Proudfeet! Turning Bilbo’s birthday speech into geektacular vows
Remember Proudfeet from Bilbo’s birthday speech in Lord of the Rings? Heather and John, instead of using traditional vows, decided to adapt the awesome speech for their ceremony, including a perfectly-timed shout-out to “Proudfeet.” See how they did it!
Take “wedding in the round” to the next level: set up stations for your ceremony
In a typical wedding in the round, guests surround the couple for the duration of the ceremony. Sometimes guests are seated, sometimes they stand, sometimes they’re arrayed in a circle around the couple, and we’ve even seen them arranged in a spiral! Adam and Lynn went a step further. A few steps actually. They walked around the circle themselves, stopping at different stations to complete their ceremony.
Start fresh with this hand-washing unity ceremony
Offbeat Bride reader Adrianne informed us about a special unity ceremony she’s doing with her sweetie. We just had to share it with ALL y’all…
A ceremony script that harnesses the power and the beauty of nature
In particular, I wanted to highlight the importance of nature and beauty in my ceremony, and I couldn’t find anything that addressed that. So, I decided to write those sections myself. If other couples are looking for something similar, I wanted to offer what I came up with as inspiration. Feel free to copy or use this as a basis for your own ceremony scripts…
Tales from behind the altar: The many roles of a wedding officiant
I am an officiant in the state of Georgia. Recently a bride asked me, “What do you do when you arrive at the venue?” and I had a time explaining it. So, this piece is about what a minister/officiant does before, during and after a ceremony. I thought perhaps this might help couples understand how it works from my perspective.
The #1 photographer tip for short wedding ceremonies
Now, when I told our photographer that our event probably wouldn’t have much traditional stuff, and the wedding ceremony would be pretty short, his biggest tip?…