How to add the wow factor to your wedding ceremony - Infinite love

How to add the wow factor to your wedding ceremony part 1

16th December 2019

• Wedding Inspiration
• Getting Married
• Sussex Wedding Ideas

Hello!

Have you recently got engaged? Or are you planning a wedding? I know there is so much to think about when planning your big day. Couples often spend a lot of time carefully considering their venue, their colour scheme or theme, the music, the dress, the suits, the flowers, the entertainment, the food. But the ceremony can fall down the pecking order and sometimes is almost an afterthought. However, if you’re reading this then I imagine that you’re different and do want to add the ‘wow factor’ to your wedding ceremony.

I’m Sam Goodchild and I’m an independent wedding celebrant, I’ve worked with many couples over the last 6 years bringing their ideas to life. I consider it my job to inspire you to add the wow factor to your ceremony.

The ‘Wow factor’ is different for every couple – these are my top tips to discover yours. Many people don’t realise they have complete freedom and many options when working with an independent celebrant. However if you are having a registrar led or church ceremony, there are restrictions so please check with your registrar or vicar before you set your heart on something.

Adding Your ‘Wow!’

Number 1 Personalise Your Ceremony.

This is the most important way to add your wow! Because it will be different for every couple. The following 4 ideas show how you can add the really personal touches:

1. Your love story – you could share how the two of you met and what brought you to this moment. A friend or family member could then read this out during your ceremony. You story may be funny, moving, romantic or inspiring.
2. Write your own vows – you could write personal vows. If you do this, I’d recommend you write from the heart and think about these questions:
   • What is it that made you fall in love with your partner? 
   • What you do love about your partner now? 
   • What do you want to promise to your partner going forward in your relationship? 
   • What is it that made you fall in love with your partner? 

   Answer each question as if you were telling your partner for example:

   • John / Jane, I fell in love with you when/because 
   • I still love [this, that and the other] 
   • In our future together I promise to 
   • What is it that made you fall in love with your partner? 

   If this really scares you, there are loads of sample vows online to give you some ideas and you could adapt them to suit you.If you’re really shy – how about silent vows? This is where you exchange handwritten vows with each other reading them in silence or while some music gently plays.
   Add humour – this isn’t for every couple however, if you have some humorous or relevant anecdotes, it would be great to share them. Perhaps you could have the Best Man or Head Bridesmaid share some of the things that drive you crazy about each other – keeping it very light. You could even add some humour into your vows. One groom I worked with promised he would always have cheese in the fridge for his cheese obsessed bride!

3. Add humour – this isn’t for every couple however, if you have some humorous or relevant anecdotes, it would be great to share them. Perhaps you could have the Best Man or Head Bridesmaid share some of the things that drive you crazy about each other – keeping it very light. You could even add some humour into your vows. One groom I worked with promised he would always have cheese in the fridge for his cheese obsessed bride!
4. What Marriage means to you – You could think about what it really means to you and your partnership – why you want to marry or take a civil partnership and have these ideas expressed in the ceremony by your officiant or read out by a family member or friend.

Hopefully this has given you some ideas to think about, play with and adapt for your own wedding. There are 4 more tips to come so if you want more, have a look at the second way to add the ‘Wow factor’ to your ceremony in Part 2.
If you would like me to help you add the ‘wow factor’ to your ceremony then drop me and email sam@infinitelove.uk or give me a call TEL 07512 347498