Informal Groom
By Rev. Sally Christie I imagine it has happened to you. The couple looks you in the eye and says, "this is going to be a formal event." So, you make sure you are dressed in your best, weather permitting, dress. Robe on…
Wedding Stories
Wedding Stories
A Wedding that Changed My Life Wedding Story from ULC By Rev. Jane Dear Amy, I wanted to write and tell my story....I was Ordained a few years ago through ULC...because the Lord was leading me in that direction at the t…
Wedding Stories
One Thing After Another!! We planned our wedding for Memorial Day Weekend so that it would be easier for family to get the time off to attend. We had to change the time three times due to two of the teenage guests perfo…
Wedding Stories
As posted at: http://jewishweddingstories.blogspot.com/ Who Let The Kids Out? This one took place at the Mesquite club in Palm Springs, California. This was a wild party. The bride and groom were relatively young, and s…
Wedding Stories - Geeky Vegas Wedding
We were married in Vegas. We are geeks, so we booked our wedding online. We wanted everyone to join us, but knew not everyone would be able to travel to Vegas. So, we found "The Little White Chapel" which had a wedding …
Wedding Stories - A Scottish Wedding
ULC Seminary Wedding Stories Picture The Bride A Scottish Wedding Two Scotsmen, brothers, Finlay and Jim Calder, were sitting in the pub discussing Jim's big wedding day. 'Aye, it's going to be grand,' said Jim. 'I've g…
The Bride and the Wine - Wedding Stories
The Bride and the Wine My wedding party is in the limo on the way from the church to the reception. We had champagne but someone wanted wine so we stopped at a state store on the way. They pick up some red wine and on t…
Shadow Bride
Universal Life Church Shadow Bride My wedding took place in May, on a sunny day. I thought that everything was ready and that everything would be perfect. We got through the ceremony and then went to a local park to tak…
Series of Unfortunate Events - Wedding Stories
Series of Unfortunate Events ULC Seminary Two months before, the florist canceled. Two weeks before, the limo company canceled. Three days before the wedding, the Best Man sent my hubby an email saying he was not coming…
Heavy Metal Madness
Heavy Metal Madness Universal Life Church Being involved in the wedding business allows you to meet all different kinds of brides and the nice thing is when they come back to you to share their big day stories be it goo…
Guest Count Snafu
Universal Life Church Food Count So my caterer didn't want the final guest count until the Thursday before the wedding. I tried to give it to her earlier, but she kept saying, 'No, I don't want it until that Thursday mo…
Wedding Cake Bite
Wedding Cake Universal Life Church My favorite is from my parent's wedding. My dad was very nervous about my mom feeding him the cake after they had cut it. I guess he was afraid it would fall or something like that, so…
Wedding Stories - Forgotten Bride
Universal Life Church Forgotten Bride At our wedding, my father "forgot" me - MY church prefers that "still" married parents of the Bride and Groom walk in together, light the family candles for the unity candle, and th…
Loud Father
Universal Life Church Loud Father After my father had emergency brain surgery and had finally gotten out of a three month coma, he attended his first social event. The wedding of our next door neighbor and my sister's b…
Cheap Bride - Wedding Stories
Universal Life Church Cheap Bride This happened at my own wedding. It is now one of my most treasured memories. After my darling groom got up and made his speech (he has a very fierce stutter and we had 100 guests, so I…
Wedding Stories
Universal Life Church By Rev. Adam Rocke Nothing unusual at all. It was frantically put together, but came off without any hitch so to speak, at all, and was so much fun to preside at. I can see why you do such and got …
Wedding Stories
Wedding Stories By Rev. Jim Hall First of all I only marry people I have known for a long time. I put together a wedding information page so when friends ask me to marry them, I tell them to go look at the web page Http…
Wedding Stories
Dear Reverend Amy, I officiated my first wedding on April 12, 2010. I had no idea that in helping the couple that I would feel so physically, mentally and emotionally drained. I mean I got home with my wife (the matron …
Wedding Stories
Wedding Advice From KidsHOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff.Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports,and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -…
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Losing Power I just did a wedding this weekend that was quite interesting. I was the DJ. The bride and groom changed their first dance song at the last minute to a song that I didn't have. We found a substitute, but it …
Wedding Stories
WOW!!! Amy, I know you already know how wonderful it feels to conduct a beautiful ceremony but I just finished my first wedding and I can't begin to describe how I feel! Thanks to your books I put together a wonderful w…
Wedding Stories
By Rev. Spencer DethlefsThe Ring that Almost Wasn't I did a wedding in mid-May of this year, and it was only my second. Being the amateur at them that I am, I was nervous anyway. This was the largest wedding I think I'v…
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By Rev. Carol M. C. Duclos Q: How'd your first wedding go? A: Great! I used bits and pieces of several different ceremonies from a couple of books I got from the ministry. The bride and groom loved it, and I felt really…
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Little Wedding Things By Rev. Nila @ VIP WeddingsWedding Stories Dear Amy,I've been involved in weddings for 35 years as a floral designer, bridal gowns and tuxes, wedding chapel and receptions in central Minnesota. I h…
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Funny Couple By Rev. Amy Long I had a funny wedding this weekend.As I waited for the groom and the best man to walk down the aisle, I was chatting with the bride at a distance. When it seemed enough time had passed, I w…
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Last Minute Wedding By Rev. Erica Nash Hi Amy-I just performed a wedding on the beach tonight. It was wonderful. It was a short notice wedding, they called me yesterday lol. They came in from Georgia on vacation and saw…
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Doug and Bonnie met in our office. They eventually fell in love and wanted me (who introduced them) to marry them. At the time I was on a 'round the world trip, and Doug's e-mail about ULC reached me northern India. So,…
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Facing Away From the Audience By Marilyn TenneyWedding Stories I do have a comment and suggestion about performing a wedding: I recently attended a wedding in a small country church where the minister had the couple sta…
Wedding Stories
Wedding Tips By Rev. Sally Franklin Christie, D. D. Have fun. An ad in the Yellow Pages is billed by the month and a book stays around my house anyway for a very long time. I think my spot is 20 bucks a month. An ad pla…
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Keep an Eye on Your Wedding gifts By Debbie Kalinowski and newspaper article Hi,From what I've heard recently, this is the latest "trend". And now this newspaper article confirms it. Please warn all your Brides and Groo…