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ring warming

We’ve been writing about ring warming ceremonies since 2009 and have tons of great ideas and ceremony script ideas for how they can work — even with large weddings! A ring warming ceremony involves passing your rings around to your wedding guests to have them “warm” the rings with blessings and good thoughts. You can learn more about the concept here, and see dozens of beautiful examples below…

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Stephanie & Charlie’s Mystery House rainbow wedding

Automatronic fortune tellers, multi-headed chickens, and Darrell the Doggigator abound! As if that wasn’t enough, just wait until you see the bride’s rainbow dress and wedding cake! Doggigator approves.

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Ginny & Adam’s arty New Year’s Eve wedding

The couple stands in front of a hand-painted sheet with Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” on it. Wait, what? Yep. And get ready for some beaded pomanders and a rad cake, too. Lots of awesome detail in this wedding!

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Sara & Nick’s majestic movies wedding

Say hello to my little friends, Sara and Nick. They have Fight Club invites, Pulp Fiction twist contests, movie quote photo booths — this wedding makes me an offer I can’t refuse.

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Lori and Desi’s seaside paradise wedding

A teary sunset ceremony on a boat, a romantic rooftop reception, and a lot of DIY touches brought out the fun for this Florida couple. Who says your wedding can’t be enchanting AND entertaining?

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Chantel & Mike’s DIY Asian-inspired love-bird wedding

These love-birds make DIY look anything but in their gorgeous love-nest wedding. A costume photo booth turns into an improv comedy dance number plus an eleventh hour photographer miracle.

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How to have a short and simple ring-warming ceremony

Along with a wonderful idea for a DIY beaded bouquet, Tribe member Ginny also had a good idea to augment her ring warming to suit her small wedding ceremony. Here is her less-than-perfect, but sweet experience.