Church Wedding Ceremony
WEDDING ENTOURAGE ASSEMBLY
-Call to Order:
OPENING CEREMONY
-Meditation (a song or instrument)
-Reading of the Word & Invocation : Pr.
-Emcee’s Welcome Note: Mrs. Kathlene Abiado
PROCESSIONAL (Canon in D)
Candle Lighters
Officiating Ministers
Best Man
Groom’s Parents
Groom
Usherettes
Principal Sponsors
Covenant and Bible Bearer
Bride’s Maids and Groom’s Men
Maid of Honor
Little Bride and Groom (Here Comes the Bride)
Flower Girls
Bride’s Parents
Entrance of the Bride (Song: He Has Chosen Me For You by Lidiane Orendain)
Parental Rites (Handoff)
-Bride and Groom proceed to the Wedding Altar
-Minister’s Homily
-Exchange of Marriage Vows
-Declaration of Marriage Vows: by the Minister
-Prayer of Commitment
-Dedicatory Song : “The Lord’s Prayer”
-Signing of the Marriage Contract (with music)
-Lighting of Unity Candle
-Declaration of Marriage
CLOSING CEREMONY
PICTURE TAKING
Newly Wed Couple
Couple with the Ministers
Coordinators, Usher/Usherettes, Singers, Emcee, Pianist
Bride’s Parents
Bride and Groom’s Parents
Bride’s Immediate Family
Bride’s Immediate Family w/ Relatives
Groom’s Parents
Groom’s Immediate Family
Groom’s Immediate Family w/ Relatives
Male Principal Sponsors
Male and Female Principal Sponsors
Female Principal Sponsors
Bride’s Maid and Groom’s Men
Bride’s Maid and Groom’s Men with the Flower Girls & Bearers
Friends of the Bride
Friends of the Groom