Order of Service - Contemporary Ceremony
To help in your planning – please read the notes in blue or red. Include choices where there are astericks. The remainder of the ceremony will be written for you. Be sure to let us know which optional items you are including.
Prelude: [Optional]Music as your guests are being seated and waiting
Processional:[Optional]Music of your choice – including entrance of the wedding attendants.
Entrance of Bride:[Optional]Music of choice.
Welcome: We are gathered here to join in the celebration of love…
Addressto Witnesses: In marriage, husband and wife are called to a new way of life…
* Reading: Choice-Any reading, poem, or blessing of your choice.
Message to Bride and Groom: A short explanation of how the ideas included in the reading above, can be used to have a happy successful marriage, that will last a lifetime…
Questions of Intent:
Will you give yourself to be the husband/wife of …
Leave-taking: As family members and friends, do you give your blessing and support to…
* Giving of the Bride: [Optional]Who is giving this woman to be married to this man?
* Vows: Choice
(Please indicate if you prefer to repeat after, read from cards, or memorize.)
* Exchange of Rings: Choice Your choice of introduction and words to exchange.
(Please indicate if you prefer to repeat after, read from cards, or memorize.)
* Unity Element: [Optional] with music if desired - Choice
*Rose Presentation:[Optional]with music if desired
(With explanation, if desired -following the unity element explanation, you may wish to include music as an option.)
Declaration of Marriage
The Nuptial Kiss
Closing:[Optional] ChoiceFrom the closing element choices we have provided.
* Presentation of the Bride and Groom: Mr. and Mrs. ______
(Note: The presentation might include the groom’s first name, or both first names, and his last name.)
(Sometimes Phonetic pronunciation of your names is helpful as well.)
Recessional: [Optional]Music as the Bride and Groom and then the wedding attendants exit.
Regarding Readings:Please indicate if you have readers - how you would like them to be introduced - and pronunciation if needed - or if you would like Rev. Frye to do your readings - or certain readings.)
If you would like, an additional reading - it may be added following the Address to Witnesses, or after the Message to the Bride and Groom.
Regarding Music: We do not need to know the names of your music – you may just let us know if you plan to include it – also after any unity element, please.
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