The wedding officiant's guide How to write & conduct a perfect ceremony

Lisa Francesca

Book - 2014

As more of today's weddings are officiated by a friend or family member, novice officiants need a resource to guide them. Francesca breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained officiant and interviewing the couple to drafting and performing a moving ceremony. She offers empowering advice, suggested readings, stories and lessons learned from new officiants, and practical tips from wedding planners.

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Published
San Francisco : Chronicle Books [2014]
Language
English
Main Author
Lisa Francesca (-)
Physical Description
136 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781452119014
  • Preface: For the Bride or Groom Scanning This Book
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. How to Perform a Wedding
  • Chapter 1. Your Role
  • How Legal Officiating Works
  • Deputy or Ordained Minister?
  • Learn the Local Requirement for Officiants
  • When Online Ordination Is Not Accepted
  • Marrying Outside the United States
  • Types of Wedding Ceremonies
  • Research Wedding Ceremonies, Rituals, and Reading
  • The Amateur Who Acts Like a Professional
  • Chapter 2. Interviewing the Wedding Couple
  • The Essence of a Wedding
  • Chocklist: Questions that Yield the Best Information
  • Marriage Licenses and Changing Names
  • Chapter 3. Drafting the Ceremony
  • Milestones of the Wedding Ceremony
  • Create your Draft
  • Tell Coordinators and Florists about the Props
  • Conducting a Same-Sex Wedding
  • Conducting a Private Ceremony or an Elopement
  • Chapter 4. Countdown to Rehearsal
  • The Couple Applies for the Wedding License
  • A Week Before the Wedding
  • One Day Before Rehearsal
  • Prepare for the Rehearsal
  • Chapter 5. Managing the Rehearsal
  • On Arrival at the Rehearsal Site
  • How to Seize the Reins
  • Why to Rehearse Starting in the Middle
  • Chapter 6. The Wedding Day
  • Did You Ski the Rehearsal?
  • Wedding-Day Checklist
  • Settling in at the Wedding
  • Three... Two... One... You're On!
  • Chapter 7. After the Ceremony
  • Witnessing the License
  • Fellow Up: Monday Morning's Hot Potato
  • Congratulations, You've Done It!
  • Part 2. Wedding Rituals, Readings, and Resources
  • Chapter 8. Wedding-Ceremony Rituals
  • Rituals that Signify the Union
  • Cultural and Religious Elements
  • Chapter 9. Selected Prose and Poetry for Reading
  • Romantic and Philosophical Readings
  • Culture-Specific Readings
  • Chapter 10. Resources
  • Further
  • Props
  • Notes
  • Permissions/Credits
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index