Dear Engaged Couples—There’s a true story I tell couples when we talk about unity candles. It goes like this: I have a pastor friend who has told me what not to do with unity candles. He was attending a wedding … Read More
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The Ring Warming Ceremony
One of the newest wedding ceremonies to come down the pike is the ring warming ceremony. I have no idea where it got its start—It’s more than whimsy, though; it’s become a true tradition. Try googling it for yourself. Now … Read More
Should we include the Children?
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| This gorgeous girl was one of the more lively guests at the wedding of her aunt |
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| This toddler was the flower girl at the bride’s wedding. The 16 month old ring- bearer was moving too fast to capture with my |
It’s a Puzzle!
There are no extra pieces to the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle Deepak Chopra
Dear Engaged Couple–Over the weekend I talked
… Read More The Salt Ceremony
Dear Friends—I have done enough outdoor weddings by now to conclude that lighting a unity candle, with gathered guests looking on, the Shenandoah mountains as your backdrop and perhaps a vineyard too, just does not work. The mountains are fine,
… Read More To Sand or not to Sand
Dear Engaged couples-
Today I want to write about sand, since it seems that mixing sand has become an overnight sensation in wedding services. Speculation has it that Tristan and Ryan popularized this tradition when they married last year on
… Read More Tradition, tradition!
It’s time to talk about traditions. There’s a wonderful quote by Elie Wiesel that I have futzed with a bit. The original quote is, “Poets exist so that the dead may vote.” I have changed that to, “Traditions exist so … Read More