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ring warming

We’ve been writing about ring warming ceremonies since 2009 and have tons of great ideas and ceremony script ideas for how they can work — even with large weddings! A ring warming ceremony involves passing your rings around to your wedding guests to have them “warm” the rings with blessings and good thoughts. You can learn more about the concept here, and see dozens of beautiful examples below…

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Lori and Desi’s seaside paradise wedding

A teary sunset ceremony on a boat, a romantic rooftop reception, and a lot of DIY touches brought out the fun for this Florida couple. Who says your wedding can’t be enchanting AND entertaining?

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Chantel & Mike’s DIY Asian-inspired love-bird wedding

These love-birds make DIY look anything but in their gorgeous love-nest wedding. A costume photo booth turns into an improv comedy dance number plus an eleventh hour photographer miracle.

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How to have a short and simple ring-warming ceremony

Along with a wonderful idea for a DIY beaded bouquet, Tribe member Ginny also had a good idea to augment her ring warming to suit her small wedding ceremony. Here is her less-than-perfect, but sweet experience.

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Melissa & Lydia’s intimate island getaway wedding

The last Library Week wedding features two lovely ladies (one of whom is a Library grad student!) you’ve seen before. Get ready to get a little teary when you read the poems from their ceremony.