Rev. Susan Anderson
WEDDING CELEBRANT AND OFFICIANT
MANY BLESSINGS MINISTRY..ANATOMY OF A WEDDING CEREMONY
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                                  Customized  Wedding Ceremony......

                                   


                  Anatomy of a Wedding Ceremony

A custom wedding ceremony is designed to meet your wishes for what you want to
express to each other on your special day.  Below are some of the parts that can
be included in your ceremony.  

Prelude:  Background music is provided during the seating of the guests.

Pre-Processional:
This is sometimes referred to as the "Seating of the Mothers".  The last guests to
be seated before the Processional.

Processional:
This is how everyone in the wedding party gets to the front of the wedding site
where the ceremony is held.  Special processional music is usually played during
this time.  

Presentation of the Bride:
The officiant asks the bride's escort a question to the effect of "who brings Bride
here to marry Groom?"

Convocation:
 Ceremonial gathering of family and friends to your ceremony...supporting,
sharing, witnessing and welcoming all to the ceremony.

 Invocation:
 Asking God (or any Higher Power) to bear witness...can be meditative/reflective

 Readings:
 Reading selections from your own or any other sources. Purpose: inspire,   
contemplation, expand views about love/commitment. Reflect on the many
meanings of love and commitment. Leads to the Address.

Address: Thoughts on Marriage
A message of celebration-- a personal message to the couple. Inspires the
guests to think about the deep sense of meaning of love and value of this
sacred union.

Expression of Intent:
Make public your desire to commit to each other, to go forward with making your
promises, acknowledges your intention to go forward.

Vows:
Emotional and spiritually binding part of your ceremony in the presence of  
witnesses. Heartfelt specific promises to one another. May be read from a
card or repeated after the officiant.

Rings: Blessing & Exchange:
Symbols of your bond lasting. Expresses most purely the meaning you want to
live by.

Rituals:
Special parts of the ceremony that elevates the message of your sacred union.  
There are many different types of rituals that can be incorporated into your
ceremony and they can be placed wherever you wish them to be throughout the
celebration.     See Wedding Rituals

Pronouncement of Union:
Public proclamation that you are united in partnership.

The Kiss:
Seals the ceremony promises.

Benediction/Blessing:
Final ceremonial part. Send off the couple with blessings and good wishes.

Announcement of Couple:
First public introduction as husband and wife.

Recession:
Together,  the couple exits the ceremony setting, leading the attendants.

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