Here are a few unconventional ceremony ideas to take you down the aisle with a twist.
1. Let your guests mingle over cocktails before the ceremony.
2. The couple greets the guests as they arrive at the ceremony site.
3. Face the guests when you recite your wedding vows.
4. Have your guests sit or stand in a circle around you during the ceremony.
5. Have both parents walk you down the aisle.
6. Have your husband-to-be escort you to the altar.
7. Don’t have bridesmaids or groomsmen - just the two of you.
8. Have an uneven number of attendants.
(Maybe you just want a maid of honor, but he wants three groomsmen.)
9. Have a “man of honor” instead of a maid of honor. (Your brother? A good male friend?)
10. Have the groom choose a “best woman.” (His sister? A good female friend?)
11. Don’t wear a veil.
12. Have bridesmaids carry candles instead of bouquets as they walk down the aisle.
13. Write your own vows.
14. Have a ring warming. (What’s a ring warming you ask? There are different versions of this, but generally the rings are placed in a small bag and are passed around to each guest prior to the ring exchange. Each guest blesses the rings or says a prayer.)
15. Choose unconventional processional and/or recessional music. (Love The Beatles? Love Leonard Cohen? Go for it! You don’t have to stick with Pachelbel’s Canon or Ode to Joy.)
Carolyn Burke | Officiant 314.821.4844
1. Let your guests mingle over cocktails before the ceremony.
2. The couple greets the guests as they arrive at the ceremony site.
3. Face the guests when you recite your wedding vows.
4. Have your guests sit or stand in a circle around you during the ceremony.
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| Ceremony in the Round |
5. Have both parents walk you down the aisle.
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| Dad - Bride - Mom |
6. Have your husband-to-be escort you to the altar.
7. Don’t have bridesmaids or groomsmen - just the two of you.
8. Have an uneven number of attendants.
(Maybe you just want a maid of honor, but he wants three groomsmen.)
9. Have a “man of honor” instead of a maid of honor. (Your brother? A good male friend?)
10. Have the groom choose a “best woman.” (His sister? A good female friend?)
11. Don’t wear a veil.
12. Have bridesmaids carry candles instead of bouquets as they walk down the aisle.
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| Bridesmaids Hold Candles |
13. Write your own vows.
14. Have a ring warming. (What’s a ring warming you ask? There are different versions of this, but generally the rings are placed in a small bag and are passed around to each guest prior to the ring exchange. Each guest blesses the rings or says a prayer.)
15. Choose unconventional processional and/or recessional music. (Love The Beatles? Love Leonard Cohen? Go for it! You don’t have to stick with Pachelbel’s Canon or Ode to Joy.)
Carolyn Burke | Officiant 314.821.4844