A wedding ceremony is one of life’ s rites of passage that celebrates and honours two people in love taking a most important step in their lives. When planning the ceremony, assume that you have no preconceived notions about what this should be like and ask yourself, what is the purpose of a wedding ceremony, what does it signify?
Your Wedding Ceremony Rev. Joanne DeGasperis ~ www. facebook. com / Rev. JoanneDeGasperis
A wedding ceremony is one of life’ s rites of passage that celebrates and honours two people in love taking a most important step in their lives. When planning the ceremony, assume that you have no preconceived notions about what this should be like and ask yourself, what is the purpose of a wedding ceremony, what does it signify?
A good place to start crafting your ceremony is to ask yourself:“ What do I have to be thankful for? How will I give thanks to those things or people which I hold sacred?” One way of giving thanks, of giving honour, is to use symbolism and metaphor. An exchange of rings is the most common symbolic gesture in a wedding ceremony. A ring is an unbroken circle made of a metal that won’ t tarnish, representing the infinity of never ending love, vows of devotion, and a giving of one’ s heart to the other. An exchange of gifts, such as objects you both feel are sacred which hold special personal meaning may also be a part of the ceremony. These objects may be part of a story- how they came to be owned by one of you for example: stories of love, of perseverance, of adversity and triumph. You may want to tell these stories in the ceremony which can make it even more meaningful and memorable.
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