Thumbtack presents the 12 biggest ceremony planning mistakes and expert advice on making your ceremony RAD
If there’s one detail that we consistently see couples confused about, it’s finding an officiant and crafting up a meaningful ceremony that rocks their socks. We’ve written before about writing your own ceremony and your own vows, and even having a friend officiate. But with the help of our sponsor, Thumbtack, we’ve got insight from loads of amazing professional officiants to inform your choices!
I completely forgot my wedding vows at the altar, and it was perfect
Since my husband was nervous about having to write something eloquent, we agreed that in our ceremony instead of “vows” per se we would have a line that said, “[Name], if you have anything to say to [Name], you may say it now.” I prepared and prepared. The problem was, when our officiant looked at me and asked if I had anything to say, I forgot the entire thing.
Our “stars and moon” short agnostic wedding ceremony script
I wrote this ceremony script with the help of Offbeat Bride, and I am really happy with the results. My very non-religious, scientific-minded fiancé is very happy with it as well. My mom, who has always told me that we are made of star dust, is absolutely in love with the Carl Sagan reading we selected for her. I am really excited about the music sections, and to share my ceremony with you…
Take this ring keep it to yourself: why we skipped the ring exchange
When we started thinking about writing our own ceremony, both my husband Clayton and I felt that there was something that wasn’t really feeling right for us about putting a ring on each other’s finger. It could be that we’re punks, it could be that we’re feminists, it could be for a bunch of different reasons. But even the idea of us saying “please take this ring” instead of “with this ring, I thee wed” or something like that, was just not feeling right for us. So I thought that instead of exchanging rings, we could just put the ring on ourselves.