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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.

readings 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

21 modern love poems that make swoon-worthy wedding poems

Finding the right wedding readings for your ceremony can be a bear if you don’t know where to look. This is especially so if you’re diverting from traditional and/or religious readings and want something more modern, secular, funny, or all of the above. I wanted to see what was cooking in modern poetry to see if there were some new poems that would make amazing wedding readings that we hadn’t seen before. Spoiler alert: there were!

"Will you marry us?" Here's the VIP way to ask your friend to be your wedding officiant (and get ordained!)

“Will you marry us?” Here’s the VIP way to ask your friend to be your wedding officiant (and get ordained!)

If you’ll be having a friend of family member officiate your wedding (like I will be!), you’ll definitely want to get introduced to this package that gives you a VIP way to “propose” to your wedding officiant, just like you might with your wedding party! You snag the kit (or have it sent to them) and they get a really fun way to be asked to be your officiant. Inside they’ll find an easy way to get ordained, super comprehensive resources for crafting the ceremony, and even some chic swag to make them look as official as they are.

Having the talk: How to tell a compelling story during your wedding ceremony

Having the talk: How to tell a compelling story during your wedding ceremony

Telling your story is the key to creating a memorable wedding ceremony, but many couples struggle to translate their love and shared experiences into words. You might be one of them.

Hearts are full after seeing the family candy jar ceremony at this Paris vow renewal

Hearts are full after seeing the family candy jar ceremony at this Paris vow renewal

This was the vow renewal dream come true for Mehek and Lokesh who, seven years earlier, had a very traditional Indian wedding. They said they felt like they were living their own Bollywood dream by renewing their vows in Paris. You’ll definitely want to see the bright pink details and a fabulously detailed bouquet. They toasted with rosé champagne and ate cake on the Champ de Mars after the ceremony.