Bride and Groom Information Needed

 

Name of Bride:   ______________________________________________________

Address of Bride:    ___________________________________________________

                                 ___________________________________________________

Age: _____                                     Number of Previous Marriages _______

Telephone: _________________        email ______________________________

 

Name of Groom: _____________________________________________________

Address of Groom: ___________________________________________________

                               ___________________________________________________

Age: _____                                   Number of Previous Marriages _______

Telephone: _________________      email ______________________________

 

Place of Rehearsal: __________________________________________________

                           __________________________________________________

Date of Rehearsal: ___________________________________________________

Time of Rehearsal: ___________________________________________________

 

Place of Marriage: ___________________________________________________

                          ___________________________________________________

Time of Marriage: ____________________________________________________

Date of Marriage: ____________________________________________________

 

Witness #1: ______________________________residing in __________________

Witness #2: ______________________________residing in __________________

 

 

Wedding Party Information

(please fill in that which applies and cross any that which does not)

 

1. Please indicate if the following will or will not be present:

            Father of the Bride                             will be present                                    will not be present

            (Name: ____________________________________)

            Mother of the Bride                            will be present                                    will not be present

            (Name: ____________________________________)

            Father of the Groom                           will be present                                    will not be present

            (Name: ____________________________________)

            Mother of the Groom                         will be present                                    will not be present

            (Name: ____________________________________)

 

1. Will there be “extended parents” present (step-mothers, step-fathers, grandparents who raised you, etc). If so, please list:

 

 

 

 

 

1. Who will walk the Bride down the aisle?

                        _____ Father of the Bride

                        _____ She will walk in by herself

                        _____ She will walk in with the Groom

                        _____ Other: (Please explain)

 

 

1. Names of Attendants:

                        Best Man: _________________________________________________________

                        Maid/Matron of Honor: ______________________________________________

                        Groomsmen:   ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

                        Bridesmaids:   ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

                                                ______________________________________________________

 

1. Other Participants:

                        Ring Bearer:    ________________________________________ Age __________

                        Flower Girls:    ________________________________________Age __________

                                                ________________________________________Age __________

                                               

1. Other things the Officiant should know about those present:

Every wedding service is different – usually not in the generalities, but always in the particularities. This sheet (and others I may send you) help me to discover your particularities, and incorporate them into the service that I will design and write specifically for the two of you. Remember, there are no right and wrong answers, there are just your answers, and I will try to take your answers and provide you with the best personalized wedding service that I can.

A General Wedding Order

(Many of these things may be left out or added, as you direct.)

 

Opening Prayer*

(I will provide this for you.)

 

Commitment***

(If used, I will ask you if you want to be married to one another.)

 

Blessing***

(If used, this may be brief words from anyone who has come to the service or it may be an actual blessing given by one or both families.)

 

Reading(s)**

(You may have as many readings as you would like and they may come from scripture or from another reading. I would suggest no more than 3 readings. Readings may be done by me or by someone you designate.)

 

Wedding Words*

(An exchange between myself and the Bride and Groom.)

 

[Note: If there is no blessing, the committal is frequently placed here.]

 

Vows*

(Statements of promiser and pledge to one another. You may write these yourselves or you can choose from a variety of vows that I can provide for you.

 

Ring Exchange**

(A blessing upon your rings and the giving of a ring to one another.)

 

Declaration of Marriage*

(My declaration to your guests that because of what you have done as a representative of the state and God I declare that it is so and will be so in the future.)

 

The Kiss**

(Usually a highpoint of any service and who know who is kissing whom.)

 

Closing Prayer*

(I will provide this for you.)

 

The Benediction*

(I will provide this for you or you may choose from a variety of benedictions which I will provide for you.)

 

The Introduction***

(Your first introduction to the world as X & Y, husband and wife – X and Y, a married couple – Mr. and Mrs. Z – or any other way in which you would like to be introduced.)

 

* = a wedding service always includes this

**= a wedding service frequently includes this

***= a wedding service may include this

 

(Cut and paste from here onward into an email that you send me. The email format will allow you to fill in answers or make comments. Or download, print and return by snail mail or as an attachement.)

 

Please indicate below your preferences for the service:

 

1. 1.      Blessing***:                yes                   no

 

                                    Family blessing

 

                                    Anyone present

 

1. 2.      Reading(s)**:             0                      1                      2                      3

 

                        Source:

                                                Pastor John pick

                        We like:

                                                ______________________________________________________

 

                                                ______________________________________________________

 

                                                ______________________________________________________

 

1. 3.      Commitment***:                   yes                   no

 

                       

                        Answer Using:

 

                                                I do

 

                                                I will

 

1. 4.      Vows*:            We will write our own and send them to you for insertion

 

                                    We would like to have you send us a variety of vows from which we can                                 pick or which we can ask you to rewrite and personalize for us

 

 

1. 5.      Ring Exchange**:       We will exchange rings in the following way:

 

                                                            Neither will receive a ring

 

                                                            Only the bride will receive a ring

 

                                                            Only the groom will receive a ring

 

                                                            Both will receive a ring

 

1. 6.      The Benediction*:     We will write our own and send them to you for insertion

 

                                                We would like to have you send us a variety of vows from which                                                          we can pick or which we can ask you to rewrite and personalize                                                           for us

 

1. 7.      Introduction***:       We would like to be introduced as

 

                                                            X and Y, husband and wife

 

                                                            Mr. and Mrs. Z

 

                                                            Mr. Z and Mrs. A, husband and wife

 

                                                            Let’s talk about it

 

 

 

 

Other Information/options:

 

1. 1.      We would like to have a time when guests might speak to the bride and groom (outside of the blessing time).                        Yes                   No

 

1. 2.      We would like to give a rose to our “new” mothers (bride to groom’s mother and groom to bride’s mother after the family blessing).               Yes                   No

 

1. 3.      We want a song included in the ceremony:                       recorded                     live

 

            Song Title: _________________________________________________________

 

            [If live, name of singer(s)/musician(s: __________________________________

 

                                    ___________________________________________________________

 

                                    ___________________________________________________________

 

1. 4.      One, or both of us, has children and we would like to include them in the ceremony in some way:                        Yes                   No

 

                        If yes, names and ages of children:

 

                                    _________________________________________     _________________

 

                                    _________________________________________     _________________

 

                                    _________________________________________     _________________

 

                                    _________________________________________     _________________

 

                                    _________________________________________     _________________

 

1. 5.      We would like to include the following cultural ceremony in the service: