Congratulations Bill and Angela

Today I married Bill and Angela.  Angela was once a student of mine when I taught at Rocky River High School so that made performing this ceremony extra special for me.  Angela has four children and Bill has two.  It was important to them that the children be included in their wedding so we decided the family sand ceremony was the perfect way to do that.  Angela and Bill began by each pouring half of their colored sand into a large class container.  Then the six children joined them, each adding the colored sand they are chosen for the ceremony.  Next Angela and Bill poured the rest of their sand over the top of children's sand.  Finally the glass vessel was closed shut telling the children to look and see that they are in the center of your mom and dad's hearts, now and forever.  It was a special ceremony and that can be placed on a shelf in their home as a daily reminder that they have become a family.

Beautiful day for a wedding

Congratulations to Anne and James who were married yesterday.  They are an adorable couple who put together a beautiful wedding in their backyard.  It was a perfect wedding for a marvelous day.  The weather could not have been nicer.  May they share a lifetime of love and happiness.

Wedding Ceremony

A current trend in wedding ceremonies is for couples to walk alone down separate aisles and meet together in front of their guests.  Some brides are choosing to be escorted by both their father and stepfather or by her mother or mother and father together.  Other brides are having their grandparents or a significant person in their life.  Just how the bride makes her entrance and how she gets there has definitely changed offering today's couples to truly have a wedding done their way.