Valuable Wedding Vow Wisdom (some TIPS) 1. First, ask your Wedding Officiant To avoid disappointment, start by asking your Wedding Officiant, Rabbi, Imam, Priest, or Minister: “Is it okay if you write your own vows?” 2. Short is good! The length of your vows does matter. Do try to think about what the most important topics are for. This is a “highlight”, a heartfelt moment of the service. But it can also be […]
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Children and dogs are unpredictable. If you are thinking of having young children in your wedding party, here are some things to think about, and plan ahead for: What is the personality of your little niece? Do you really know her? Is she so shy she may not even make it down the aisle? So many little children have found all those ‘tall grown ups’ on both sides of the aisle very intimidating […]
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Hard to believe, that a beautiful bride would want to share the wedding day spotlight with a huge St. Bernard. – But it has happened! Were the guests talking about her stunning dress, how beautiful she looked? Absolutely not! Everyone was talking about the same thing—the big St. Bernard, Sam. Throughout the service, the dog stood beside the couple – almost as if a dog whisperer / wrangler was standing nearby. Sam was […]
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What could be more romantic than a couple, very in love, floating around on a four masted schooner on a beautiful summer evening? Even better is to have along the very closest and dearest people in your life, for an intimate summer eve’s boat wedding. The experience will last a lifetime. I officiated at such a wedding. The evening was great: the weather was good! The children adored the adventure of running around […]
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The trend in the last few years in GTA weddings is to artistically blend and feature elements of each distinct culture or religion of the bridal couple’s family circles. This deeply multicultural area creates the opportunity for many visually interesting and meaningful rituals to be sourced from the diversity of all the blended cultures and faiths in the GTA. Recently, I officiated at a Persian/Hindu wedding. One of the Persian rituals has […]
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So many couples say they do not want microphones in their outside wedding services. But, from my experience, microphones at wedding ceremonies are wonderful! You have spent so much time planning a beautiful and meaningful service, and it is important that everyone hears your vows, besides the family members in the first few front rows. I have even had experiences where microphones saved the day. I recently Officiated at a country outdoor wedding. […]
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