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Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

We’ve got SO much wedding ceremony advice like how to officiate a wedding, tons of wedding ceremony readings, a bazillion wedding ceremony scripts, and even wedding vow examples! We’ve also got info about handfasting and other unity ceremonies. You’ll want to start here: Wedding Ceremony 101.

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Gena & Anne’s old Hollywood/art gallery soiree

“It was important to us for the wedding to celebrate our local neighborhood and be as environmentally conscious as possible. We imagined a cocktail reception with plenty to drink and delicious food to eat.”

Planning a sincere-but-theatrical wedding

Planning a sincere-but-theatrical wedding

If you or your beloved is a performer by trade, how much of the wedding is a “performance”?

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

“How do I tell my biological father that another man is going to walk me down the aisle?”

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Introvert wedding advice & weddings for shy people

“My fiance and I are both are very anxious about being the center of attention. Besides cutting down the guest list, do you have any brilliant ideas for how we can pull this off without getting ulcers from stage fright?”

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Genuinely touching zombie wedding vows and ceremony

Family members can get concerned when you say things like, “We’re going to have zombies in our wedding vows!” But here’s solid proof that your vows can include zombies and still be touching and heartfelt ceremony.

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Erin & Chris’ Brady-Bunched on the beach wedding

“I said vows to Chris’s biological children, and he said vows to mine. It just formalized the incredible bond we already have with each other.”