Every ceremony I create is personal, meaningful, and shaped around you.

While most wedding ceremonies follow a familiar structure, we can always adapt, simplify, or redesign it entirely to reflect your vision, cultural background, and personality.

Ceremony Structure

A typical ceremony may include:

• Opening Words

• About Marriage

• First Guest Reading (optional)

• The Asking

• The Vows (personal or repeated after me)

• Ring Exchange

• Second Guest Reading (optional)

• Closing Words

• The Pronouncement

• Signing of the Wedding Certificate (if applicable)

Additional rituals such as a unity candle, handfasting, ring warming, sand ceremony, or wine ritual can also be beautifully integrated.

If you have other ideas, traditions, or symbolic elements you would like to include, I’m very open to shaping the ceremony around them.

Processional & Recessional

Please let me know how you envision the entrance and exit of the wedding party.

A classic Western format may include:

• Groom and best man (already at the front or entering first)

• Groomsmen

• Bridesmaids

• Maid of Honour

• Ring bearer

• Flower girl(s)

• Bride accompanied by a parent or chosen escort

However, there are many variations depending on culture, family traditions, or personal preference.

It’s helpful to think about a few details in advance:

• Which side each of you would like to stand on

• On which hand you will wear your wedding rings (this varies culturally)

• Whether guests will be seated on “bride and groom sides” or mixed

For more formal ceremonies, I usually invite guests to stand as the bride enters and to be seated before we begin. At the end of the ceremony, I ask everyone to stand again as you walk down the aisle together.

If petals or confetti are planned for the recessional, it’s worth coordinating this with your photographer so the moment can be captured beautifully.

If you book the Personalized Wedding Experience, we can discuss the processional and recessional in detail during our online call and find what feels most natural for you.

Ceremony Rehearsal

My presence at a rehearsal is generally not necessary, but it can be booked as an additional service, usually on the afternoon before the wedding.

The most important elements to practice are:

• Entry and exit order

• Seating

• Music timing

• Any symbolic rituals

If rehearsing without me, I suggest choosing one person to coordinate cues and transitions so everything flows smoothly.

On the Day

I will arrive approximately 60 minutes before the ceremony to connect with your coordinator (if applicable) and musicians.

If you do not have ushers or venue staff guiding guests, I am happy to assist in inviting everyone to take their seats before we begin.

Personalized Wedding Experience

To create a ceremony that truly reflects you, I will ask you a series of questions during our call.

You are also welcome to send your answers in writing or as voice messages.

Please feel free to share more than what may eventually appear in the ceremony. The information helps me understand you more deeply. I will write the text after our call and you can always ask for things to be included or taken out in your first revision.

Your Story

• Where and how did you first meet?

• When did you realise this was becoming something meaningful?

• What made you fall in love?

• Was there a proposal? If so, how did it happen?

About Each Other

• What do you admire most about your partner?

• What is it about your partner that makes your life better, easier, or more joyful?

• In which moments do you feel especially grateful for them?

• What makes you laugh about each other?

Growth & Realness

• What has stretched you as a couple — and how did you grow from it?

• What have you learned about yourself through this relationship?

• When you disagree, what helps you reconnect?

Marriage & The Future

• What does marriage mean to you personally?

• What kind of partnership do you want to build?

• What do you hope to still feel in 20 years?

Community & Presence

• What do the people present at your wedding mean to you?

• Are there guests who travelled far or are especially important to mention?

• Is there someone you would like to honour or remember during the ceremony?

In Three Words

• If you had to describe your relationship in three words, what would they be?