Discussions from Wedding ceremony

In a lot of "save on your wedding!" posts I've seen the option come up of letting a friend of family be your officiant to save costs. Now, we don't have anyone in our circle of friends or as family...

Who is in the wedding party? (how did you decide, how many people, if you're skipping it entirely, how do you know them, or how long you've known them, if you're including siblings or future in-laws) ...

Did any of you have any family members incorporated into your ceremony, and how? I wanted my mom to marry us, but since Canadian laws are a little more strict, we needed to have an ordained officiant....

What's the etiquette on photos during ceremony? Are you/did you ask your guests for an unplugged ceremony? Or do/did you prefer the guests take pictures?

Wondering how everyone has / is picking their ceremony songs. Did you pick them all yourself, mutually agreed with your partner or do you plan on surprising them with a song? Instrumental or Original...

So my fiancé and I are really wanting to have our wedding ceremony at our church. We basically had all of our Catholic sacraments up until this point. Also had all our graduations at this church...

Hello! My Fiancé and I are getting married in August 2026. As we build the guest list we are always on the same topic ... where do we make the vut line on the guest list and how do we keep it "fair"?...

I'm getting married in June - outdoor wedding and wanted to get some feedback on what time to get married going back and forth from3pm an nd 4pm. Any suggestions.

Hey all, I'm just curious about everyone's thoughts on walking down the aisle with someone other than your father. I know it's tradition to have your dad walk you down the aisle but I'm thinking about...

Hello, My fiancé and I are interested in a small ceremony in our condo building party room with a small group of loved ones. Could you please assist us in arranging marriage certificates and booking a...

Hello all! I'm getting married Sept 28th and right now the weather is calling for heavy rain the entire weekend. I know the weather changes all the time, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was worried...

Hello!! My fiancé and I are looking to get married in a church but I am only the second of my cousins to get engaged so not sure where to start. I recall getting married in a church is "free" and...

Hello everyone, I'm getting married in a week and I still haven't figured out this. We're having a very small wedding (14 guests) and my fiancé only has 1 person from his family coming, while I have 4...

Hi there, I live in Ontario, Canada, where it is generally cold and snowy in January. My original plan was a summer wedding, but just found out that the restaurant where we might have our reception...

Hi everyone, Looking for advice on having the guests stand in the ceremony. We're having an outdoor ceremony, only about 20 min long. Wedding is getting costly so assessing where we can cut costs....

Need help with the timeline of wen things happens. Is it dance after the grand entrance or is it souper right after? Pls and thank you.

Is it okay to skip the bridesmaid and grooms men to walk down the aisle and have them stand up instead at front and wait for the bride?

My FH & I are pretty low key people. Our wedding will be fairly non traditional. Just looking for thoughts on my general outline idea / any thoughts on what I can tweak to make things as easy and...

Hi everyone, is it still common for people to ask friends/ family to be ushers for your ceremony? I remember my sister had this at her wedding but it was 15 years ago. I'm not sure if that's something...

What's on your play list while guests are seating and waiting for your grand entrance? Since I have a small wedding, I am playing off Spotify and took songs from Bridgerton, classical remakes and...

Hello Everyone! I am getting married in THREE DAYS!!! And I am so excited. However, a somewhat important question remains: how is my Mom getting down the aisle? My partner's parents will already be...

I am getting married this September in the lower mainland. I am wondering how many people have found that the rehearsal was necessary? Most of us in the wedding have never been in a wedding before,...

So I’m getting married in less than 5 months. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder a few years ago and have been struggling with anxiety for over 15 years now. I’ve started thinking about...