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Full Wedding Ceremony Rehearsals: 3 Reasons to Have Them

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve performed hundreds of wedding ceremonies, but have held only a handful of rehearsals. My overall guiding principle is that the bride needs to feel comfortable and confident that the ceremony will go well. When I do have a full rehearsal, it is for at least one of three good reasons. I meet my brides [...]

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Wedding Planners: 4 Reasons I Love Working With Them

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »

When I arrive at the on-location wedding ceremony venue, I am seeing more and more couples hiring wedding planners or that the site is providing coordinators. I love it when I meet these people. They can make my and the couple’s day less stressful. There are many kinds of wedding planners. Some just do the [...]

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Prepare and then Focus on What’s Right

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

You have spent many hours preparing for your wedding. You can get all caught up in the details and become upset when they don’t all come together. In focusing on what is right – your marriage – you can ride these out and have a fondly remembered day. There have been countless times when I’ve [...]

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Venue Not Available For A Wedding Rehearsal? Plan A Rehearsal Anywhere

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I don’t run rehearsals very often. However, they are sometimes necessary. For this couple, the bride just immigrated from Romania. I felt that we needed to have a rehearsal to reassure her. Since the venue was not available we stepped through a rehearsal in their apartment building‘s party room. It was a really special wedding [...]

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Grooms: Three Ways to Handle Your Emotions During Your Wedding

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I see grooms struggling as they say their wedding vows – fighting back the tears of emotion. In this public declaration of his love for his bride, the groom chokes sniffles and feels embarrassed. Here is some advice on how to handle this precious moment. There are two places in the wedding ceremony where I [...]

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Video Feeds Are a Easy Way to Include Remote Guests for Your Wedding Ceremony

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Brides and grooms want to include as many people in their special day as they can. However, for many reasons, some cannot travel to the wedding venue. Live video & audio feeds can be the answer to connecting with everyone for your day. The bride and groom make up their list of people whom they’d [...]

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Lodge Wedding Venues in the Ottawa Area

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Brides and grooms seek out a wedding venue of their dreams. One dream is to have their wedding at a rustic lodge. Lodges are part of our romantic images of Canada like canoes and roaring fireplaces. They form the fabric of  our heritage, just like weddings. There are several lodge venues in Ottawa. I’ve enjoyed [...]

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Interviewing a Wedding Officiant? – Bring Lots of Questions!

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »

This is the time of year when brides and grooms starting looking for a wedding officiant. My guest blogger today, Larry James, outlines the most common questions that we both get. In contrast to his location in Arizona, the most popular months for weddings in Ottawa are July, August and September. Guest Blogger: Larry James [...]

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Grooms: How to tell if you are a Grombie.

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I have learned the tell tale signs of a grombie. A grombie is a groom zombie – he is the one walking around listlessly not quite knowing what to do the day of the wedding. He has a slight dazed looked and slackened face, surprised at what is happening during the wedding. It is very [...]

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Grooms: Caution Grombies Spawn Bridezillas

Posted in Wedding Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I am walking up to the wedding venue to perform a ceremony. I think back at our meeting recalling that they are a nice couple. When I find the bride, I discover she has turned into a bridezilla – shouting orders to people and generally freaking out. Why did this happen, I ask myself? The [...]

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