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Start & End Well - Opening & Closing Words in a Wedding Ceremony

Start & End Well - Opening & Closing Words in a Wedding Ceremony

The first and last words are the most important part of a wedding ceremony, learn why!

You Only Get One Shot at a Wedding Ceremony… Be Prepared!

You Only Get One Shot at a Wedding Ceremony… Be Prepared!

Getting an early start on ceremony planning is the best way to eliminate stress from your wedding day.

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid ruining your wedding ceremony by avoiding these five "ceremony killers."

Ceremony Writing: What Pieces Make Up a Wedding Ceremony?

Ceremony Writing: What Pieces Make Up a Wedding Ceremony?

Learn the secrets of how to write an original wedding ceremony script, including and introduction and welcome, a wedding reading, vows and ring exchange, and the parts required by a wedding officiant - such as the declaration of intent and the wedding pronouncement.

Close up photo of a young wedding officiant writing a wedding ceremony script on a piece of paper. A cup of coffee and a notebook sits on the table in the distance.

Getting Started: How to Write a Basic Wedding Ceremony

Learn the basic outline and format of a simple wedding ceremony, and how to stitch the parts together using transitional wording, personal details and stories about the couple, and special reading, and more, to write a personal and meaningful 'wedding officiant script.'

A groom dips the bride during a dance outdoors at their wedding reception. He's wearing a blue button up shirt, and she's dressed in a sleeveless white dress with a colorful wreath in her hair. Behind them, friends chat while sipping on drinks in the yard, which is decorated with streamers and balloons.

Get the (Wedding) Party Started Right With a Great Ceremony!

Setting the right tone during your wedding ceremony will get the rest of the celebrations started off on the right foot.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

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