Wedding Ceremony Outlines 101

Many of us have attended dozens of weddings, but when it comes to planning our own, we haven’t got a clue how to schedule it. How exactly is a wedding ceremony created? How to get everyone seated, parties organized, and the bride and groom to the altar on time? That’s where wedding ceremony outlines come in.

When it comes to designing an outline or a schedule for your wedding ceremony, remember that nothing is set in stone. While there are general guidelines, there are no absolute rules that must be followed. Every couple is different. Incorporating your personality, beliefs and cultural background into the ceremony structure is just as important when designing a schedule or outline as the effort taken for reception or honeymoon planning.

A general and very basic outline is provided below. When designing your own wedding ceremony, use the key point guidelines provided and tweak it to your own needs and desires. For example, wedding ceremony outlines and schedules will often be determined by location, season, and time of day of the wedding ceremony. Be willing to experiment and ask “what if” when designing your own wedding ceremony.

The basics of a wedding ceremony outline may include but are not limited to:

Seating the guests
The processional
The wedding march
Initial remarks – prayers, stories, ‘I remember when…’
Giving away the bride
Scriptural readings or singing of songs or hymns
Exchange of wedding vows
Pronouncement
Prayers or songs

Again, this is just a basic guideline and should be adjusted to your own desires. Allow a specific amount of time for each major portion of the ceremony. When it comes to the processional aspects of the ceremony, adequate time needs to be set aside to seat the attendees and then allow time for the grooms, bridesmaids, best man and maid of honor to take their places. Just prior to the wedding march, the bride and her father or stand in will arrive.

When necessary, alter the above basics to suit your situation, location, and theme of your wedding. After all, this is your special day. Adjust it to your personality and make it a day that you will always remember.

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