 PM

Are you having your FH and parents walk into the same song? What are you having your bridesmaids walk down the aisle too?

Jess, Jun 12, 2019 14 1,686
Jessica
Unplugged Ceremonies: Offensive or No?
Jessica , on June 6, 2019 at 10:50 AM

This week I eluded to my wedding being an unplugged ceremony on Facebook. Someone had shared a compilation of photos detailing how special moments can be obscured by people being on their phones...

Whitney, Jun 12, 2019 65 3,660
Christina
Placement of rings on wedding day??
Christina, on June 9, 2019 at 12:45 PM

I recently fell in love with ring guards/wraps instead of the traditional wedding band. I am curious though how you place those on your finger during the ceremony? Would I not wear my engagement ring...

Yoice, Jun 10, 2019 9 2,908
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Can a deacon perform a marriage outside of a church?
Susan, on June 9, 2019 at 7:36 PM

I have a family friend that is a deacon in the catholic church that I have always hoped would officiate my wedding. Are deacons allowed to officiate weddings outside of a church? Our wedding will be...

Cassidy, Jun 10, 2019 6 8,206
Jessica
Help. i put the wrong time on my wedding invites....
Jessica , on June 6, 2019 at 11:00 PM

I double checked, triple checked, heck I hexa-checked (if that’s a thing) my wedding invites before printing them. Yet, I still managed to have the wrong time on my invitations. My invitations are the...

Summer, Jun 8, 2019 9 2,612
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Do you have to be religious to marry at a wedding chapel?
Sfam, on May 29, 2019 at 10:59 PM

So I’ve searched up the meaning of a wedding chapel and it said this, “A wedding chapel is a building or room, other than a legal court, where marriages are regularly performed. Usually wedding...

Clíodhna, Jun 5, 2019 4 2,430
Stephanie
When does the flower girl walk?
Stephanie, on June 3, 2019 at 4:54 PM

I've been to several weddings where the flower girl is the first person you see coming down the isle before your bridal party, and then some i've seen the bridal party come first, then the flower...

Sexypoodle, Jun 5, 2019 14 3,595
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Battery operated unity candle?
Elizabeth, on June 27, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Our plan was to do a unity candle during our ceremony. Since we are getting married in the forest, we did ask if we would be able to do this. After a yes answer I bought a unity candle, and found the...

Scott, Jun 4, 2019 4 1,521
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Wedding ceremony length
Kara , on March 20, 2018 at 1:35 PM

Hey all, how long should I plan for the wedding ceremony last? We have a basic ceremony with 1 soloist song and a song for the unity candle. I was thinking 25-30 minutes tops?

Danielle, Jun 4, 2019 14 1,253
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