| Coming up with a wedding ceremony on a budget | | | | may be able to negotiate for a lower price than |
| is actually one of the easiest element of a | | | | what you might normally get otherwise. |
| wedding there is. With a little legwork and | | | | By having a ceremony at a location other than a |
| research on your part, you should be able to find | | | | traditional church or synagogue venue, you may |
| almost anything you want. | | | | also be able to control the ceremony more than |
| Many times a couple want a traditional type of | | | | you might otherwise. You will have complete |
| wedding ceremony that includes officiating by | | | | control over the music played, and you will be able |
| some sort of recognized authority like the justice | | | | to specify what kind of elements you want in the |
| of the peace on the civil side, or a minister or | | | | ceremony, such as reading your own vows, or |
| other clerical figure on the religious side. One of | | | | planning on elements which may be out of the |
| the first steps you need to decide is whether or | | | | ordinary, like a hand fasting, or other nontraditional |
| not the religious component is a necessity for | | | | parts such as the jumping over a broom to |
| you. There is a certain set of paperwork that | | | | signify that the union is complete. You may also |
| must be completed no matter where the | | | | be able to incorporate traditions which are no |
| marriage occurs, usually there are no | | | | longer observed, such as the Scottish tradition |
| specifications as to whether the one officiating | | | | wherein an element declared three times before |
| the ceremony as civil or religious qualification to do | | | | witnesses that they are man and wife. Just be |
| so. | | | | sure that whoever is officiating has the legal |
| If the participation a religious official is not a | | | | authority in the area where you're to complete |
| necessity, it is possible to be married legally by a | | | | the marriage in the area or territory where you |
| judge, justice of the peace, or even a ship's | | | | reside. If the marriage is recognized by your local |
| captain when a couple is in international waters. In | | | | authorities, it will be honored anywhere else you |
| most of these cases, the fee for the ceremony | | | | go. |
| is minimal ($50 or less) if not simply a gratuity to | | | | A final consideration to make in planning your |
| whomever is officiating. The actual words of the | | | | wedding ceremony on a budget is whether or not |
| ceremony, itself, are fairly common ones that are | | | | you even want the marriage to be legal under the |
| contained in books are used by this sort of official. | | | | laws where you are located. There have been |
| If you desire to have the participation of a more | | | | cases where for reasons of financial stability (like |
| traditional religious authority, you don't necessarily | | | | Richard Social Security pensioners do not want |
| have to use them at the place of worship they | | | | their incomes combined due to a legal union), the |
| are normally connected with. If you're having your | | | | couple will choose to declare that they are |
| wedding ceremony an alternate location, it is | | | | "married in the sight of God" even though not so |
| possible to negotiate with them for a cost that | | | | in any legal sense. In this case, it is not necessary |
| may be lower than what you would pay for | | | | to engage the services of a duly authorized |
| services at the church or synagogue. The key | | | | official. In such a ceremony is possible to have |
| here is to find someone who's willing to travel, | | | | anyone you choose officiate whatever 0tradition |
| and if possible, invite them to the reception | | | | you wish to engage in. |
| afterwards. By offering to serve them food, you | | | | To your beautiful wedding ceremony! |