Many brides choose to have hymns sung as they walk down the aisle. It’s a beautiful way to tie into the history of sacred tradition as many saints have done before them. Whether a cappella or accompanied, the opening song becomes the intro to the story of the bride and groom’s marriage. At a recent…continued here

Friends of mine were so moved by Song of Solomon that they chose passages from this book as their wedding ceremony Scripture reading. They stood next to each other, with the Bible in front of them, and read to each other—in front of the congregation—the words of the lover and the beloved.

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The homily is the perfect opportunity to glorify God and to share His love by preaching His word and by letting the congregation know your relationship more intimately.

Jesus is patient; Jesus is kind; Jesus is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. He does not insist on His own way; He is not irritable or resentful. Jesus does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Jesus bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Especially if the girls walk down by themselves rather than with a corresponding guy, the audience will barely notice that your numbers are uneven. I’ve seen two guys walk a girl back up the aisle, just as I have seen one guy with a girl on each arm. I’ve also seen bridal armies of greater than ten on each side (by that point, guests lose count of the bridal party anyway).

Many weddings fall on Veteran’s Day weekend due to the Monday that guests will often have free from work.  At the most recent Veteran’s Day wedding I was at, the bride and groom planned a Veteran’s Day Salute at the reception. Nestled in between grace and toasts, the salute was led by a family member…continued here

As married couples, we are set apart from other relationships because no other person will have access to our hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits as the one we have chosen to be our best friend and helpmate through thick and thin.

I had the privilege of sitting down with Emily and Adam to hear about their wedding and marriage highlights.  See below for a sweet story of their God-centered relationship. BOY MEETS GIRL SCB: Emily and Adam, how you did you meet? Emily: While we were students at UCLA, we met at a Stats Dept mixer.…continued here

I love ethnic weddings!  Seeing the bride’s and/or groom’s cultural traditions displayed through her and/or his music, attire, ceremony, food, or dancing is an extremely tangible demonstration of keeping a wedding in the personality of the bride and groom.  I truly believe those are the best weddings. I was at a wedding where the bride’s…continued here