Wedding Ceremony Podcast

Jewish/Catholic ceremonies. Interfaith rituals. The bride doesn't want what her mother wants. The purpose of a ritual. The importance of the officiant attitude with unfamiliar customs.

Variations on the combining wine ritual. Is it a unity ritual or end of ceremony celebration? Are ceremony programs a collectible or keepsake or an information tool? When an officiant is gracious.

Special guest Aretha Gaskin. WeddingsByAretha.com. How she helps officiants and celebrants around the world. When the couple did not want the mother of the groom to participate in the ceremony but she definitely did. When the father of the bride was a deacon in his church but the couple didn't want any mention of God in the ceremony.

The Unity Candle and Jewish candle lighting hybrid ritual. How big should the Unity Candle be? When the Unity Candle is taller than the hurricane lamp.

The polka dot bride's dress. No veil, no train and no wedding party make for much less distractions. If you want to look as pretty as you did in the bridal dress shop, have your ceremony indoors.

Wedding in the rain, part 2. There is a big horse. The microphone doesn't work. The bride's personal vows are too long. The groom didn't write his personal vows. Clint is the ring bearer.

Another wedding in the rain, part 1. The bride thinks it's romantic. The veil can get wet but not dirty. The event planner is an example of excellent communication. The guys with the umbrellas.

Does the officiant help the couple write their Personal Vows? Will the officiant look bad if the Personal Vows suck? When the client tries to haggle the fee. When officiants insist on the content of their ceremonies.

Special guest, Lee Dyson. HeyMisterDJ.com. How excellent DJ plans and executes wedding ceremony music. How to understand the emotional impact songs can have before, during, and after the ceremony.

Wedding MBA for officiants recap.  "Without me, there is no wedding!" What is the officiant's actual role on a wedding day?  What could possibly go wrong?

The photographer in the black, leather tank top.  Is the bride, wedding professional or guest dealing with mental illness or on a spectrum?  JP discovers that he and the bride's uncles had the same kindergarten teacher.

JP's Groom of the year, decade and century! The brain-dead dance of the Groom and the Father of the Bride. How do you do the Wine ritual?

The bride says "I am beautiful!". The flower girl hits the grass face first. "Better her than me." Not instructing the guests to rise until the bride is at the aisle. The Whispering Frenchman.

Special Guest: Jana Williams, excellent photographer. Jana-Williams.com. Why communicating with the photographer is so important. The officiant that took focus away from the couple. The officiant that refused to ask the guest to stand.

Where are the Rings? When an amateur officiant doesn't know what to check before the ceremony. What are the transitions between segments of a wedding ceremony? Why do some officiant feel the need to lecture about the pitfalls of marriage?

The Maid of Honor wore a T-rex costume during the ceremony. JP has another encounter with the Father of the Bride. The bride didn't want JP to use a microphone at the beach. The guests clap along with the ice cream truck music.

Clint reads a scam email. Why is the photographer behind the officiant for the entire ceremony? Groom gives permission to edit the ceremony while it's happening. The importance of the officiant's energy.

Special Guest Jeannie Savage. AboutDetailsDetails.com. Event planner supreme. How her background as GM of top hotels led to a successful career as an event planner. The officiant who couldn't see the tree.

Special guest Cantor Marc Bachrach. Combining Jewish traditions with contemporary melodies. Singing the Ketubah. Adding modern dance and bubbles to the seven blessings.

Sand Sculpture bottles with small tops. The elopement couple that survived a terrorist shooting. Let the groom smell the bouquet. Wedding officiants need to have a support team.