Your Wedding Ceremony - Orders of Service, Vows, Readings and More

Many couples today are choosing to have a non-religious wedding ceremony, or be married by a friend or family member. Yet an important role of the officiant is to give you guidance in crafting your wedding ceremony, often following a predetermined format. If you are going the DIY route, here's advice on creating a memorable and personal...

A wedding ceremony checklist designed to help you keep track of all the things you'll need, including

Wedding readings are an inspiring part of any great ceremony. They express your love for each other, and what you believe about marriage. It's worth it to take the time to find the right wedding reading, so start by looking through this directory of sample wedding readings.

If you're writing your own wedding ceremony, it can be hard to know where to begin. After all, there are a lot of resources for writing your vows, but relatively few available for writing your own wedding ceremony. This example is a particularly beautiful one which incorporates ritual and tradition. Feel free to adapt it to meet your needs and...

When planning a Jewish wedding, there are many traditional Jewish wedding readings and blessings. You may also wish to include some more modern and secular variations of these traditions.

The community vow of "speak now or forever hold your peace" is a traditional part of many wedding ceremonies. But if you can, rather than asking this question in the negative, I suggest asking your guests to help sustain your marriage and love for one another, with a community vow of support.

If you've chosen to get married in front of family and friends, rather than eloping, it's because their witnessing your nuptials is important to you. But how do you make them a meaningful part of your wedding ceremony? Here are several ideas:

Too often, couples often just let their officiant choose their wedding readings for them. But when you take the time to find a personal wedding reading, it can not only improve your ceremony, it can also help strengthen your relationship for years to come. Here are my tips on how to choose a wedding reading.

Having a Unity Candle Ceremony at your wedding is a beatiful way to demonstrate the joining of two families. But from a sand ceremony to a wine pouring, there are many other unity traditions for weddings. What are you planning?

Finding the right person to marry you is an important decision – after all, they will have a huge influence on the tone of the ceremony. Here are tips for finding a religious or secular person to marry you and questions to ask them.

One of the grandest part of any wedding ceremony is when the bridal party makes its entrance. The air is full of anticipation, and the groom anxiously awaits his first glimpse of his bride in her wedding dress. But do you know what order your bridal party should walk in? And who escorts the mother of the bride? Here is a guide to different types...

ntil about twenty years ago, wedding music was limited to church hymns and other religious music. Now, couples are choosing secular music for their wedding ceremonies that fits their personalities and vibes. Here are some unique and fun suggestions to help you find the right wedding ceremony music for your wedding

It's the moment you've been waiting for – you and your bridal party making a grand entrance and walking down the aisle. But what will you choose for your wedding ceremony music? Here is a list of both classic and contemporary wedding ceremony music to help you set the right tone, and make that dream entrance.

Do you know the top 4 songs you shouldn't use in your wedding ceremony? Do you know what to use instead of Pachelbel's Canon?

They didn't write their own vows, but Prince William and Kate still managed to make their wedding personal by writing their own wedding prayer.

Children in a wedding can be adorable and unpredictable. If you have children from a previous relationship, or young friends or family members you'd like to include in your wedding, read this guide to roles they can play, and ways to make them comfortable.

Looking to include a unity candle ceremony or other unity tradition in your wedding? Here is a list of the many varieties of traditions out there, and how to include them in your wedding.

Wedding programs are one of those little details that add that extra something to your big day. Here is information on what should be included in a wedding program, and how to decide if you should have a wedding program.

Are you an interfaith, non-practicing or partially agnostic engaged couple? If you're trying to decide whether or not to have a religious wedding, here are some considerations, and possible solutions.

Are you a wedding guest worried about attending a religious ceremony? Do you not know what to expect? How will you deal with the laws of your own religion? Here's the answer to all these questions and more.

At a church wedding, the ushers often will ask guests, "Bride's side or groom's side?" But which side is which? And why?

When Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton wed, British wedding ceremony music will play an important role. Find out which songs they've chosen to set a romantic and reverent tone

Having a Unity Candle Ceremony at your wedding is a beatiful way to demonstrate the joining of two families. But from a sand ceremony to a wine pouring, there are many other unity traditions for weddings. What are you planning?