A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a friend’s wedding. First of all congratulations to J.O. and D.Y. Like most of you, I have attended a lot of weddings and most of them are the same.
This one was different for so many reasons:
- They asked the guests to arrive one hour prior to the ceremony so they could spend time with them before the wedding
- They faced their guests during the ceremony
- They held hands the entire ceremony
- They left flowers on a chair on behalf of all of their family who had passed on and couldn’t attend the ceremony
- The couple wrote the entire ceremony (which was beautiful) and the minister actually cried during the service
- All of the guests signed a long white scarf when we arrived and during the ceremony they commented on the scarf and actually wanted all of their friends to be around them when they got married and had the scarf draped over both of them
- After the ceremony, they went around to everyone and kissed them prior to going into the cocktail hour
I was so impressed with the level of detail of everything they did. They said "I Do" and frankly did it their way!
- Have you attended a wedding where the couple did some different things?
- What’s the best thing you remember about your wedding?
- Other than your own, describe the best wedding you have ever attended.
I look forward to reading your comments.
Paul Kirch says:
My favorite wedding was when Stacey and I got married in Positano, Italy. We had both been married and divorced, so we decided to do something different the second time around. I wouldn’t call it eloping, since we hired a wedding coordinator (who was amazing). She was from Positano, but lived in Rome. So, she organized everything from there. It was just Stacey and I and it was truly one of the best moments of my life. However, getting married in a foreign country does come with it’s challenges. We not only had to file paperwork with the Italian Consulate here in Texas. There’s an office in Dallas, but instead, we had to go to Houston, with two witnesses. We borrowed a van and road tripped to Houston, where we spent about 30 minutes in front of the Consulate making pledges, signing paperwork and not much more. Then, when we arrived in Italy, we had to spend a couple of days in Naples so we could go to the US Embassy and file more paper work there. From there, it took 5 days to get approved, so we spent part of our honeymoon before getting married. Though we didn’t have guests at the wedding, we were made to feel very important. The mayor of Positano lead our ceremony and the Italian people made Stacey feel like a princess as we walked through the town (with our photographer and videographer). They love weddings and the most macho of men were yelling blessings and best luck wishes. The little children were yelling, “bellissima” (beautiful) to my wife. It was really an amazing experience and as far as weddings go, very different.
Michael Halberstam says:
My wife walked down the aisle to The Temptations song “My Girl”. After we were married we walked back to James Brown’s “I Feel Good” It was on a boat cruising around Marina Del Rey. My favorite wedding was in 1985 when my friend, the groom, threw up during the ceremony. He missed his soon-to-be wife but hit the minister. Ahhhh memories.
Ed Sugar says:
After we were married, Marion and I walked down the aisle to Duke Ellington’s “Take The A Train”
I once attended a wedding where after the couple were pronounced man and wife, they and their wedding party put on sunglasses and walked down the aisle to Timbuk 3’s hit song “The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)”. Rather silly, but fun.
FRANK & EDDIE says:
We couldn’t have described Jamie & Don’s wedding any better ourselves! It’s all of the little details that made it so personal and fabulous! The love of family and friends for Jamie & Don was so
prevalent and heartwarming throughout the entire weekend. Every time we think of the wedding, it brings a smile to our face’s!
We are truly thankful to have been a part of such a joyous occasion.