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Wedding Ceremony


Wedding Ceremony
 
Gone are the days when the wedding ceremony was always the same, it is today called the traditional wedding, the only variation was which religious denomination performed it.

The traditional wedding ceremony is still popular but there are more and more couples opting for their own style of commitment ceremony.
 
Whether traditional or your own style of ceremony there are elements that need to be in both.
 
There is a welcome by the celebrant/pastor/minister to the couple and guests. He/she will probably say a few words about commitment, the couple and marriage in general, like what is ahead for the couple.  Then often times the celebrant will ask who gives this woman?  At which point it is normally the father of the bride who steps up and takes this responsibility.
 
There may be scripture or prayer readings, maybe a poem that is special to the couple.
 
Then normally the wedding vows are exchanges by the couple.  These can be the traditional vows or many couples write their own.  During the exchange of wedding vows comes the exchange of rings. 
 
Exchanging rings can also be the couples own wording if they choose or it can be the traditional wording.  There is nothing to stop you combining tradition with your own choices.
 
Once the rings are exchanged the celebrant will make the proclamation and pronounce the couple husband and wife to make it all official.
 
Then comes the legal part, the signing of the wedding certificate and the deed is done.  While the wedding certificate is being signed there will normally be music of some kind, usually something special to the bride and groom.
 
After everything is signed and sealed the celebrant will introduce the couple to the guests.  Then comes the time for the cameras to come out.  The official photographer will do the directing for the photos outside the church or wherever the ceremony has been held.
 
Quite often the photographer has a spot selected to take special photos of the wedding party and usually this is only for the couple and the wedding party attendants.


 
If the photos are going to take some time, the time for the wedding reception is set for a few of hours after the wedding ceremony.  Some couples often arrange for the guests to go for coffee or cocktails in between.
 
Then it is on to the wedding reception for a wonderful time.



Carmel Baird is a freelance writer and publisher of wedding information and resources at Creative-Wedding-Planning.com

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