How to Plan a Romantic Wedding Ceremony

Your wedding day will undoubtedly be one of the most important days of your life. You can make it one of the most romantic days as well by planning a romantic wedding ceremony. Before you head off to a reception and your honeymoon, take time to exchange vows with style.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Location with enough seating for all your guests
• Birdseed/bubbles
• Transportation
• Appropriate clothing
• Sound system (optional)
• Invitations
• Flowers and decorations

Prepare the Participants

1. Find a church, hotel or other location at which the ceremony can be held. Then hire a minister or other official to perform the ceremony.
2. Ask close friends and family members to serve as bridesmaids and groomsmen. Choose outfits for them according to your taste.
3. Hire a band, organist or other musicians to play as the guests arrive and as you walk down the isle.
4. Find friends or hire members of the church to serve as ushers and guest book attendants.
5. Choose a dress for the bride and a tux for the groom.
6. Use flower girls and ring bearers as you see fit.
7. Purchase flowers for attendants to wear or carry.
8. Hire a photographer.

Prepare the Location

9. Set up the seating, making sure to have enough chairs for all guests.
10. Decorate the location with flowers, bows and other decorations in your wedding colors.
11. Make sure a sound system can be used if the location is large.

Planning the Ceremony

12. Choose music for when the bride walks down the aisle.
13. Ask participants in the wedding to ready romantic Bible passages, poems, songs or other pieces to recite or sing.
14. Write your own romantic vows.
15. Practice the ceremony before the wedding day to make sure everyone knows what they are doing.

Tips & Warnings

• If you plan to invite children, make an announcement telling where parents can go if the children start to cry.
• Romantic bulletins can be printed for your guests to follow along with the ceremony.
• Hire a limousine or carriage to drive the couple and the wedding party to the reception after the ceremony.
• Prepare birdseed or bubbles for guests to throw/blow as the couple leaves the church.
• Send invitations about a month in advance.

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