Alysha & Geb’s “actors in love” superhero wedding
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s Offbeat Bride’s comic book-clad and caped superhero theme week! Get in the telephone booth and change into your wedding-gawking superhero tights — you’re in for crime-fighting fun. This time we’ve got two actors who fell in love on the stage and wanted to celebrate it superhero-style. Get ready for singing and dancing bridesmaids, a whole lotta Hanson music, and the return of… THE UNITY SANDWICH!
So you need a program for your LGBT wedding: our funniest wedding program goes same-sex
Jayme and Sondra found inspiration in the “So you’re going to sit through a wedding” program, but customized it to include some same sex wedding-related questions that were inevitably going to arise. They titled it, “So you’re going to sit through your (first, probably) two-bride wedding.” They addressed the ceremony legality, ceremony length, and of course, where are the rainbows?!
Steal-able (and properly researched) quotes on love, hope, and partnership for your wedding
We decided the cheapest way to decorate a literary-themed wedding is to take quotes from our favorite authors and poets about love, hope, marriage and happiness, and get a friend with good penmanship to put them up on the chalkboards for us. I wanted a good mix of science fiction and classical writers that we both loved. I’d share with you all these awesome, (and researched!) steal-able quotes…
I completely forgot my wedding vows at the altar, and it was perfect
Since my husband was nervous about having to write something eloquent, we agreed that in our ceremony instead of “vows” per se we would have a line that said, “[Name], if you have anything to say to [Name], you may say it now.” I prepared and prepared. The problem was, when our officiant looked at me and asked if I had anything to say, I forgot the entire thing.
What if both you and your partner walk down the aisle with both parents?
If you want to honor both of your parents when you walk down the aisle, Susan and Jana had a great idea: have both sets of parents (or any of your important people) walk you down the aisle. Here’s how they did it…
Our “stars and moon” short agnostic wedding ceremony script
I wrote this ceremony script with the help of Offbeat Bride, and I am really happy with the results. My very non-religious, scientific-minded fiancé is very happy with it as well. My mom, who has always told me that we are made of star dust, is absolutely in love with the Carl Sagan reading we selected for her. I am really excited about the music sections, and to share my ceremony with you…