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Ceremony Styles and Timeline

Our wedding chapel ceremonies offer the bride and groom, options of civil or religious oriented -- non-denominational ceremonies - we also invite you to have a theme wedding! You can add to your wedding ceremony the Unity Candle lighting ceremony or even a beautiful Unity Sand Ceremony - if you have any other traditions popular to your heritage and beliefs, we are happy to accommodate special request add ons.  It is your wedding ceremony, so making it as personal as possible is always recommended!

Civil Ceremony (approx. 7-10 minutes)

Guest gathering music

Seating of Parents

Groom & Officiant walk to altar

Attendant processional music

Bridal processional music

Welcome & Address to the Couple by Officiant/Minister

Giving of Bride in marriage

Reading from 1st Corinthians 13 - Love Passage

Lighting of unity candle or sand ceremony (optional)

Exchange of wedding vows

Exchange of wedding rings

Marriage Blessing by Officiant

Announcement of couple

Recessional Music

Couple walk up aisle through double doors for a moment by themselves, family & guests follow

Guests leave for reception

Couple and family go back to chapel for photos

 

Religious Ceremony (approx. 10-15 minutes)  - this is just a sample and may be modified at any time - the wedding minister will contact the couple directly to discuss wedding vows -- Prayers and singing can be performed by family or guests

 

Guest gathering music

Seating of Parents

Attendant walk music

Bridal walk music

Welcome & Address to the Couple by Officiant/Minister

Opening prayer or reading by Minister

1st Reading by Minister or family member

Giving of bride for marriage

2nd Reading by Minister or family member

Lighting of unity candle (optional)

Exchange of wedding vows

Exchange & blessing of wedding rings

Marriage Blessing of couple by Officiant

Closing Prayer by Minister

Announcement of couple

Recessional music

Couple walk up aisle through double doors for a moment by themselves, family & guests follow

Guests leave chapel for reception

Couple and family go back to chapel for photos

 
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