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…
Have your first dance right at the altar
Sandra-Lee and Conrad’s take on a first dance struck us as genius. Right after the ceremony, right at the altar, they had their big smooch and went right into a super romantic first dance.
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.
Be ready for hurt feelings: 8 lessons learned from eloping
Wow, it’s been an amazing couple of weeks since our surprise elopement! Now I’m ready to download on the whole experience of eloping for my own piece of mind, and hopefully to help others considering it! Here are the eight lessons I learned from our elopement…