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The Ceremony
TYPE OF CEREMONY
You can get married almost anywhere. You can
have either a religious or civil ceremony. Essentially the decision
is up to you and dependant on what you feel comfortable with.
Religious ceremony
A religious ceremony is usually performed in
church, temple or place of worship and follows a traditional structure.
Some religions allow interfaith marriages some
do not. Others may simply require you to be familiar with the
faith of your partner. Some have requirements about the religious
upbringing of children. Some faiths require pre wedding counselling.
This process may take several months so it is a good idea to make
a decision about the type of ceremony you require early in the
piece and meet with your clergyman ASAP.
Some questions we suggest you ask of your clergyman;
- Is the time and date you have in mind available?
- What sort of fess are required for the use
of the church, organist and or choir?
- Can you get married at a church you are not
members of?
- If you want a ceremony outside of the church
is your clergyman willing to perform it?
- Will the clergyman marry you if you are of
different faiths?
- Does one partner have to convert?
- Can the ceremony be jointly carried out with
a clergyman of a different faith?
- Will the clergyman marry you if it is the
second marriage for one of the partners?
- Does the church have any dress restrictions?
- Can you personalise the ceremony with your
own vows etc?
- If you want to decorate the church, what
times are you allowed to have access?
- To cater for certain guests, e.g. prams and
wheelchairs you might want to check availability of ramps and
width of aisles.
- What sort of public transports and parking
is available,
- Are flashes permitted in the church?
- Ask about the rehearsal, will the church
be available, will the cleryman attend the rehearsal dinner?
Civil ceremony
Civil ceremonies can be performed almost anywhere,
the only rule is that you publicly exchange vows and that you
have a celebrant to officiate the vows.
You can have any kind of celebration you would
like, the normal components are;
- The Greeting
- The Declaration of Intention (wedding vows)
- Exchange of Rings
- Blessings, Readings, Songs etc.
- The Pronouncement.
- The Kiss.
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