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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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Groom’s tunes: dudes need killer ceremony entrance music, too!

Dejah and Ronald’s ceremony was video game music-themed so you can only imagine how geektasticly delicious their entrances were. The only catch was the flack they’d get whenever they’d mention the groom’s entrance music. Groom’s can have customized entrance music, too, ya’ll! Let’s see what Dejah had to say about Ronald’s instrumental Legend of Zelda entrance. It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.

5 secrets to officiating your friends wedding

5 secrets to officiating your friend’s wedding

I recently officiated a wedding for two of my dearest friends. I had never officiated a wedding before. It was not easy, but I’m proud of the result. I thought that some other first-time officiant may like to hear about my writing process.

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The family altar: a low-maintenance yet highly-sweet family wedding ceremony

The “family altar” is a good way to involve your family if they have a hard time playing nicely together… or you want to give everyone an opportunity to shine without micromanaging… or if there are not enough short poems to satisfy everyone who will feel disappointed if they do not get a chance to talk at your wedding.

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Ring warmings and geeky call-outs: 12 ways to include your guests in your ceremony

Including your guests meaningfully in your ceremony can lead to moments of truly tearful poignancy. From ring warmings to flower circles, and Mad-Libs to Lord of the Rings jokes, we’ve compiled some of our sweetest, funniest, and most favorite ways to include your guests in your ceremony and vows. All together now…