Saying "I Do"
We're not sure how we want to have our ceremony exactly, though this is something very important to us both.
We DON'T want any religious aspects to the ceremony at all, which will likely make our parents cringe, but it would feel hypocritical for us both as we're both agnostic and non-practicing of any faith.
We have asked Trip's cousin to be our officiant. He's a wonderful man, very important to both of us, and it will be so meaningful to have him perform the ceremony! We still have to figure out the legality of it - worst case, we have him and a JOP work together on the ceremony and have the JOP take a lesser role during the ceremony (or be seated, if they're willing) and just sign the wedding license. We'll see.
We plan to have Trip's sisters do a reading, though we don't know which yet.
For decorations, we'd really like an arch of some sort as the centerpiece of the ceremony. My grandfather has gleefully volunteered to concoct something, so these are the inspiration that we gave him. I assume it will be out of wood, and afterwards it will stand in their garden. Some lanters or hanging arrangements of flowers would be nice to decorate the outside area, as well.
We DON'T want any religious aspects to the ceremony at all, which will likely make our parents cringe, but it would feel hypocritical for us both as we're both agnostic and non-practicing of any faith.
We have asked Trip's cousin to be our officiant. He's a wonderful man, very important to both of us, and it will be so meaningful to have him perform the ceremony! We still have to figure out the legality of it - worst case, we have him and a JOP work together on the ceremony and have the JOP take a lesser role during the ceremony (or be seated, if they're willing) and just sign the wedding license. We'll see.
We plan to have Trip's sisters do a reading, though we don't know which yet.
For decorations, we'd really like an arch of some sort as the centerpiece of the ceremony. My grandfather has gleefully volunteered to concoct something, so these are the inspiration that we gave him. I assume it will be out of wood, and afterwards it will stand in their garden. Some lanters or hanging arrangements of flowers would be nice to decorate the outside area, as well.