Welcome from Rev. Connie
~ Phone – 619-562-0867
The following is intended to be a guide to help us design the perfect ceremony for your wedding.
First you will find an outline of the overall structure to explain how the ceremony is set up.Then you will find some basic ceremonies which sometimes people take some wording from, if they are looking for a more traditional ceremony.
Next you will read some of the ceremonies that have been used by some of my clients.
After that are some readings, poems and lovely sentiments that you might want to consider including in your ceremony.
Also, there are lots of pages of sample vows, and ring ceremonies. The promises are a way to replace or add to the vows with you making promises to each other.
You have the choice with the vows to:
Have the officiant read it and you agree saying "I will" or "I do"
Repeat the words after your officiant
Memorize the words to speak them on your own
I wish you all wonderful things on your wedding day, and for the rest of you lives together, and hope the words you find here will help you voice the thoughts in your head, and the feelings in your heart.
LOOKING FOR A WEDDING OFFICIANT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY? 
Frequently Asked Questions - For those couples planning a wedding in San Diego County, California **Now located in beautiful Julian, but will travel throughout the county.
Availabiltity:
This can only be determined by contacting Rev. Connie - Phone 619-562-0867
Fees: $350 ~ Wedding with Rehearsal $250 ~ Wedding Without Rehearsal
What does the fee cover:
The fee covers the intial meeting, designing the ceremony with as much or as little input that you wish to contribute, the rehearsal and the actual ceremony, processing of license.
What type of payment can be used: Cash, check, Mastercard or Visa credit cards
When is the payment due:
1/2 of the payment is due at the time we sign the agreement. This is a non-refundable fee and it books your date, since you are blocking that portion of time. The balance is due no later than the rehearsal.
Do you provide the license:
No, I am unable to do that. I can give you information on where you can obtain your license but you must do this in person. I will be in charge of getting witness signatures and sending the license in.
Common Ceremony Structure
The key elements utilized in most Western wedding ceremonies, in their most common order, are:
1) Introduction, Opening, or Invocation -- in which the officiant typically announces the purpose of the gathering, indicates the names of the bride and groom, welcomes the guests and solicits them to participate in the ceremony by their presence and, perhaps, their prayers.
2) Main Body -- in which the officiant ruminates on the meaning of marriage and the significance of the bride and groom's decision to join together in wedlock. The officiant may also share more casual remarks about the bride and groom as he or she has come to know them, and about the fitness of their union. This portion of the ceremony might also include religious or other readings by the officiant or by other persons who have been asked by the bride and groom to speak.
The Main Body is sometimes divided into the Interrogation and the Presentation (either may come first). The Interrogation specifically refers to the officiant asking the couple if they come of their own free will to marry. The Presentation is when the bride, or the bride and groom, are presented for marriage by their parent or parents (the familiar, "Who gives this woman").
3) Introduction to the Vows -- in which the officiant explains the significance of the vows which the couple are going to exchange.
4) Vows -- in which the bride and groom individually affirm their commitment to one another, in response to questions posed by the officiant; the responses usually take the form of "I do" or "I will." In the Western Christian tradition, this is the point at which they are officially married.
5) Exchange of Rings -- in which the couple, usually repeating phrases at the officiant's direction, declare their commitment to one another and place a wedding ring on the hand of their betrothed. In the Western Jewish tradition, this is the point at which they are officially married.
6) Closing/Announcement of the Couple -- in which the officiant announces that the couple is officially wed. This may also include a final prayer or benediction, the officiant indicating that the groom may "kiss the bride," and/or the officiant "introducing" the newly married couple to the guests.
This ceremonial order is usually preceded by a processional, in which the wedding party members enter the ceremonial location, and is followed by a recessional, in which they exit.
