order of ceremony help

metmymatch Posted: Sep 26, 2005 04:39 PM

order of ceremony help

hi. fi & i (aka me) are writing our own CEREMONY. the only problem is that i'm not sure of the order of things. can those of you who are having a religous/traditional ceremony please help out? below are the components we'd like to incorporate:

welcome
little story about us
vows (do you take so and so to be your...)
exchange of rings
mom's lighting unity candle
us lighting unity candle
pronouncing us man & wife/kiss

THANKS!!!

L&M2006 Posted: Sep 26, 2005 05:03 PM

Re: order of ceremony help

At my brother's ceremony they had the mom's light the unity candle before the vows, then they light the candle after the rings. I don't know - maybe to symbolize that the 2 individual lights were shining prior to the marriage?

JBKempf Posted: Sep 26, 2005 05:13 PM

Re: order of ceremony help

This is our order

Welcome
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Homily on Love
Vows to God
Vows to Each Other
Blessing of the rings
Sharing of the rings
The Sand Ceremony
A Blessing
Declaration of marriage