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After the bridesmaids have taken their walk down the aisle the flower girl will walk down the aisle and scatter flower petals behind her. Now it is time for the maid or matron of honor to make her entrance. At this point, the music will change to the Wedding March and the bride will enter on the arm of her father or other escort who is giving her away. The guests are expected to stand in honor of the bride. Another part of protocol is where everyone is going to be seated. Th… Tags: Wedding Ceremony Protocol
But what can you do if you are not religious or are not having a religious ceremony? In this case, there are a great many alternatives. You can go for a speech that talks about the civil responsibilities and importance of marriage from a non-religious standpoint. The speech can talk about the sacred meaning of marriage without touching on anything religious. You can choose to have a speech that is spiritual but does not refer to any one spiritual tradition. If you are in a r… Tags: Wedding Ceremony Speech
The first thing that happens is the prelude music. At this point the guests are ushered to their seats. The grandparents and parents are then ushered in and seated. The flower girl, maid of honor and bridesmaids make their entrance and walk down the aisle. At this point the music changes to the wedding march and the bride takes her walk down the aisle. She is given away by her father and the ceremony begins. During the ceremony there will be prayer, readings and of course th… Tags: Wedding Ceremony Examples
In these cases, you can take the traditions from various customs that you like the best and leave the rest. For example, the lighting of the unity candle is a traditional part of a Christian wedding that you may want to use even if you are not having a Christian ceremony. One alternative to the unity candle that many couples are using is called the sand ceremony. Rather than lighting a candle, the bride and groom pour sand from two individual containers into one container. T… Tags: Wedding Ceremony Traditions