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How to stop parents, friends, & relatives from taking over your wedding plan

How to stop parents, friends, & relatives from taking over your wedding plan

If meddlesome parents, relatives, or friends try to take over your wedding planning, avoid disappointment & resentment with these communication tips.

Honoring the Memory of Loved Ones in Your Wedding Ceremony

Honoring the Memory of Loved Ones in Your Wedding Ceremony

How to honor dead relatives and loved ones as part of a joyful wedding ceremony.

Illustration of two young children doing a painting project to make wedding decorations. They are holding up their hands, which are covered in paint, and laughing.

Involve Children in Planning Your Microwedding Ceremony with Seasonal Crafts

Involve children in planning your microwedding ceremony with these seasonal crafts, including decorative wedding masks and twinkle lights for backyard microweddings.

The 5 Biggest Wedding RSVP Headaches

The 5 Biggest Wedding RSVP Headaches

Watch out for these kinds of guests when you are creating your wedding RSVP guest list.

Dealing with Family Dynamics: Your Guide to a Drama Free Wedding Ceremony

Dealing with Family Dynamics: Your Guide to a Drama Free Wedding Ceremony

Here's a guide to dealing with family drama when it's time to plan your wedding ceremony.

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How to Include Family and Friends In Your Wedding Ceremony

Here are some tips to get friends and family members involved in the wedding ceremony, from delivering a special wedding reading, joining in a ring warming, handfasting, or stone blessing ceremony, to offering a blessing, to officiating the ceremony itself, and more!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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Wedding Ceremony Tips: How to Compromise with Religious Relatives, for Non-Religious Couples

Some couples want no religion, no matter what the expectation of their families, and that’s fine since the ceremony should represent the couple. However, there is some middle ground here, if you feel that such a compromise is necessary. If the couple wants or needs to meet at least of some of the expectations of their family, in regards to religious content in the ceremony, here are a couple of recommendations.

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