At Last: a sweet wedding reading that honors a life lived before finding love
Not unlike Etta James’ classic love song “At Last,” this particular reading narrows down those feelings of having lived life, been beaten by it a time or two, and still being joyful that you found lasting love. Considering how many weddings are second marriages or older-than-average couples, the sentiment is really lovely and really realistic. Here’s a sweet wedding reading that takes into account a life lived prior to the wedding…
7 questions to help you create a super personalized wedding ceremony
There’s not much guidance for thinking about the ceremony itself. What even is a wedding? What’s it for? And how do you go about planning the part of your wedding where you actually get married? Having guided a lot of couples — not to mention my fiancée — through the process of planning a wedding, here are my top seven questions to get you going on a personalized wedding ceremony that reflects your relationship…
Stirring quotes from Loving v. Virginia to include in your ceremony
We plucked some amazing nuggets from Obergefell v. Hodges (the SCOTUS marriage equality case in which the Court held that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples under the Constitution) recently to include in your wedding ceremony and this time around we’re focusing on Loving v. Virginia. In this political climate, we want to call out all opportunities to bring light to the struggles of those who have fought for marriage equality in all ways.
Here are some amazing quotes from Loving v. Virginia to include in your ceremony…
5 best quotes from the marriage equality decision to use in your ceremony
While we still have so far to go and so many potential obstacles in our path, I wanted to call out some ways to include the recent advances from Obergefell v. Hodges (the SCOTUS marriage equality case in which the Court held that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples under the Constitution) into your ceremony. Here are some of my favorite lines to pull into your equality-focused ceremony.
Become a minister the Stephen Colbert way (on the toilet!?)
If you’re looking to become a minister in order to officiate a friend’s wedding, or start a super-fulfilling career? Then meet our sponsor American Marriage Ministries. It’s the site Stephen Colbert turned to to get ordained!
Pretty cool, right? Here’s why Colbert probably chose American Marriage Ministries to become a minister…
Not afraid of your scars: Wedding ceremony readings for second marriages
We’re familiar with planning second weddings in these parts (our own Megan is doing it right now!), and let me tell you, it’s not easy finding wedding readings for second weddings. Let’s find you some awesome readings, poems, and song lyrics for your second marriage.