Wedding Ceremony Choices

By Geraldine Dimarco

Wedding ceremony decorations may vary depending upon the type of wedding ceremony you choose. Likewise the wedding ceremony music. You may even want to consider wedding ceremony readings, particularly if your ceremony will be religiously based, as so many are. A wedding is a legal ceremony that commences a union between two people. Whilst the ceremony may occur in a church or other religious place the marriage is not recognized until the legal duties are performed. The marriage certificate must be signed at the end of the service for the law to legitimize the couple's relationship.

The White Wedding

There are many factors that can affect a wedding tradition and those of religion, race and social class for example, ca make it very complicated. Many people, whether religious or not, still prefer to have a traditional ceremony performed by a recognized religious minister in a Church of their choice. Of course we all know and love the white wedding but this is not the generally accepted form of ceremony in every Christian country.

Double Wedding Ceremonies

Although unusual a double marriage is a where two couples are married at the same time; related people are the most likely to try for this type of service.

Foreign Resort Weddings

A destination wedding is where the engaged couple and often guests travel to attend the ceremony - as a wedding option it can work out considerably less expensive this way, since wedding ceremony decorations, wedding ceremony music and even wedding guests can be kept to a minimum.

Activity weekend Weddings

Two day or weekend weddings are a great way to extend the ceremony and festivities as an increasing number of people are finding out. Themed occasions can involve golf, hang-gliding, shooting or any type of venue you can imagine. Usually the accommodation for the guests is part of the package and often includes a Sunday lunch or something similar.

Getting Married Online

Still in the early stages of evolution is the internet wedding where the couple is married online; internet companies specializing in this type of ceremony are there to help you with your marriage. Marriages that are broadcast live online are also referred to as online weddings.

Civil Weddings

Civil weddings have to be carried out by a local justice of the peace, judge, even a mayor can carry out the ceremony and most places out side of a church will use one of these people. For people that elect this type of ceremony it is not important to them if God or religion is referred to in such a brief service. Often, this type of service will take place in a judge's chambers, town or city hall or any other specially designated place.

There are many type of wedding ceremony depending not only upon your beliefs and/or your upbringing, but also upon your traditions, and where you live. - 31368

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