One of the elements I am most excited about is our wedding ceremony.
Contrary to what people may think, designing a ceremony can be one of the most fun and customizable things to do during the planning process.
Over the past few years, we are seeing more and more couples getting married outside of religious institutions and ceremonies officiated by celebrants, lawyers or a friend who has gotten ordained.
Each ceremony ends up being so unique and different from one another which is a beautiful thing….
Let me give you a little bit of an overview of how Jason & I are structuring our ceremony:
1) We have decided to skip out on a bridal party. All you really need during a ceremony are two witnesses. Instead we have selected both of our brothers to be our ‘Man of Honor’ and ‘Best Man’.
Hugo (my brother) is a superstar and my best friend. We literally speak several times a day (I’m actually his live-voice google search engine) and he was always my go-to for anything food, wine, nightlife, relationships and random ideas. He may also be my biggest fan.
Julian (Jason’s brother) is a solid dude and him and Jason, though very different from each other at times, have always been super close …except when Julian would steal Jay’s clothes or lose his expensive shades (Jason asked me to write that lol). Typical brother relationship where they know when ‘push comes to shove’, they are there for each other.
Hugo & Julian are both studs with great energy who completely charm a room when they enter it – the main reason that they are also jointly MC-ing our wedding.
2) We are including our little furry baby – Bianca Neve – in our ceremony procession. Stay tuned!
*Bianca (above) attending a jewish wedding…lol
3) My uncle Vince is ‘performing’ as I walk down the aisle.
4) We are writing our own vows.
5) We are including Romanian & Italian elements/symbolism to represent our backgrounds.
6) We are including a ‘Wine Ceremony’ representing our union of families.
7) We are having every guest transmit their ‘positive vibes’ into the rings by passing them through the crowd throughout the ceremony.
8) We are including our favorite music throughout the ceremony.
9) We are recognizing the special people who are unfortunately no longer with us.
10) And lots more but I don’t want to give it all away before it happens!
Our ceremony will be officiated by a lovely man whom I have known for a very long time and whose demeanor is calming and sincere. Owner of www.lecelebrant.com, Luis Zamora is the right choice for people who want a ceremony with some substance. He takes the time to get to know you and works in some content that really applies to the couple in question.
Even if you are getting married in a synagogue or church or temple, it is seriously worth speaking to the person who will marry you and see what can be done differently to make the ceremony more of a reflection of you.
Our ceremony look n’ feel is also fabulous! Here is an inspiration photo:
Can’t wait to walk down the aisle and stare into the eyes of my LOVE!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH.
TANIA