Posted on April 5, 2008 in Arranged Marriage, Love Marriage, Marriage Advice
The Ceremony
- Having a smaller wedding may cause you to look for some different things to incorporate into your service. Some suggestions are given here:
- Allow guests to mix and mingle before the service over wine and cheese. Give a toast to start the event, and then have everyone proceed to their places
- To symbolize family contributions to this union give each member of your families a flower, and have them line the aisle. As the bride proceeds towards the altar, she takes each one and assembles her bouquet as she goes
- Consider having your families & guests stand up for the entire service at your side
- Have members of your family do the readings
- Ask each of the guests to say a few words about the couple, or you may ask them to write a few things down ahead of time, and assemble them into a document
for one person to read aloud
- Contact older family members, or research wedding traditions via the web or the library to incorporate ethnic or family traditions that may have fallen by the wayside through the years
- Make your wedding program more substantial, more of a booklet and keepsake. Include messages to each of the guests and explanations of why you chose your flowers, readings, colors, music, etc. If your wedding is held in a unique place, give some information about it, too
- When it comes to disperse people after the service be your own “ushers”. Greet each guest as they leave the pew
- Encourage each guest to write profusely on your guestbook to share comments, advice, or other messages
Source: IASTATE
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