how does a traditional jehova's witness wedding unfold i need all the details?

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interfaith jehova's witness marrige / wedding

Answer 1

This earlier question and answer may help, although it doesn't really include a schedule.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006050704839

Jehovah's Witness wedding celebrations generally reflect the more modest weddings in the surrounding community, absenting unscriptural traditions such as rice-throwing and bouquet-tossing (see question link above). A couple can be said to have had a 'Jehovah's Witness wedding service' if the officiating minister is a congregation elder (in a few localities a ministerial servant can officiate).




Pre-planning

A couple may only have their wedding solemnized at a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall by a Jehovah's Witness minister if they are both leading a godly lifestyle and are either both baptized Jehovah's Witnesses or both progressing toward baptism. Even then, the collective conscience of the bodies of elders that meet at that Kingdom Hall must allow it. The Kingdom Hall may be decorated tastefully with flowers and other modest decorations, according to local tastes and with the approval of the local body of elders. No specific donation is ever required to use the Kingdom Hall, but it is considerate to do so.

If a Jehovah's Witness minister officiates, he is responsible to have provided some measure of pre-marriage counselling and determined that the couple have had an honorable courtship qualifying them for a religious wedding service. If the courtship has not been chaste, the minister will likely decline to proceed himself and suggest that the couple delay their marriage or use a secular officiator such as a notary public. It is unacceptable for a Jehovah's Witness to be married by a minister of another religion; doing so is interfaith, and the act effectively and immediately 'disassociates' (excommunicates) that Witness.

If a Jehovah's Witness minister officiates, he must deliver the religion's outlined wedding discourse, but he can personalize it somewhat. The talk almost never lasts a full half-hour, and can be much shorter if the couple and minister agree. The couple must recite standard Jehovah's Witness wedding vows, except where local laws preclude that. Only Jehovah's Witness 'Kingdom Songs' or 'Kingdom Melodies' may be used, if the couple want music. There are several songs that work quite well for the wedding march.

It is not uncommon for a Jehovah's Witness wedding to occur in a non-religious setting, such as a hotel, garden, beach, or catering hall, and a Witness minister may still choose to officiate. Even away from a Kingdom Hall, that officiating minister should still be consulted regarding questionable decorations; it is rare but a conscientious minister may feel that he cannot participate in a ceremony which involved unexpected ostentation or ungodliness. Incidentally, non-Witnesses may be included in the wedding party as groomsmen, bridesmaids, etc, but an officiating Witness minister must be comfortable that none in the wedding party has a bad reputation in the community (the entire body of elders must approve a wedding party if the wedding is at the congregation's Kingdom Hall).

If the wedding is solemnized by a secular officiator, the couple has more flexibility with decorations and music, but a few among their family and friends may conclude that the couple did not qualify for a religious service because of pre-marital 'loose conduct' or even fornication. Nearly all will be too polite to hint at asking, but a blunt loudmouth may speak his mind. Gossip is not condoned.


Ceremony

In the United States, typically the groom, a best man, and perhaps one or two groomsmen will already be at or beside the platform when the bride arrives or emerges. The audience takes its seats at the appointed time or as directed by the officiator. Someone may escort the bride's mother and/or elderly aunts, grandmothers, etc to their seats. The groomsmen may stay at the front, or leave the main auditorium in preparation to escort bridesmaids.

Typically, at some musical cue, perhaps a flower girl or girls, accompanied (or not) by a ringbearer, wedding-march down the aisle. There may be pairs, groups, or singular members of the wedding party that then wedding-march down the aisle in whatever order and intervals the couple have decided. The music typically pauses and may change just as the bride will begin her entrance. Her father or another respected person (not necessarily a Witness) may walk her down the aisle, or she may walk alone. When they get to the groom, the bride's father may lift her veil (veils are strictly optional), kiss her, and put her hand in the groom's hand before taking his own seat.

The officiator stands unless there is some outstanding health issue, but the couple may sit or stand, and the rest of the wedding party may sit or stand. The couple should have made their wishes understood well before the ceremony began. The officiator gives a relatively brief bible-based talk on marriage, then the couple will stand, recite standard vows (they may not write personal vows), almost always exchange rings, a prayer is offered by the officiator or another minister, the couple are introduced as husband and wife, and sometimes one last prayer concludes things.

The wedding party sometimes do a reverse march out, but not always. The couple usually have a receiving line, but not always. The couple may go get photos taken, but not always. There may be an open reception, but rarely. There is usually an invitation-only reception. The officiating minister never expects any cash honorarium, but it would be unimaginably rude not to invite him and his wife to the reception.

Of course, this question only asked about a traditional Jehovah's Witness wedding, so we can ignore the reception (if any). The link above may answer some questions about receptions.

Learn more:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2002/2/8/article_02.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2002/2/8/diagram_01.htm

Answer 2

Jehovahs Witness Wedding

Answer 3

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I love how respectful you are! If I was the Bride it wouldn't bother me but since you don't know anything about her it might be polite to ask your cousin if she would like to cover up your tattoo or wear a shawl etc just in case she or her family have strong views on tattoo's

Answer 4

A Jehovah's Witness Wedding is like most traditional weddings. Wedding at a kingdom hall and then a reception. As far as Converting you can't just convert you really have to dedicate yourself to studying and make the desicision if you want to live your life according to the way God inended us to (in study you will learn them and learn why and they will show you in the bible where it says it)

They're not big on baptized JW marring non Jw. so if your not a JW then having a wedding at a kingdom hall probably won't workout.

hope that helped (p.s. my husband was a JW and i've learned alot about them which is why i know this, I, myself , am not a Jehovah's witness)

Answer 5

they convert everybody at the wedding and the ones that make a run for it they follow