Mixed Faith Marriages
Marriage is, at its heart, the combining of the lives of two people into something new, something unique. From friends to families to cultures a wedding is always the start of something different. In modern times this has only become more interesting.
Let’s face it, the world was a little boring 50 year or more years ago. We only married within our cultural, religious and racial groups. These were firmly established barriers. Today, all those barriers have disappeared and we can pretty much marry anyone we choose to commit to!
This makes for interesting wedding ceremonies. One of the unique elements to navigate is a “mixed faith” wedding, where each of the couple from a religious tradition and wish to express that tradition in some way during the ceremony. We’ve been doing this for years and have developed valuable experience in how to navigate all the questions around how this would work in a way that us unique for you.
If you are in this position, get in touch and discuss with me or one of our marriage officers. There are some wonderful ideas to discuss!
A tiny wedding or simple registration has become the norm
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So you want to elope
Elope is defined as "run away secretly in order to get married." In years passed this had a bit of a negative connotation - the idea that star crossed lovers, who were forbidden from being married for reasons of religion, culture or status, would run away and get...
Do we have to get married under a roof?
No. Of course that's not the full answer. There are some marriage officers who will not perform a wedding in the open, some will do a ceremony outside but insist the register be signed indoors. While most will perform your wedding wherever you want. The law...
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