May 17, 2012

Selecting the Perfect Wedding Rings

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Let us assume that you already have the most essential thing. If you are a bride-to-be, then you already have your groom-to-be and vice-versa… At some point before the wedding date, you will need to get a wedding ring or rings. If you already have an engagement ring, it may be part of a set… [Continue Reading]

Add a Unity Ceremony to Your Wedding

A wedding ceremony of any kind is steeped in traditions, sometimes religious and sometimes secular, which vary according to the particular backgrounds and desires of the bride and groom. A unity ceremony, as part of the wedding ceremony, acknowledges the contributions of the bride’s family, the groom’s family and sometimes their children, to the marriage.… [Continue Reading]

Ideas for Choosing Your Ceremony Music

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If music be the food of love, play on. – Shakespeare The music for a wedding ceremony is usually quite different than the music for the reception. Generally, ceremony music will consist of classical selections and other slow, meaningful pieces while reception music is a bit more buoyant and danceable. Also, your ceremony musician(s) are… [Continue Reading]

Why Not Have a Small Wedding Ceremony Now and a Large Reception Later (or not)

Like a wedding-song all-melting Sings the nightingale, the dear one. – Heinrich Heine There are occasions, when, for lack of time, money or other reasons, the bride and groom prefer to have a very small wedding ceremony. This can still be followed by a formal or informal wedding reception later. If you prefer to have… [Continue Reading]

The Wedding Ceremony

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Dearly Beloved, We are Gathered Here Today It’s Not Just I Do – The Parts of a Wedding Ceremony To begin, there are 4 major parts of a ceremony that each have their own music. They are: the prelude, the processional (including the bride’s processional), the interlude and the recessional. 1 & 2) The Prelude… [Continue Reading]