ARE YOU STUCK PLANNING YOUR WEDDING? HERE ARE SOME IDEAS ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DAY STAND OUT!

Are you stuck deciding on what to do for your wedding ceremony? Have you and your fiancé disagreed about whether or not to have to your ceremony in a church. Then you need an officiant! Here are just some of the things an officiant, like me can help you incorporate on your wedding day:

1. Jumping The Broom

2. Mehndi 

3. Breaking The Glass

4. Kente Cloth 

5. Circling The Fire

6. Lasso Ceremony

7. Blackening The Bride

8. Tea Ceremony

9. Hand-fasting Ceremony

10. Unity Candle

11. Unity Sand

12. Other Unity Pieces

Another big part of any magical wedding ceremony is how personalized the ceremony is. Starting a ceremony with a heartfelt introduction from the bride and groom makes everyone feel so much more welcome, and a part of their day. Storytelling brings the bride and groom's relationship to life. It brings the guests into the deep love just for a moment. Make meaningful transitions between ceremony elements will ensure a smooth process from introduction to "I do."

Some examples of memorable ceremony moments I have done and witnessed are:

1. Tom Robbins the author of Jitterbug Perfume wrote, “The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”

2. Dad, please look at Mom and Daughter. Today you join your life to theirs, not merely as Mom’s husband and Daughter’s Daddy, but as a friend, hunting partner, confidant and great love. You are the shoulder they can lean on, the rock which they can rest for the rest of your life. Do you agree to walk this path with them from this day forward? (This was a 3-person vow. Absolutely beautiful!)

3. Let us pray. Father, thank you for the beautiful gift of marriage. We thank you that you’ve made this husband and wife one flesh. We pray for supernatural protection over this marriage. Let nothing tear apart this union you’ve created. Any differences they have, help Brad and Chris to celebrate them. We pray against fear, discontentment, anger, insecurity and anything else that would try to seep into this marriage. Help them to be kind towards one another. Keep them on the same page in life, unified in mind and spirit. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

4. Please exchange rings. These rings represent the vows and promises you have exchanged. They reflect the commitment those words inspire for all of your hopes and dreams for the future. Please join hands. With this cord, I connect two souls as one. Just as this cord, the two of you are stronger together than you are separate or alone. With this ceremony, promise to give each other your heart. Promise to never walk alone. Promise that your love will shelter each other until death do you part. I now pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. (Insert Name). Groom you may kiss your bride. Now go and live like someone left the gate open.

You also have the option to use music or sound to add an emotional impact and engage the guests even further. Create an ever bigger emotional impact. You could also add a live stream option for remote guests, or a video and picture montage during the ceremony.

As an officiant I always try to coordinate with the venue when I arrive, if there is a wedding coordinator, I will coordinate with them as well. It is totally up to the bride and groom to have a rehearsal, but if you do, INVITE THE OFFICIANT. Why wouldn't you? They are the one doing the ceremony! As the officiant, we are not expecting to be at the rehearsal dinner, but the actual rehearsal, yes.

The day of, we also need a moment of your time, after the ceremony to sign all documents to make your ceremony legal. After that, you can party away and enjoy your time as Mr. and Mrs.

My specific additional services include Premarital Counseling, Vow Renewal Ceremonies and Firework Displays.

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