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First step in creating a wedding budget. Author: Mar 08

Which came first the chicken or the egg?   Unless you, the bride knows what to except for prices, how can you set a realistic budget for a wedding?

Yet most( but not all) Wedding planners do not like to put time into consultations with a bride, unless they have a clear understanding of what can be spent.

Luckily the Brides these days have the benefit of the Internet.  Google is a girl’s best friend.

Websites carry a wealth of information on pricing , local customs and expectations.

A good website should include pictures of previous weddings along with choices of different types of weddings and or ceremonies.

They should have several examples or packages that go a long way in learing what cost are.  I always tell my brides that the packages are there for them as a guide and by no means a end all choice.  Every package can be up graded or down graded.

Look for a website  that give  information freely that you are looking for.   Check out the question and answer pages.  Really read, what is on each page not just the pictures. 

You may not be able to price your wedding down to the chair covers but you will get a good idea of  what to expect to pay.

Flowers, cake, venues, photography, catering prices can all be gleened off of  websites within your area.  Remember pricing varies from area to area.  When you are searching investigate websites that are within the region you picked to get married in.

Its important to note here,  that even within regions, pricing may vary.  What sounds good in print may not be the best quality.  So  even if a website gives rock bottom pricing the old adage you get what you pay for stands true.

Take notes and have fun its your day.

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What a perfect wedding day in the Virgin Islands. Author: Mar 17
They were the Possibly the happiest couple getting married this week.
He was from New York and She was from Ireland.  They met on line.
The ceremony took place on St. John in the Virgin Islands.
60 guest attended, 30 from the U.S and 30 from Ireland.  A tribute to the happy couple.
The Vows were written and rewritten over a period of months but the final results were completed one week prior to the ceremony.  The Bride’s  sister sung “The simple gifts”  and was  accompied by a Cello.
“Simple Gifts” was written by Elder Joseph while he was at the Shaker community in Alfred, Maine in 1848. These are the lyrics to his one-verse song:
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free,
‘Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain’d,
To bow and to bend we will not be asham’d,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.

The Groom’s brother read the following excerpt from THE VELVETEEN RABBIT~ By Margery Williams ~

“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” 

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but Really loves you, then you become Real.” 

“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. 

“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.” 

“Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,” he asked, “or bit by bit?” 

“It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get all loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”

A romantic wedding for a very personable and romantic couple
This is what they emailed upon arriving back to the U.S.

 

Dear Deb,
Alec and I just wanted to thank you for your part in making our wedding ceremony so special.
I wish I could rewind and be standing under that arch again, staring into Alecs’ eyes and hearing your calm voice. It was a fairy tale and we will never forget it. 
We haven’t yet received the professional photographs but I wanted to share a couple that was sent to us by one of our guests. Once we receive the others we will be sure to pass them on.
Much love and thanks again,

 

Aileen and Alec Hansen

 

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How to write the wedding ceremony and vows? Author: Mar 01

One of the most common questions I get asked by wedding couples is “How much freedom will they have in helping to create the ceremony?” Its certainly understandable, many wedding packages come with pre-set wedding vows. It is easier to have the same ceremony for each couple.
But it is my belief that something so special as your wedding, the tone and feel of the ceremony should be set by the wedding couple. The vows and ceremony is one of the most important contracts couples will be entering into. Just as much thought and effort should be spent on the ceremony as on the decorations, theme and flowers .
Your wedding ceremony can be, and should be personally designed, but it should also be an expression of worship, reflecting joy, celebration, community, respect, dignity and love.
Tradition dictates the ceremony to be :

    OPENING WORDS OF THE OFFICIANT
    THE GIVING IN MARRIAGE (optional) or Who gives the woman to be married?
    AN OPENING PRAYER OR READING OR POEM of any denomination.
    DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE
    WEDDING VOWS
    SECOND READING OR SONG
    EXCHANGE OF RINGS OR GIFTS
    CLOSING
    This could be a poem, a prayer, or a sanctioning of the marriage. It is generally the “final thoughts” of the officiant.
    DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE
    INTRODUCTION OF THE NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE.

An important role of the Wedding Officiate is to guide and help you in writing you ceremony.
The ultimate goal is for you to have a personable, happy event.
The officiants at Beach Wedding By Deb take this goal to heart and will help you as much or as little as you desire.

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A St. Thomas Wedding. Author: Feb 16

Last week, I performed a wedding for a couple in their mid-forties. The bride was divorced with two children and the groom was widowed with one child, a young lady of 14 years.

The groom’s daughter requested to do a reading during the ceremony to help blend the two families.  Both bride and groom agreed.  She told me they were not privy to what she chose and prepared her diction and tone for days before the ceremony.

The piece she chose to read was given to her by her mother before she died of cancer. It was her mother’s favorite quote.

This is what she read.

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.  Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.  Love your life, perfect your life, and beautify all things in your life.  Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.

 Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.  Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place.   Show respect to all people and grovel to none.  When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living.  If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.   Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.  When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.  Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”       Tecumseh   Shawnee Chief.

I think it has just become my favorite quote.

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