Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at
7:56 am
My fiance and I are non-religious, and we’re having trouble finding resources for planning a non-religious ceremony. Because this will be a fairly large wedding (125 guests) in a really nice venue, we really want to have a ceremony that consists of more than a brief welcome and a 5 minute vow and ring exchange.
Additionally, even though we’re non-religious our families are – my family is Christian and his is Hindu. We want a ceremony that incorporates aspects from both cultures without making anyone feel uncomfortable. Because religion could potentially be divisive in this situation, we had rather simply not include it.
Does anyone know of a good source for good readings and ceremony planning for people like us?
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at
6:47 am
I wanted a destination wedding from the beginning I have always invisioned getting married on a white sandy beach by the clear blue water, not in Pennsylvania. However, his family had complained because they would not be able to attend. We did plan for a nice ceremony & reception however, it was a strain on our finances and I was being told by my family that I was trying to plan a Champainge wedding on a beer budget. 2 months ago,we decided that we would go get married by a JP, which was fine with me, now my fiance has now decided(with the help of his mother) that he wants to have a wedding. I was more excited about going to the JP than going out shopping for a wedding gown. I basically turned over the planning to him because I don’t care. I have the attitude of tell me when and where I need to be on that day. Am I being selfish? Is it strange that I don’t have a slight bit of interest in my own wedding planning? Has this happened to anyone else?
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 at
7:43 pm
My fiance and I are planning on wedding for 9.10.11 on a very small budget. I’m thinking that a great location would be the local VFW Hall. Does anyone have any information about having a wedding at a VFWs especially in New Jersey
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at
9:08 am
My fiance and I are getting married in a little less than two years and we do not want a big wedding. We plan on having the ceremony with only immediate family members and then having a big family/friends dinner (about 50 people) afterwards. There will only be food and drinks here, no dance floor, no dj. My question is- will people be bored and feel weird since we are not doing this the traditional way? We plan on having the dinner last for about 2 hours max.
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 at
10:19 pm
my fiance and i have contacts that can provide music and the cake so that should not be a problem, however as i was looking at websites there’re lots of expenses we need to cover.
my wedding is until sept. 2008 so there’s time for plans and to save up money.
i dont plan a big wedding but not a small one either. i want an average reception and a church ceremony. i dont plan on having bridemaids. we plan on inviting no more than 200 ppl.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010 at
11:21 am
Please only answer this if you are Catholic or have legitimate knowledge of what is acceptable in a Catholic church.
My fiance and I are Catholic and are planning of having a Catholic wedding ceremony. Today, I just came to idea that a strapless dress may not be appropriate. Does anyone know if it is okay to wear a strapless dress for the ceremony (in the church)?
Thanks for any help you can offer on this issue.
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at
12:29 pm
Me and my fiance are in the mist of planning for our wedding that is off in the near future. And we had one question that we do not have an answer to. Who walks the groom in or is he already standing up there when the ceremony starts? And exactly what is the name for the men who is not the best man, and what are their duties?
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Monday, May 17th, 2010 at
11:41 am
My fiance and I are planning on having a small wedding ceremony for immediate family only (about 10 people) followed by a reception in Dallas where we live and another reception in Virginia where my family is from. What kind of places should we look for to hold the ceremony? We cannot use anything religious because my finace’s family is Muslim while mine is Christian, so we need to avoid religion altogether.
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at
3:26 am
My fiance and I are planning to have a courthouse wedding ceremony this May with close family and friends. Then a few days later we are planning to have a huge wedding reception for everyone to come and celebrate our union.
The problem is, I don’t know that "correct" words or phrase to use on the wedding reception invitations without sounding offensive to those who may have not been invited to the ceremony.
So, what is a good way to word my wedding reception invitations?
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at
6:45 am
Anyone have any advice on including a kid in a wedding ceremony? I’m getting married in about 3 weeks, and we have everything lined up, except we’d like to include my 4-year-old son in the wedding in some meaningful way. He loves my fiance, they spend tons of time together and he’s already trying out calling him Dad. He’s helped with the shopping and wedding planning and is crazy about "all of us" getting married into our new family. So what’s the best way to include him in the vows or some other part? Anyone have experience with this? There’s no biological father in the picture or other kids to consider, so it’s not the exact same thing as blended-family weddings, which I’ve seen a little advice on. Also, does anyone know of rings for kids for such an occasion? I saw Family Medallions but he doesn’t like necklaces and wants a ring.
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