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ceremony

Looking for ceremony scripts? Wedding readings? Advice on how to officiate a friend’s wedding? We’ve got all that and MORE.

A few reasons Neil Gaiman totally gets love (including a NEW Gaiman wedding reading!)

NEW Neil Gaiman wedding readings

If you know about writer and novelist Neil Gaiman, you already know that he’s a super cool human whose talent for the written word knows no bounds. His friends have tapped him to write something poignant for their weddings. We’ve seen the results of that endeavor and it’s MAGICAL, so here are some of our favorite Neil Gaiman wedding readings, including a NEW ONE!

Wedding ceremony balloon drop

Bring the celebratory drama with a wedding ceremony balloon drop

Okay, so this idea will only work for certain venues, but when it does work, it’s EPIC. Alisha and Jennifer’s glittery unicorn wedding featured an actual real live ceremony balloon drop! It’s the biggest “confetti” ever. Plus, you can coordinate it with your theme: rainbow, black and white, marbled balloons, metallic balloons… anything goes.

Our personal ceremony script featuring Star Wars, Johnny Cash, & Obergefell v. Hodges

Our personal ceremony script featuring Star Wars, Johnny Cash, & Obergefell v. Hodges

Be inspired by this personal ceremony script with so many sweet details (like vowing unlimited pet adoption, unlimited Star Wars, and unlimited chill-as-hell wedding readings!). Don’t miss Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Loving v. Virginia, and so much awesomeness packed into a wedding ceremony script.

Wedding yay flags from @offbeatbride

Wave these wedding yay flags in a madcap fashion to drum up ALL the excitement

We’ve long been fans of waving around wedding celebration flags and mini wedding yay flags at ceremonies. You can DIY them, buy them in bulk, get them customized to your favorite colors and sayings, and wave them to the sky. Bust out your “hell yeahs,” “the cake is a lie,” or the catchphrase of your choice and get to celebrating! Here are our favorite ways to wave wildly (with loads you can buy for your own wedding)…

Ride the emotional face journey of this groom with ALL the feeeels

Take the emotional “face journey” of this delighted groom with ALL the feeeels

Y’all know I LOVE me some delighted groom emotions at first looks, ceremonies, whenever. Got an emotional groom? I will start crying along with him. It’s just the best when you know someone is feeling the moment. So when we spied photographer Mike Allebach’s preview of Britny and Stephen’s wedding ceremony, we simply had to share it.

Celebrating the journey: wedding readings for a vow renewal ceremony

Celebrating the journey: wedding readings for a vow renewal ceremony

It’s no small feat to make it to the many milestones of marriage. A lot can happen to change you and your relationship and a vow renewal can cement all of that work into a more unified commitment. But how do you address that in your vow renewal ceremony?

Some wedding readings are totally universal for a wedding or a vow renewal, but some are just a little bit more apt for those who have traversed the trenches of longtime marriage. Here are a few weddings readings we love for a vow renewal ceremony…