The Wedding Ceremony The words you say to each other during your ceremony should be heartfelt and something you will always want to remember. It's important that you have the ceremony you want. Take time to decide what you want included in your ceremony before you go to the minister. Then it can be discussed together at the consultation. There are different parts that can be added to the base ceremony. My base ceremony includes welcome, poem, vows, rings and closing. Here are a few- Giving away the bride The unity candle Honoring those not present Including children Community vow of support Presenting flowers to the family Reading Scripture Prayer Blessing There are several different types of weddings I will do and these are mentioned on my website. Christian Spiritual Civil Theme Double Wedding Military Elopement Holiday and Vow Renewals I have had couples who choose to et their ceremony off the internet. It was very beautiful and worked well for them. Just remember the minister my or may not be comfortable with this idea. If you decide to have a wedding rehearsal I recommend that you don't say the words then just do a run through of the different sections of the ceremony. Leave the reading of the ceremony to the actual wedding so it doesn't take away from your ceremony. Everyone at the rehearsal doesn't need to know what you are going to be saying until the actual ceremony. If you have something you don't want anyone to know about until the actual ceremony make sure to tell the minister so they can skip that part during the run through. Written by Rev. Tami Wenger