Ceremony structure?

We had a meeting with our officiant in May (September wedding). She outlined a pretty good plan for our ceremony which will take roughly 30 minutes. Our procession will be a little shorter as we have a smaller wedding party (flower girl, ring bearer, 2 bridesmaids, 2 groomsmen, MOH, Best Man, Bride & her father and stepmother). There will be some readings prior to the vows & ring exchange but not extensive. We are not anticipating an extended ceremony.

I thought our ceremony was going to be about 30 mins but it was way faster, like 20 maybe?

We didn't have a wedding party so that might have made it go faster.

Your officiant will have recommendations but it's good to think of any elements you want before hand, if you want to incorporate a unity ceremony or anything special or tranditional

Here was our structure:

Welcome

Procession

Introduction

Unity ceremony

Vows

Exchange of rings

Signing of registry

Kiss and declaration

Recession

My fiancé is Indigenous, we will start the wedding ceremony with a a special smudging ceremony honouring his heritage followed by a traditional ceremony with standard vows

We are anticipating 35 minutes.

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My mother, sisters and brother will walk up as the music starts. (His parents probably won't be here)
My FH and his 2 attendants walk up the aisle instead of from the side... with the same music
The music will change and my MOH and BM (his sister) will walk up.
My other Brother will escort me to same music
Our friend will perform the ceremony- welcome everyone - speak of the commitment of marriage - speak of us as a couple- hand fasting ceremony - our vows- ring exchange - declaration- kiss - recessional
I'm sure things will change as we continue planning ...lol...but it's our starting point.

The procession takes up more time than you expect. Usually a solid 10 minutes out of the 30.

Once things get started, the officiant usually has their own dialogue on what marriage is about etc etc. You can discuss with them on the type of things you like said, like maybe a reference to your relationship etc. Since you're not religious, you can ask to omit any reference to a god.

Your vows are next, followed by the ring exchange and the signing of the marriage certificate. After that, the officiant pronounces you husband and wife and you walk back down the aisle to exit.

30 minutes may seem long but it goes by in a flash.

We took different parts of the package the Officiant tp complete the service. The ring vows were traditional as being sweet and short. Some of the Indian wedding aspects were included too to be a fusion.

My fiance and I's wedding is on August 7th.

Our pastor gave us a booklet with each part of the ceremony and each section having at least 6 options to choose from. It'll be a little less then 30 minutes

This is our order for our Contemporary Ceremony:

The Processional

The Introduction

Opening Blessing

Address To The Couple

Questions of Intentions

Prayer of Grace

The Exchange of Vows

The Exchange of Rings

Blessing Of The Rings

The Declaration of Marriage

The Marriage Kiss

Marriage Blessing

Signing of the Registry

The Presentation of the Couple

The Recessional