Tips to make your wedding ceremony great.

Writing your own vows:

Almost every couple I talk with thinks about writing their own vows, but then gets discouraged because they think it is too much work. Writing your own vows can make your ceremony much more personalized and more relatable to your guest.

A few tips for writing your own vows:

1. Please write them down, you do not need to memorize vows, nobody does, I or your officiant will hold them for you during the ceremony.
2. Don't lose your personality in your vows. If you are a funny person, make your vows funny, if you are a passionate person, have your vows passionate.
3. Both vows have to be the same length. Not true,,, some of us are verbal communicators, others are not so don't worry about your vows being too long or too short, just write from your heart.
4. Make sure you get your vows back from the officiant for your scrapbook or memorabilia. 
   
   
   Readings at your wedding:
   
   
   When choosing family or friends to read readings, here are a few tips:
   
   
5. Please make sure you pick someone that is not afraid to do public speaking. Most people that read readings are not heard so it is frustrating for your guest.
6. Have the person sit on the end of a row, that way when they get up to do the reading, they can turn around in their seat, or come to the front quickly to do the reading.
7. You do not have to memorize the reading, please give the reader the reading a few days or weeks before the ceremony to rehearse.

 

Moment of silence, honoring moms with flower/sand

A moment of silence is a great way to remember someone that is not present at your ceremony because they just could not make it, or have passed away.

At this time, we'd like to take a moment of silence to remember those who are not here with us.

Even though they are not here physically, they are a part of the foundation that makes _____ and _____ the people they are today.

May we remember ___________________________.

Please cherish the memories of these friends and family and all others who live on in our hearts.

Some couples choose to light a candle or have a picture of loved ones that are not able to attend. Some couples also choose to set off balloons.

Honoring moms/grandmothers is a great passage to add to your wedding. I have had a few couples when they do a sand ceremony, instead of the flower or with the flower also give the moms a vile of the sand.

There are also several wine ceremonies, beer ceremonies, rose ceremonies, sand ceremonies and fingerprint ceremonies that you can incorporate in your ceremony.

I have had dogs be the ring bearers or just walk up the aisle in wedding ceremonies.

As far as music for your ceremony. Many couples now are going for not so traditional music and going with songs that mean something to them.

Maybe you have a favorite song together or the first song you danced to together, use that as the song for your exiting song.