• Sharing a cup of wine
• Breaking a glass
• Flowers presented to parents or grandparents
• Hands ceremony
• Blessing the wedding rings
• Releasing butterflies or doves
• Unity candle (side candles can be lit by bride & groom or mothers)
• Sand ceremony
• Readings or poems by friends or family members
• Rose and the vessel 
• Groom presents a single rose to his bride
• Musical interlude (instrumental or sung) 
  
  
  

• Thank parents
• Acknowledge children
• Acknowledge loved ones who have passed
•  Add humor (see Humor)
• Write your own vows

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Jeffrey M. Goldstein
New Jersey Wedding Officant
tel:908-232-7462
cell:908-246-9049
email: jgoldstein1942@yahoo.com