For a small/intimate ceremony (50 guests or less), consider adding the "passing of the rings" before your wedding ceremony.
How this goes: Before your ceremony begins, your Officiant welcomes your family/friends and tells a story about your wedding rings. He or she then facilitates the passing of the rings from person to person - for 50 people, if this ritual is well orchestrated by your Officiant, this ritual should be complete within 5 minutes. Each person takes the rings and quickly offers a thought or wish and passes the rings on.
In many ways, this is a lovely way to involve your guests more fully in your wedding ceremony. And the energy of each person is symbolically imbued into the energy of your rings!
Fred and Jennie Hall are one of those couples I will remember forever.
They both live in Tucson, Arizona and I worked with Fred and Jennie via phone, email and editing pen to craft and write their wedding ceremony.
I finally met Fred and Jennie at rehearsal and was (and still am) so very taken with how they came to their wedding day ~ with graciousness, kindness and a grand sense of family and community.
Fred and Jennie coordinated their Seattle wedding long distance, juggling all of the logistics and challenges of selecting "vendors," coordinating venue details and much more. I often work with a couple who is "Seattle bound" for their wedding day and if it's a good match from the get go, the process of building and writing a ceremony can be very seamless.
Jennie ~ may you fly in the clouds with grace and protection. Fred ~ play ball!
Coleen and Bernie's wedding ceremony and celebration at Port Gamble was truly "weather mania!"
We're talking snow, rain, intense cold, sunshine - all in a five hour period!
If you are planning a Winter or Spring wedding, weather is what it is. And what's true is that it does indeed add to the texture of the day. During Coleen and Bernie's wedding, the weather was absolutely nuts and family and friends took this all in stride and now "weather mania" is now one imperfect and wonderful memory to take from this day.
Just take a peak at Lili and Jacob's photo taken by Flowertoss Photography during their wonderful wedding ceremony at Robinswood House in Bellevue.
Laughter ~ giggles ~ big and small smiles ~ all of this has a perfect and elegant place within a contemporary wedding ceremony.
Remarkably, I find that many people have not been to a wedding ceremony where the "joy bar" has been raised ~ i.e., where laughter and appropriate humor are a piece of a marriage ritual.
In most of the ceremonies that I create and deliver, I like to weave in bits of humor and laughter. Of course, this all depends on the couple, their background/traditions and "where we're going with a ceremony."
And overall, I have found that touches of laughter, sweetness and glee add a flourishing touch to a memorable moment.
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Title: Mac and Rachel 1988--Elegant, Striking, Dashing? Fine.
I'm guessing this was before the 1988 Snowflake Ball, since Mac and Rachel are both wearing white, and it came after the previous scene I posted with Rachel and Matthew discussing St. Croix and the circumstances of Matthew's conception, which I will also venture to guess is the reason Rachel is so preoccupied in this scene.
Rachel helps Mac with the vest for his white tie and tails as he tells her that his flight home spent so much time taxiing around at the airport that he thought drive him wild, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was sitting next to him on the plane but slept through the whole flight, including the movie and dinner. Once the vest is on, Mac asks Rachel how it looks, and she says it looks fine. "Just fine?" Mac asks. "You don't think it's elegant? Striking? Dashing?" He hams it up in front of the mirror.
"What?" Rachel asks distractedly.
Mac lets out a puff of laughter. "Oh, please. Fine," he says since Rachel didn't agree with any of his adjectives. Thanks to Eddie for the scene.
I loved getting to know Roger and Kelly and working with them to create a sweet and memorable ceremony on one warm Thursday evening a few weeks ago at the marvelous Monte Villa Farmhouse in Bothell.
And take a look at their girls! The young lady on the left is Kelly's beautiful daughter (with a huge sense of style!) and on the right is the couple's sweet little one. Picture perfect!
Roger and Kelly - You are an inspiration for all of us and I wish you much love and happiness.
Dawn and Irwin had one big wish for their wedding ceremony and celebration ~ they truly wanted it to be a FUN and enjoyable experience for everyone involved.
They succeeded...and in a big way. And truly, this isn't always easy to do. Why?
Dawn and Irwin kept everything related to "all things wedding" beautifully in perspective. They inherently knew what was important for their day and what didn't rate on their "wedding scale."
Irwin is one of those guys who is a party unto himself! People just love him and gravitate to him. Dawn is beautiful, a bit more reserved and accomplished ~ a perfect complement to her guy!
Dawn and Irwin ~ Not only did you have sunshine but you indeed set your unity candle ablaze!
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In this marvelous work that I do, I work with a number of exceptional and highly respected Wedding Planners and Consultants. If you want to fully enjoy your day without worrying about details (small and big), consider hiring a Day Of Coordinator.
Yes, slice money from the favors and the flowers - go a bit "lighter" on the wedding cake and take the extra cash and put it toward somebody who can assist you with making your day extra wonderful.
This past weekend, I worked with Stephanie Wilson of Every Last Detail - www.eldweddings.net. Stephanie is a marvelous Wedding Planner and Consultant and like some of her peers, she works with weddings of all sizes and budgets. Take a peak at Stephanie's website for more information.
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Andy Xie, former Morgan Stanley star economist, wrote: While rational expectation is returning to part of the investment community, most are still trapped in institutional weaknesses that make them behave irrationally. The Greenspan era has nurtured a vast financial sector. All the people in the business world need something to do. Since they invest with other peoples money, they are biased towards bullish sentiment. Otherwise, if they say its all bad, their investors will take back the money, and they will lose their jobs.Governments know that and create noises to give them excuses to be bullish.
This institutional weakness has been a catastrophe for people who trust investment professionals. In the past two decades, equity investors have done worse than owning bonds in the U. S. market, lost big in Japan and emerging markets in general. It is astonishing to see how a value-destroying industry has lasted for so long. The bigger irony is that the people in this industry have been 2-3 times as well paid as in other industries. The key to its survival is volatility. As markets collapse and surge, it creates the possibilities for getting rich quickly. Unfortunately, most people dont get out when markets are high like now. They only go through the ride.
Doug and Theresa celebrated their loving partnership with a most elegant wedding ceremony for two at The Outlook Inn on Orcas Island.
With staff as thrilled witnesses, a great photographer from Friday Harbor (James Krall), and moi, we had such a wonderful time getting this couple married!
Doug and Theresa worked with me to create a very robust and sweet wedding ceremony ~ complete with special mementos, beautiful vows, special words to the other and more.
Yes, there is a paradox in life that applies to elopements: what is small is really big.