KatyCruel
11-04-2011, 01:16 PM
(Just fyi, I typed this on my phone. Sorry for typos. =p)
Hey, guys! I had a few ideas for my ceremony and wanted to share them and get your input!
So, like most of the people in America, my boyfriend and his family are Christian. We're going to ask the pastor at hus church to be the officiant when it comes to that. But I'm Pagan. He doesn't have a problem with that, and neither does his family ir pastor. But I was thinking of some ways to integrate that into the ceremomy. Obviously I'd want to talk to the pastor about altering the vows, but my first (and favorite) thought would be to have my mom (also Pagan) do some little reading or rite or blessing at the ceremony, and to have her standing up at the alter next to the pastor.
I also like that idea because it ties into the song we both want for our first dance - "Clementine", by the Decemberists. (The second verse includes the line, "tell your mom to marry us, a candle to carry us," and I really like the idea of being able to fit that into the ceremony.
My second idea was to just to have one of my alter pieces up there - a candle or my alter cloth or a pentacle or something.
Oh! And I had some ideas for some different music - particularly for the ceremony. I was thinking about some combination of Adam Hust and Yiruma. (Adam Hust would have to be a recording since he does cello music, but I couls probably find someone capable of playing a couple of Yiruma's songs.)
So...tell me what you think, and if you have any other ideas!
~Alexa
Oh, by the way, don't get into the, "enjoy your youth" thing, like last timw I posted something. I'm not looking for opinions on whether or not I should be getting married - I'm looking for advice relevant to this thread. Thanks.
Hey, guys! I had a few ideas for my ceremony and wanted to share them and get your input!
So, like most of the people in America, my boyfriend and his family are Christian. We're going to ask the pastor at hus church to be the officiant when it comes to that. But I'm Pagan. He doesn't have a problem with that, and neither does his family ir pastor. But I was thinking of some ways to integrate that into the ceremomy. Obviously I'd want to talk to the pastor about altering the vows, but my first (and favorite) thought would be to have my mom (also Pagan) do some little reading or rite or blessing at the ceremony, and to have her standing up at the alter next to the pastor.
I also like that idea because it ties into the song we both want for our first dance - "Clementine", by the Decemberists. (The second verse includes the line, "tell your mom to marry us, a candle to carry us," and I really like the idea of being able to fit that into the ceremony.
My second idea was to just to have one of my alter pieces up there - a candle or my alter cloth or a pentacle or something.
Oh! And I had some ideas for some different music - particularly for the ceremony. I was thinking about some combination of Adam Hust and Yiruma. (Adam Hust would have to be a recording since he does cello music, but I couls probably find someone capable of playing a couple of Yiruma's songs.)
So...tell me what you think, and if you have any other ideas!
~Alexa
Oh, by the way, don't get into the, "enjoy your youth" thing, like last timw I posted something. I'm not looking for opinions on whether or not I should be getting married - I'm looking for advice relevant to this thread. Thanks.