I want to elope, but my family really wants me to have a ceremony. How can we compromise?
My fiance and I agree that a traditional, in-front-of-everyone-we-love wedding ceremony is not a necessary piece of our marriage story. It holds no meaning for us, and for me it would be far more anxiety-inducing than romantic. We are both content to throw it out, elope, and host a reception to celebrate our loved ones […]
This Tolkien wedding poem (that he wrote to his wife!) is the Arkenstone of wedding readings
J.R.R. Tolkien had a great love with his wife, Edith. She’s the inspiration for a character in The Silmarillion and he’s buried next to her under a single gravestone inscribed with the names Beren and Luthien. He wrote her a poem that we LOVE as a wedding reading. Let’s see the Tolkien wedding poem in full…
NEW Neil Gaiman wedding readings
If you know about writer and novelist Neil Gaiman, you already know that he’s a super cool human whose talent for the written word knows no bounds. His friends have tapped him to write something poignant for their weddings. We’ve seen the results of that endeavor and it’s MAGICAL, so here are some of our favorite Neil Gaiman wedding readings, including a NEW ONE!
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.