From Legos to the four-legged: ring pillow alternatives from offbeat brides
Offbeat Brides have had some really creative ideas when it comes to ways to hold/present/keep there rings safe — far beyond just a little satin pillow.
The welding ceremony: Fire, metal, and marriage
My partner and I are both pipe fitters. We met during our apprenticeship and a few years later we decided to get married. Not being religious, we began to craft our ceremony around our relationship and each of us as individuals. I felt strongly that our ceremony should have an element of ritual, but none of […]
Amanda & John’s Vedic wedding ceremony and square dance wedding party
Amanda & John scrapped their planned two-year engagement for a intimate Vedic ceremony six weeks later. Then nine months later they threw a celebratory square dance!
Marriage equality issues with hetero ceremonies in Australia
Sarah posted this on the Kiwi & Aussie Brides Group over on the Tribe. It’s an issue that we’re sure lots of Aussie couples are struggling with, and one that unfortunately impacts couples worldwide.
How to walk down the aisle when you’ve got two moms
I have lesbian parents and I was wondering how I ask one mother over the other to walk me down the aisle? I am planning on asking my ‘other’ mother, that is my non-birth mother, to honor the special relationship we have. But even the thought of it makes me feel like I am, 1) […]
How do you have a wedding ceremony without a Bible?
We’re ALL for Christian couples having religious ceremonies, but find it disrespectful for non-Christians to smile and nod through a religious service they don’t actually believe in. So, how do you craft a secular ceremony?