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How I’m using my wedding website to explain my mixed-faith wedding to dubious family members

Our wedsite FAQ will be how 80% of my (very Catholic) family will have the “Surprise! I’ve converted to a different religion!” news broken to them, so it’s important. So I figured I’d share the wording we used, in case someone was in a similar situation and wanted some wording ideas…

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I took off my ring yesterday

I took my ring off yesterday… I needed one day, just one, where I really considered whether this marriage was something I wanted. Throughout the in-law drama I would ask my my fiancé if he was absolutely sure he wanted to marry me. I realized I’d never really considered the question myself.

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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?