To Have And To Hold - Wedding Ceremony Basics

Image via WikipediaThe wedding ceremony is the main event of every wedding.

These days the majority of wedding ceremonies happen outside a church venue allowing couples to plan a ceremony that's more versatile and in a setting that's more personal and intimate.

For our wedding we held the ceremony in the beautiful gardens of the place where we had the reception. They even supplied all the flowers and decorations for the ceremony. We then hired a local musician I found in the yellow pages, to play our wedding music.

Planning The Ceremony
You need to book your ceremony at the same time you book the reception to make sure that both are available on the same day and at a time that will work in with the time set for the reception.
The things you will need depend on the type of ceremony you want to have and where you want to hold it. A church wedding usally includes most things you'll need in the package such as the minister, the flowers, the music etc. The same usually applies if you hold the ceremony at the same venue as the reception.

If you plan a wedding setting in another location such as a park or on the beach then you will need to supply all the elements, such as chairs, table, flowers, decorations and a marriage celebrant.

Questions You May Want To Ask About The Ceremony

• Book a time for a rehearsal
• Order of Service guide for the ceremony
• List of possible readings for the service
• Options for personalising your wedding vows
• Hiring your own musicians, flowers or decorations?
• Can guests throw confetti, rice or flower petals?
• What paperwork do you need to fill out to apply for a marriage certificate
• What certificates, licences, and other documents do you need to supply in order to meet the
• local legal requirements for entering into a marriage.

Money Saving Tips

1. Combining the ceremony with the reception will often work out cheaper because you won't have to cover costs associated with having a service in a church or separate venue.
2. Hire or make your own elements such as bows for chairs, floral arrangements, wedding arches and any other elements you want for your wedding ceremony.
3. Put together your own wedding music onto a CD and then organise someone to take charge of the music during the service.
4. Holding your service in a park or on the beach could be very cheap. Just contact your local council to see if you need to apply for special permits.
5. Hire a student musician to play live music during the service.

Here is a short video on a simple and money-saving tip for making pew decorations for the ceremony that you can then use for centerpieces for the reception later.





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Regards,


The Wedding Fairy