Wedding Ceremony Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog

The Difference Between a Marriage Certificate and a Marriage License

December 2nd, 2021

In the busyness of planning your wedding, it is easy to forget the difference between a marriage license vs. certificate. Both documents are important, though, so it is essential that you make them part of your agenda. Continue Reading »

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Tips for Writing a Short Wedding Script

November 26th, 2021

A wedding is a special day, not only for the couple involved but also for their friends and family who gather as witnesses. That doesn't mean the ceremony has to be long -- some couples don't want a long service. Continue Reading »

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Top 5 Wild Wedding Controversies You Have to Read to Believe

August 18th, 2021

A Reddit post about a bride-to-be banning her fiance's elderly grandmother from the wedding reception went viral, and it prompted us to look into other wedding-day drama. Here are some of the wildest posts we found! Continue Reading »

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Report: Couples Owe $3.7 Billion for Canceled or Postponed COVID Weddings

November 5th, 2020

A new report says that 225,000 couples owe a combined 3.7 billion in loans for COVID-related wedding cancelations or postponements. That's about $16,500 per couple - all for weddings that might not even happen. Continue Reading »

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Bucking Gender Norms, Couple Flips Coin to Choose Last Name

January 17th, 2020

Unsure of what to do with their last names when they married, a Florida couple left it up to chance and flipped a coin. Jeff Ward, who took his wife's name, said it was "a good step towards an equal partnership." Continue Reading »

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Mississippi Wedding Venue Turns Away Mixed Race Couple, Citing Christian Beliefs

September 4th, 2019

After learning that her brother and his fiancée had been turned down by a wedding venue in their small Mississippi hometown, Lakambria Welch thought there must have been a mistake. She drove down to Boone's Camp Event Hall in Booneville, MS to sort things out with the owner. But Welch couldn’t have been prepared for the conversation that followed. Continue Reading »

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Tongue Tied? Try the Wedding Ceremony Script Generator

September 30th, 2015

The Wedding Ceremony Script Generator is a free online tool that you can take advantage of at any time that will craft a service with all the things you wanted to say but didn't know how. Continue Reading »

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The Marriage Fight in Alabama

February 27th, 2015

Years ago, Alabama, like many states, took a stand for conservative Biblical principles by defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. That's why for proponents of marriage equality, it was almost too good to be true when a federal judge recently Continue Reading »

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The Rise of the Themed Wedding

June 20th, 2014

Imagine you are performing a wedding and the bride and groom roll up in a Delorean in a Back to the Future-inspired wedding. Extravagant props like this have become the centerpieces of themed weddings. Continue Reading »

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How to Perform a Wedding Ceremony

May 12th, 2014

A person asked to perform a wedding ceremony may be overwhelmed by the process and not quite know where to start. Worry no more, we're here to help out, in three simple steps. Continue Reading »

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