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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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How to make your own Mad Libs wedding vows

Are you guys writing your own vows? Does one partner kick ass at putting your love into words, while the other partner is twisting in the wind? You can go the route of Anne (of wedding unicorn fame) who set up Mad Libs vows and used them in a couple genius ways. So why don’t you VERB this NOUN post ASAP.

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Don’t miss out: be a virtual bridesmaid via webcam

One of Ashley’s bridesmaids couldn’t make it to the wedding due to health issues, so she was virtually walked down the aisle via Skype!

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Unite your entire community with a giant string

We’ve seen a few ring warmings and handfastings in our time, but this guest participation ritual was a little bit different.

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Build a delicious marriage foundation with a unity sandwich

Unity candles, unity sand ceremonies, unity salt ceremonies, unity cocktails, and now the UNITY SANDWICH! Rachel and her groom decided that the ever-popular sammich was the ideal metaphor for their marriage.