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serena
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Date: January 30, 2014 01:39PM
In early September at 2:00 pm. Its a big, grand church, stained glass, very formal and traditional. I wanted to get married in a simple ceremony without all the folderol, but my husband wanted the whole shebang, matching dresses and tuxes, organ music, but at least he agreed to nix a soloist! Anyway, there was another wedding scheduled for 5 pm that day, so we couldn't dally too long, as they needed time to set up.
There were flowers and candles that needed to be set up and removed, which didn't take too long, and we did not do it, someone else did. There was no feeling of being rushed at all. I got to the church with most of my attendants at 11 or so, after my hair appointment, to do makeup, dress, and get ready for family pictures before the ceremony, but I refused to see my groom until I walked down the aisle with my dad. I'm old fashioned that way, and considering how jittery I was, it was a good thing!
My FIL and BIL both read, one from 1 Corinthians 13, the other a Khalil Gibran quote. We picked all the music, went with the traditional vows, although I wanted to strangle the organist who refused to play the tempos I'd asked him to, and galloped through everything sloppily.
So, no, there's not such a rush to do weddings in any churches I know of. I'd guess no more than three a day, spaced out at least 3 hours apart.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/30/2014 01:43PM by serena.