Weddings are a symbol of tradition and that symbol has lasted the test of time. However, in the last little while, weddings have become more theme oriented. This era has ushered in a new look and feel to the way a wedding can be presented. Wedding planners encourage themes for your wedding because it allows you to personalize your celebration the best way you know how. Themes are introduced by having something consistent with the wedding ceremony and celebration.

Some wedding themes include using a special colour that allows you to coordinate your wedding with your favourite colours. It is best to use no more than 2 colours and the colours you do use should represent what you like. If your favourite colour is blue, for example, then a good way to compliment that is with a brown, or a white, or a pink tone. Remember not to get too carried away as you coordinate your wedding theme because at the end of the day, it is your wedding, and you need to make it look as elegant as possible. Another theme based wedding is to have the bride’s maids, ushers and groom attire colour coordinate with the colours of the wedding celebration. This theme allows unifying the bridal party and creating a theme that is totally custom based on the bride and groom.

Another wedding theme you can do is to coordinate all of your wedding accessories according to colour, shape, size or whatever else you decide to do. If you decide to have a wedding theme using the colours, blue and brown, a good way to keep a consistent theme across the board is to have the wedding favours, blue and brown, to have the centerpiece flowers coloured, blue and brown. Another accessory is possibly have a wedding menu given to each guest, and has that to be blue and brown as well. A final piece to colour coordinating a wedding accessory is to make the wedding cake, wedding invitations and banquet hall all coordinated with the same colours. Wedding planners are starting to use this as the trend they recommend to the bride and groom and a lot of the newlyweds are accepting this thus making it the norm for today’s weddings.

So in conclusion, a wedding has not lost its elegance, simplicity and purity in retrospect to what it is represents, however, with so many new ideas and wedding planners making this a profession, wedding have now taken on a new look to the way it is presented. It is now allowed and accepted to be personalized according to the bride and groom and the best way to do that is to use colours. It is best to use your own favourite colours and coordinate everything from there, wedding invitations, wedding cake, wedding favours just to name a few. So go ahead, personalize your wedding, you will make it more memorable, more enjoyable because your most memorable moment was made your way!

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Where two people pledge their love for one another in a service that is recognized by law, it is called a wedding; the attitude of western populations towards marriage has undergone many changes recently. The ceremony is an opportunity to perform a traditional service and celebrate with friends and family. A legal document called a marriage license must be signed before the law recognizes a couple is married. There are a great many traditions around the world but the terms bride and groom before the couple are married are seemingly universal; once they are married they known as the wife and husband.

Having a Wedding Ceremony in a Church

Of course other wedding traditions can be much more complicated as soon as you look into different race, social classes and ethnic groups to name a few. Many people, whether religious or not, still prefer to have a traditional ceremony performed by a recognized religious minister in a Church of their choice. These ceremonies are usually referred to as white weddings and are considered formal or semi-formal in the United Kingdom, Ireland and United States, as well as some other Commonwealth countries.

Multiple Weddings

Although unusual a double marriage is a where two couples are married at the same time; this often happens where a person has a brother or sister that decides to tie the knot at the same time and it is not unheard of for two brothers to marry two sisters this way.

Weddings in a Foreign Country

You will probably already know of a couple that decided on a destination wedding and asked the guests to travel to where they were staying; whether this happens for an intimate beach ceremony in the Caribbean, or extravagant nuptials in Las Vegas, it will qualify as a destination wedding.

Weekend Break Weddings

Some couples decide to have their wedding over the course of a weekend and this can ensure the occasion is less stressful for all concerned. Themed occasions can involve golf, hang-gliding, shooting or any type of venue you can imagine. Accommodation for these is normally arranged at the place where the service is going to take place and where the other events are also being held.

Getting Married Online

Internet weddings seem to be something that has come about recently and a number of people are now using this method to seal their vows; internet companies specializing in this type of ceremony are there to help you with your marriage. This can prove a useful tool where relatives and friends from around the world can see an online wedding take place in real time without actually being there!

Civil Services

Elected and appointed officials can carry out a marriage ceremony which is usually called a civil wedding. Religion doesn’t normally play a part in these ceremonies because they are purely a legal requirement. These services often take place in city halls, courthouses and other designated areas of town.

The weddings discussed here are primarily based around Christian beliefs but each religion and culture has their own traditions in this area.

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“What is the most interesting wedding you have ever performed?” This is the most commonly asked question I hear after revealing that I perform weddings. Quite often I leave a wedding with a good story to tell. There is such an array of people in this world, thus there is a variety of ways to enact that sacred ritual: the wedding ceremony. Stories range from heartwarming to humorous. Qualifying one wedding as the “most interesting” would be impossible, but I can share some of my more memorable stories.

Starting with the humorous…once I had a groom who was especially emotional. In actuality, grooms are far more emotional than brides. I suspect there is something to the way the whole formal procedure is designed, in that the groom waits in suspense as his beautiful bride is presented to him. This particular groom was crying so profusely during the ceremony that his nose started running, making quite a mess. Being an efficient minister, I come to weddings prepared with tissue. In the middle of the ceremony, I offered him a kleenex and said, “You might need to blow”. Looking back I realize that might not have been the best choice of words, for then the bride stated, “That’s my job!” The shocked, wide-eyed groom exclaimed, “my grandmother is in the audience!!” Of course this was all on the microphone, which had the entire audience in stitches.

Weddings on a tight budget are usually more out of the ordinary. Once I was way out in the country somewhere waiting for a ceremony to begin. Trying to be sociable as I waited, I commented on the beauty of the cow that was about 6 feet from the archway under which the marriage was to be held. The person next to me said, “Oh yeah, we are having her (the cow’s) mother for the reception dinner, will you be staying?” That was a little too real for a city girl such as myself. Then just before the procession was to begin, I asked if they had music for the bride to walk down the isle to. One of her brother’s ran to an old rusty pick up truck, started it up, screeched up to the isle, opened the car door and turned on the radio. The bride, then proceeded to walk down the isle. She was as lovely as could be! It always amazes me that every bride I have ever seen is astonishingly beautiful. This I cannot say for grooms, however.

Though nearly every groom I have encountered has been very handsome and gracious, there are a couple who have made me cringe. One particularly elegant wedding, I came to my favorite part of the ceremony, in which I get to say, “You may now kiss the bride!!” The groom proceeded to lift her veil, lean back and say, “Ugh, do I have to?” Although it was meant to be a humorous remark, I believe as a bride, I would have said, “No, you don’t” and walked away from that one. Another groom was so hung over on the day of his wedding, that when I came to the part that he had to repeat after me, I had to say one word at a time so he could follow me.

I’ve performed over 1,000 weddings, however, and every one of them has touched my heart. Some move me profoundly, when love between a couple is so strong and their souls are wide open to one another. There is a vulnerability present that is indescribably beautiful. Being present to that, is like looking into the face of God. In every story, seeing couples through all the foibles and fun to the touching and heartwarming moments of their wedding ceremony, there is a sacredness to every one.

Author: Lisa Holeman

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