Traditional Wedding Ceremony: Still in Hype Today
October 14th, 2009Wedding is the most beautiful occasion in your life. This is the time that you will start a new life with your partner. And before walking the isle, you must first decide on what kind of ceremony you will have, whether a service steeped in tradition or completely out of the box. Wedding ceremony is the soul of your wedding and if you opt to choose the traditional way, important factors such as the entourage, vows and readings, hymns, place of wedding, and the officiating officer or priest are to be carefully planned.
The official church wedding ceremony
Traditional wedding ceremony rituals begin during the bridal procession. This is where the wedding entourage will march from the church entrance to the altar. The entourage includes the bridesmaid, bestman, symbol bearers and flower girls. The groom together with his parents will wait for the bride that will be handed over to him by her parents. Together they will go to the altar where the officiating priest will officially start the wedding ceremony. He is the one who will perform the wedding rituals.
Highlights of the wedding ceremony
Even in present days, many still opt to adopt traditional wedding ceremony because of one reason: solemnity. In this ceremony, the bride has to wear a veil on the day of the wedding. It is a tradition that dates back even on the past. As part of the custom, the priest formally asks the invitees whether they have any objection in the bride and groom getting married. If there are no objections, the traditional wedding ceremony is ready to proceed. The main highlight is the exchanging of vows. Here, the bride and the groom will both promise that they will not part in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer until death. They will also wear their wedding rings, which symbolize their union. Symbolic offerings that represent good health and prosperity are also part of the ceremony. The priest thereafter will declare them husband and wife and he will ask the groom to kiss the bride which gives an end to the ceremony. The married couple are now blessed to lead a happy and fruitful married life.
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