About Unity Candles
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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreShould 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
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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,
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