20 alternative wedding pronouncement examples to go WAY beyond “I now pronounce you…”
Want something more creative and inclusive than “I now pronounce you bla bla bla”? These 20 alternative wedding pronouncement examples will give you ideas for how to end your ceremony with a beautiful bang!
This Declaration of Support is a great way to encourage wedding guest participation
It can be such a treat to find meaningful ways for your wedding guests to participate in your ceremony. You want your guests laughing? YES. You want your guests crying? YES. Finding ways to encourage wedding guest participation is something we’ve written about before, but here’s one more way to get your guests involved: a declaration of support! Here’s the wording that Offbeat Bride readers Emily & Joel used in their wedding ceremony…
Try a balloon-fasting instead of a handfasting as a unique unity ceremony
Since this was our second wedding ceremony, we wanted to find a way to make our celebration feel new to us, while still incorporating a ritual that would be recognizable and meaningful to attending family and friends. Behold: THE BALLOON-FASTING!Â
Vermont fall commitment ceremony micro-wedding by a waterfall
We had a super secret commitment ceremony before our legal wedding. We leaned into the “super secret” aspect, so our theme was “super secret spies”. Instead of invitations we sent dossier packages with code names for our guests and GPS coordinates for the location of our ceremony.
Super thorough non-religious wedding ceremony script PLUS readings and music suggestions
If you’re officiating for a friend, this is the ULTIMATE wedding officiant script! So if you’re looking for some non-religious wedding ceremony ideas to steal, this wedding script is full of ’em… you won’t find a single mention of prayer, Corinthians, holy matrimony, the covenant of marriage, or solemn vows. Do your own variation, add your own promises or declaration of intent, insert your own blessings, and make it yours for your big day!
Our microwedding rose ceremony (complete with gender neutral ceremony script!)
We decided to have a very intimate wedding with under 15 guests. We came across endless inspiration for unity ceremonies, but none of them were quite right for us…. until we found the idea of a rose ceremony.