contemporary ceremony order

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A contemporary ceremony involves the greatest amount of flexibility and involvement in planning. It may or may not have as formal a structure as the traditional ceremony, and may or may not include all the elements of the traditional ceremony. This order is a suggestion only and may be rearranged to suit your needs.

Contemporary ceremonies may be spiritual, but not necessarily 'religious' from a traditional perspective.

We have not included specific wording for this ceremony because each ceremony is uniquely designed by the Bride and Groom.

A typical contemporary ceremony would be as follows:

Musical Prelude

Processional

Opening Words

Affirmation of Families/Guests

Romantic Reading/Music

Motivational Moment

Vow Exchange

Ring Exchange

Official Declaration

Kiss

Readings/ Blessings

Signing the License

Closing Words/Announcements

Presentation Of Couple

Recessional

Musical Postlude

NOTE- you may also consider one or more of the following:

including children
special ceremony ideas such as the sand ceremony or rose ceremony or unity candle etc.
a memorial candle
involving others in doing readings or special music

For an explanation of each of these components

see; "ceremony order explanation"

(Kettle Creek Weddings reserves the right to not include some requested components)