Here's part 2 of how to have a unique wedding by Mirabai Galashan. We hope you ladies are taking notes - this is some awesome advice. Check out part 1 here.
4) Involve children
If one or both of you have children from this or a previous relationship, consider having an additional part of the ceremony to mark and honor the creation of a new family, some step parents say vows to the children and give them gifts, alternatively the new family can be symbolized by putting flowers in a vase, or gemstones in a silver box to be engraved.
5) Involve the congregation
Think about how much audience participation you might like. Are the people there just as witnesses or would you like more involvement? One idea is to have everyone be asked whether they promise to support this marriage and answer “we do”. Other creative ideas might include having 8 – 12 individuals each come and place a rock in a circle to create a sacred space for the wedding to take place in, they can each offer a word of blessing as they place their rock. Use indelible pens to record these on each rock and keep in your home or garden after the ceremony.
6) Equal Aisle Opportunities
Just because it is traditional that only the bride walks down the aisle doesn’t mean the groom (and his mom/dad or both) should miss out the opportunity to walk down too. It’s a great moment to take in everyone who’s there and let them see you too.
Check back next week for part 3!
Mirabai can be reached at
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