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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.

Wedding ceremony balloon drop

Bring the celebratory drama with a wedding ceremony balloon drop

Okay, so this idea will only work for certain venues, but when it does work, it’s EPIC. Alisha and Jennifer’s glittery unicorn wedding featured an actual real live ceremony balloon drop! It’s the biggest “confetti” ever. Plus, you can coordinate it with your theme: rainbow, black and white, marbled balloons, metallic balloons… anything goes.

Our personal ceremony script featuring Star Wars, Johnny Cash, & Obergefell v. Hodges

Our personal ceremony script featuring Star Wars, Johnny Cash, & Obergefell v. Hodges

Be inspired by this personal ceremony script with so many sweet details (like vowing unlimited pet adoption, unlimited Star Wars, and unlimited chill-as-hell wedding readings!). Don’t miss Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Loving v. Virginia, and so much awesomeness packed into a wedding ceremony script.

ask your parent to support you down the aisle alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Ask your parent to “support you down the aisle”

Even though having my father escort me down the aisle was one of my favorite memories from my first wedding, the second time I got married, I felt it was important to not make A Big Deal out of the processional. I thought I’d either walk down the aisle alone — an independent woman making her own life choice — or walk down the aisle with my partner, like no biggie.

Either way, no one was “giving me away” this time. That was for sure.

Then two things happened…

Celebrating the journey: wedding readings for a vow renewal ceremony

Celebrating the journey: wedding readings for a vow renewal ceremony

It’s no small feat to make it to the many milestones of marriage. A lot can happen to change you and your relationship and a vow renewal can cement all of that work into a more unified commitment. But how do you address that in your vow renewal ceremony?

Some wedding readings are totally universal for a wedding or a vow renewal, but some are just a little bit more apt for those who have traversed the trenches of longtime marriage. Here are a few weddings readings we love for a vow renewal ceremony…