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!
Wedding processional order and template + our favorite unique twists
A processional is an important element of any wedding ceremony. We’re creating a special moment that separates the mundane, everyday life from the extraordinary, ceremonial moment of your wedding. I’m going to talk through a fairly traditional processional. Although I’ll be using the terms “bride” and “groom,” this doesn’t mean that ANY of these positions and traditions can’t be used by anyone in any way they want…
This “gride” and “broom” were married by a drag queen clown nun from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Nicole and Melissa’s Washington wedding at Nature’s Connection Place is one for the books! For starters, they crafted “gride” and “broom” signs for their chairs and were wed by a bearded be-glittered member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who officiated while rocking a massive rainbow sequined headdress. There were hints of purple in everything from the couple’s matching boutonnieres to the violets cascading down the side of their wedding cake.
The Reverend D is the offbeat NY wedding officiant you’ve been searching for!
You might recognize our sponsor The Reverend D (the fabulous lady in the middle) as the bride from DonnaMarie & Ricky’s unholy union and heavy metal cabaret wedding. In fact, it was the wedding that inspired DonnaMarie to become an officiant. The Reverend D is one bad-ass offbeat wedding officiant. What makes The Reverend D so bad-ass? Oh so many things…