Word, Words, Words
Crafting a marriage ceremony can be tons of fun or lots of trouble. It is simple for your wedding celebrant to give you the legal words that must be utilized for marriages in Australia. The rest is up to you!
How does one make your commitment ceremony to one another yours and not use words that others have used which make you squirm rather than swoon? As a wedding celebrant I give new couples a massive range of poems, prayers and other passages and negotiate which (if any) the couple might wish to use. Of course some couples have special verses etc that they already feel totally comfortable with and which have special meaning to them and to their family.
Easily inserted but do they go far enough to give that individual touch?
Why not ask yourselves one or two intimate questions and use the answers to put that really "you" focus in your wedding.
Asking the QueryQuestion
No, I don't mean the "I do" question, that comes later . I ask my clients to be brave and ask first historic and next some really private questions.
Where did you first meet? Was it random? What were you doing? What did you like about one another? What pushed you to meet again? These questions set the scene and tell of your story together.
Move to the present and work on the solutions to these. What do you like/love most about each other? What special characteristic do you think each of you have? What has been the most wonderful shared experience so far? Answers to these questions show your relationship in a personal and meaningful way.
Naturally, you do not have to include any of the above and your marriage celebrant will give you heaps of words to select from. But maybe, if you dare to share just a little about yourselves, your ceremony will be unique, relevant and special to you both. You'll have created that personal touch!
Crafting a marriage ceremony can be tons of fun or lots of trouble. It is simple for your wedding celebrant to give you the legal words that must be utilized for marriages in Australia. The rest is up to you!
How does one make your commitment ceremony to one another yours and not use words that others have used which make you squirm rather than swoon? As a wedding celebrant I give new couples a massive range of poems, prayers and other passages and negotiate which (if any) the couple might wish to use. Of course some couples have special verses etc that they already feel totally comfortable with and which have special meaning to them and to their family.
Easily inserted but do they go far enough to give that individual touch?
Why not ask yourselves one or two intimate questions and use the answers to put that really "you" focus in your wedding.
Asking the QueryQuestion
No, I don't mean the "I do" question, that comes later . I ask my clients to be brave and ask first historic and next some really private questions.
Where did you first meet? Was it random? What were you doing? What did you like about one another? What pushed you to meet again? These questions set the scene and tell of your story together.
Move to the present and work on the solutions to these. What do you like/love most about each other? What special characteristic do you think each of you have? What has been the most wonderful shared experience so far? Answers to these questions show your relationship in a personal and meaningful way.
Naturally, you do not have to include any of the above and your marriage celebrant will give you heaps of words to select from. But maybe, if you dare to share just a little about yourselves, your ceremony will be unique, relevant and special to you both. You'll have created that personal touch!
About the Author:
Peter Harris is a preferred Canberra celebrant, who likes making wedding rites special and touching.
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