How do i make my wedding ceremony different?

Question

i was discussing things that i am doing for my wedding while my friend was organising her wedding she got married in November 2006, my wedding is in June 2007, but she ended up coping everything i was telling her i was doing, she became very competitive. my wedding is in my family church which is the same church she got married in, how can i make it different from hers? please elp suggest some ideas, i dont care how small your idea is. thank you

Answer 1

You poor dear -
Perhaps you should delay the ceremony?
until you are mature enuf to accept the fact that weddings are about love and commitment - not making one's ceremony different . . .

Answer 2

I've always wanted to be a wedding planner. You should pick a different color bridemaid dress than her and you should add a little fabric on the pews where the people are supposed to sit, you should also ass rose petals down the aile way too be more romantic i meand its your wedding day. For your receptin i think you should choose different music than she did and i think that you should get a cool funky table linen that matches your theme and you should definatly choose a reception place with the kind of stlye you like, and try to make you and your guests feel welcome, and be a little crazy. This is a once in a lifetime oppurtunity. You can also just do what you want to do, your marrying him because you love him not just because you wanna design a place.

Good Luck

Answer 3

I was looking for something different for mine too..here's what I did...

I included a "rose ceremony". It is where groom and bride exchange their first gift (a single red rose). The minister/priest then proceeds to tell the history. Anyway, the long story short...In the speech about it, it says to pick a place in the house and put a vase. Then, if you ever watn to say I'm sorry, or I love you or forgive me or whatever and you can't find the words to say...you can place a rose there and the other one will know...

Look it up online...it's a really nice thing. Everyone at my wedding thought it was wonderful and someone actually copied it...

Good luck and congratulations

Answer 4

It is very disappointing when someone steals our ideas & claims them as their own. You do realize this person isn't a 'friend'?

Not knowing what ideas she took from you it's hard to make suggestions as to how you can do it differently.

One thing you could do is to concentrate a bit more on the ceremony itself. In my experience, those couples who spend a couple extra minutes on the "Do you take" part, feel their time was spent wisely.

Your ceremony should be the high point of the wedding. What do you want to say to your guests about your relationship? What do you want to say to each other? To God? What do you want your guests to take with them after witnessing your marriage? How do you want them to feel?
With a little brainstorming, I'm sure you can come up with a wedding that is truly your own.

Answer 5

Well, it looks like you will just have to avoid doing anything she did even though it was your idea to begin with. The good thing is the season alone should render a completely different style. Go through magazines and collect pictures of what you want your wedding to be like as long as they're not similar to your friend's wedding. You'll never run out of ideas with magazines.

Answer 6

The most memorable ceremony that I ever attended, and what I am planning on doing at my wedding in July, is having the bride and groom, and the preacher, switch places. So the guests can see the bride and groom instead of the preacher. It's more pleasing visually, and fun to watch the facial expressions.

Answer 7

wow that is just crazy,,, but here are some from personal experience,, i got married on Agust we didn't want a traditional wedding so we did it a a beautiful park,, ceremony and recepton all toguether and besides the we had to watch out for the budget,, we actually made tacos de carne asada none i know has ever made tacose de carne asada everyone loved it,,,, it look soo beautiful teh pictures came out soo beautiful because of the outing,, weddings in tehoutside are fenomenal,, but you have to watch out on the heat,,, june sure its hot,, and well make sure you hire a wedding planner that knows its best,,, and as long as you love what youre chossing that is what matters the most,, and make it extra extravagant !!!!!!!!

Answer 8

my sister got married in a church a couple a years ago. she had a candle ceremony, where there were 3 candles, 1 large one in the middle and 2 smaller ones on either side. there was a poem read about love and 2 people coming together. my sis and her parter lit the large candle together and then to say that they agreed to the marriage, my mum and my sister's partners mum lit one of the smaller candles each. it was very nice idea. My partner and I are having a sand ceremony where you find a nice jar/vase. we chose a colour a sand each. the person who is marring us, pours white sand in as a symbol and the old/past then i will pour abit of my colour in then my partner will pour his, when we pour both togther. then white sand is poured on top as a symbol and a new start and path etc. It's something we get to keep and its beautiful once done.

What about getting someone to read a poem or a reading for you? or have someone sing a song for you?

Answer 9

Here are some ideas I found.....
-In your program, excerpt romantic notes you and your groom have written to each other
-Ask the officiant to work a story about your meeting or courtship into the ceremony
-Give guests candles to light up your exit as husband and wife.
-Make your ring bearer's pillow with material from your mother's wedding dress.
-Arrange chairs in a circle for your ceremony so that everyone surrounds you.
-Ask a close friend to get ordained online so that she can perform your ceremony
- If either of you has children, include them by taking family vows together, too.
-Stray from the traditional bridesmaids' bouquets. For a tropical wedding, give your girls fragrant floral leis; for a garden wedding, have them carry fancy paper parasols etc.
-Honor your heritage during the ceremony by having someone give a reading in its language.
-During the ceremony, recognize special people in your life by handing them flowers.
-Create a who's who page in your ceremony programs, explaining your relationship to each person in your wedding party.
-Rather than playing the traditional music (such as the "wedding march" or "Canon in D") play or have someone sing something much more contemporary (such as "From this Moment on" by Cole Porter or "All I ask of you" from Phantom of the Opera

Congratulation and Happy Planning

Answer 10

Well this may be off the wall but it is only one suggestion. How about everyone where costumes, like a costum party with the masks that go over the eyes or just wear the masks that go over everyones eyes. And even though she took your ideas, they still were yours and this is your day, don't let her competitiveness ruin your happiness. Good luck honey hope I was of some help.

Answer 11

Have it outside,somewhere remote and take all the guests to the location in a stagecoach or buggy from a main parking area and then you and the groom come riding in on horseback. All of the guests can sit on bales of hay or straw. That's diferent.