Getting Started: Ceremonial Elements
If you choose one item from each of the following sections,
you will end up with about a 10-15 minute ceremony.
Procession (Entrance)
Commencement (Who present this woman...?)
Address
Readings (Who will read this?)
Dedication
Expression of Intent
Vows (do you want to repeat? read from card? say “I do”? Who will go first?)
Blessing and Exchanging of Rings (do you want to say anything as you exchange rings?)
Special Ceremonies (Candle-lighting, rose petal dedication, toasts, children ceremony)
Blessing
Pronouncement of Marriage
The Kiss (you may kiss the bride? seal your marriage with a kiss?)
Recession (Exit)
***Much of the following ceremony ideas are copied from my favorite wedding book titled: Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies For an Unforgettable Wedding by Daphne Rose Kingma
If you choose one item from each of the following sections,
you will end up with about a 10-15 minute ceremony.
Procession (Entrance)
Commencement (Who present this woman...?)
Address
Readings (Who will read this?)
Dedication
Expression of Intent
Vows (do you want to repeat? read from card? say “I do”? Who will go first?)
Blessing and Exchanging of Rings (do you want to say anything as you exchange rings?)
Special Ceremonies (Candle-lighting, rose petal dedication, toasts, children ceremony)
Blessing
Pronouncement of Marriage
The Kiss (you may kiss the bride? seal your marriage with a kiss?)
Recession (Exit)
***Much of the following ceremony ideas are copied from my favorite wedding book titled: Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies For an Unforgettable Wedding by Daphne Rose Kingma
