help with vows

being that our friend is doing the ceremony..and has never done one before i have a task that probably not many of you have and its driving me crazy

i have to..with me FH and friend of course..WRITE THE ENTIRE SCRIPT OF THE CEREMONY

this is wonderful because i can have control over everything that is said buti dont know where to start


does anyone know where i can find good ones..i want it traditional

and i do not want to write me own

but i do not want it to have ANYTHING to do with religion

Im wondering if this can help you out a bit:

What Is The Structure Of A Traditional Christian Ceremony?

A: The key elements utilized in most Western wedding ceremonies, in their most common order, are:

Introduction, Opening, or Invocation – After the bride is escorted down the aisle, the officiant typically announces the purpose of the gathering, indicates the names of the bride and groom, welcomes the guests, and solicits them to participate in the ceremony by their presence and, perhaps, their prayers.


Main Body -- The officiant ruminates on the meaning of marriage and the significance of the bride and groom's decision to join together in wedlock. This portion of the ceremony might also include religious readings by the officiant or by other persons who have been asked by the bride and groom to speak.
The Main Body is sometimes divided into the Interrogation and the Presentation (either may come first). The Interrogation specifically refers to the officiant asking the couple if they come of their own free will to marry; it may also include the officiant asking if anyone has any objections to the union. The Presentation is when the bride, or the bride and groom, are presented for marriage by a parent or parents.


Introduction to the Vows -- The officiant explains the significance of the vows which the couple are going to exchange.


Vows -- The bride and groom individually affirm their commitment to one another, in response to questions posed by the officiant; the responses usually take the form of 'I do' or 'I will.' This is the point at which they are officially married.


Exchange of Rings -- The couple, usually repeating phrases at the officiant's direction, declare their commitment to one another and place a wedding ring on the hand of their betrothed.


Closing/Announcement of the Couple -- The officiant announces that the couple is officially wed. This may also include a final prayer or benediction, the officiant indicating that the groom may 'kiss the bride,' and/or the officiant 'introducing' the newly married couple to the guests.

This ceremonial order is usually preceded by a processional, in which the wedding-party members enter the ceremonial location, and is followed by a recessional, in which they exit.

big help

i couldnt find anything anywhere

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Posted by ZeppsGirl

No problem..read through it and tell me if I can help you with something else. i found a few because I am getting into wedding planning/consulting. Only thing is that I cant even plan my own. LOL go figure all brides are impossible!

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i want to do the same thing..i dont know what im going to do after mine is done..be happily married of course..but the planning is so much fun..i jsut dont want to be bad at it so we will see how mine goes

How do I do that? Well I guess I began with helping with guys and their ideas for proposals.

I have helped many guys with ideas and seeting up and planning.

So then when my friends began to get married i got into helping them.

So now that I have a lot of information and have dealt with different 'vendors' (not music or photog) I have a pretty good connection to others.

It is a lot of work because you do have a day job and some girls really want you to be there all the time even if they have an idea in the middle of the day.

Good money though but you shouldnt be in it to make a lot...it sometimes doesnt work out that way. For a while I was dealing with specific florists just so that they helped me get the prices down for whatever I was planning but I didnt charge the difference to the guy that was proposing because I didnt feel the need to do that.

You want a good name and then money will come eventually.