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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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When Murder, She Wrote’s Jessica Fletcher told everyone what it means to be “unplugged”

Emily and Branan’s wonderfully weird wedding somehow got Star Wars, wrestling, and badminton all into the day… AND they used photos of Angela Lansbury’s Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote educate the guests on what it REALLY means to have an unplugged wedding!

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Here are two reasons why Doctor Who’s Amy Pond is pro at writing ceremony readings

Fellow Whovians: you know you love Amy and Rory, right? Hashtag goals. And you know their love lasted for quite literally almost two millennia. These kids knew love. Amy was especially good at articulating that love. I’ve got not one, but two quotes from Doctor Who from which you can pull a remarkable Amy Pond wedding reading. Ready to get a hanky reliving these moments? Geronimo!

14 wedding readings from songs (from David Bowie to Metallica!)

14 wedding readings from songs (from David Bowie to Metallica!)

When it comes to wedding readings, sometimes the best sentiments come from the hands of musical wordsmiths. From David Bowie to Paul Simon and the Decemberists to Metallica, there’s are wedding readings from songs for every music fan from any generation.

Here are a few of our favorites…

"Forget" to exchange rings for a super intimate moment after your ceremony

Here’s why you can “forget” to exchange rings at your ceremony

Bryan and Chris had a little snafu in their ceremony that turned into a killer moment that they actually recommend! We agreed and couldn’t wait to recommend totally forgetting to exchange your rings at the ceremony. Yep, you read that right. Here’s what happened that led to a private ring exchange…