Waiting Too Long to Book
The best vendors are booked early. You should book your officiant as soon as you set your wedding date and book your venue.
Untrained and Inexperienced Officiants
Anyone can call themselves a Wedding Officiant, and get an instant internet “ordination” for $25. With little experience in working with couples and no training in liturgy or pastoral skills, hiring a novice officiant is problematic. You want to find a Seminary trained and experienced officiant, whether your ceremony will be religious, spiritual or secular. More Info
Unity Candles Outside
Most wedding guests can’t see the flame of a Unity Candle outside during the day and it frequently won’t light or stay lit. The sand ceremony is a good alternative for outside weddings.
Too Many or Inexperienced Photographers
They get in the way and hold up processionals and recessionals and block people’s view. The best photographers are hardly noticed.
Toddler Flower Girls and Ring Bearers
Using flower girls and ring bearers who are too young to know what’s going on is uncomfortable for all. They are frequently terrified. One way to solve this is have an older child or an adult lead or carry them.
Too Many Symbolic Traditions
The Unity candle, the sand ceremony, the rose and the vase, the cord and the veil, the Navajo wedding vase, the Arras coins, and handfasting ribbons are beautiful, but using multiple traditions is redundant and reduces the impact of each. In addition to the exchange of the rings, usually one or two of these other traditions symbolizing unity will work well.
Proud Announcement!
Twelve consecutive wins!! 2013 through 2024. ”We are proud to announce that Rev. Gary Deinstadt has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings Pick Hall Of Fame.”