{"id":4808,"date":"2013-12-10T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2016-08-04T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T18:21:00","slug":"wedding-ceremony-outline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/wedding-ceremony-outline","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Ceremony Outline"},"content":{"rendered":"
I received a question about the order for service for a wedding ceremony, so, here’s an outline of a typical wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n
Whether civil or religious, most wedding ceremonies happen (more or less) in this order:<\/p>\n
1. THE PROCESSION For Christian ceremonies the bride’s father, or whomever she chooses, escorts her down the aisle. For Jewish ceremonies, both parents escort the bride and the groom.<\/p>\n 2. WELCOME\/OPENING REMARKS<\/strong><\/p>\n The officiant welcomes everyone to the ceremony usually with the familiar “Dearly Beloved…”. Religious ceremonies acknowledge God.<\/p>\n 3. CHARGE TO THE COUPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n During this part of the ceremony the couple is asked “Do you ________ take ________ to be your lawfully wedded husband [or wife]?”<\/em>. This is to make sure that each is marrying of their own free will. The charge to the couple is not required in Jewish ceremonies.<\/p>\n 4. EXCHANGE OF VOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n The couple promises to each other to “to have and to hold”<\/em>. Some couples choose to personalize this portion of the ceremony.<\/p>\n TIP:<\/strong>Remind your clients to face each other as they exchange their vows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 5. RING EXCHANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n The couple exchange rings while saying “With this ring I thee wed.”<\/em><\/p>\n 6. PRONOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n The officiant announces “I now pronounce you husband and wife!” <\/em>OR “I now pronounce you spouses for life!” 7. THE KISS<\/strong><\/p>\n Surely, this doesn’t need much explanation! [You can thank the ancient Romans for this tradition. Back then contracts were sealed with a kiss.]\n 8. CLOSING REMARKS\/BLESSING<\/strong><\/p>\n The officiant brings the ceremony to a close. Religious ceremonies close with a blessing. At Jewish wedding ceremonies, this is when the groom steps on a glass wrapped in a napkin. When the glass shatters, everyone exclaims, “Mazel Tov!” which means “Good Luck!”<\/p>\n 9. THE RECESSION Led by the couple, the bridal party makes their exit\u00a0 in reverse order of the processional.<\/p>\n HAPPY PLANNING!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An outline of a typical wedding ceremony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[304],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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