Ring-warming ceremony: a meaningful alternative to the unity candle
The concept is simple: near the beginning of your ceremony, have your officiant let your guests know that your rings will be making their way through the assembled guests, with an invitation for each guest to hold the ring, say a silent prayer/blessing for your marriage, and then pass it to the next guest.
Gena & Anne’s old Hollywood/art gallery soiree
“It was important to us for the wedding to celebrate our local neighborhood and be as environmentally conscious as possible. We imagined a cocktail reception with plenty to drink and delicious food to eat.”
Planning a sincere-but-theatrical wedding
If you or your beloved is a performer by trade, how much of the wedding is a “performance”?
How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle
“How do I tell my biological father that another man is going to walk me down the aisle?”