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Interfaith Wedding Ceremony Ideas

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These days, it's becoming more and more common for couples of

different religious backgrounds to get married. Many religions

have embraced this fact-- in two of the four major Jewish sects,

interfaith marriages are regularly performed, most Protestant

clergy are willing to officiant interfaith marriages, and more

and more Catholic priests, Conservative Judaism rabbis, and

Islamic leaders are conducting interfaith ceremonies. Ask other

interfaith couples in your area for recommendations if you're

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having a hard time finding someone yourself. Or, you could have

your wedding performed by a non-religious officiant. You will

still have the opportunity to incorporate religion into your

ceremony if you do this, but it will eliminate the hassle of

finding a religious officiant who's views about interfaith

marriage are the same as yours.



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It may not be easy pulling off an interfaith ceremony. Your

relatives may be upset that you are straying from tradition and

even you and your fiance may have some different ideas about how

the ceremony should be run and which traditions and rituals

should be part of the ceremony. You will need to take a lot of

time to consider exactly what marrying someone of a different

faith means to you and how you will handle your differences on

the wedding day and beyond. With some compromising and

understanding though, we're sure you're interfaith wedding will

go on without a hitch.



Since there is no traditional interfaith ceremony format, we can

not recommend one that you should follow, but below you will

find some tips for how to incorporate two religions into your

ceremony.



Involving Both Families-- Chances are, if anyone is upset about

you having an interfaith marriage it's the older generation--

your parents and grandparents. The best thing you can do to help

them come to terms with your decision and understand it is to

have both families participate in the ceremony. Unity candles

are a wonderful idea to involve both parents and in this case,

the candle lighting will have extra symbolism as you are not

only joining your two families, but also your two faiths. At

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and brides you will notice that the couple is taking a cue from

the Jewish religion and having both parents walk the bride and

groom down the aisle. This is sure to make both sets of parents

feel special on the big day.



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Neutral Ground-- It's important for many couples and their

families to have a completely neutral ceremony. Many officiants

steer clear of using non-inclusive language and avoid using

mentions of things unique to one religion (for example, mentions

of Israel, Jesus as a savior, etc.) and instead focus on God's

love and the theme of unity and togetherness. In general, we'd

advise against having the ceremony in a place of worship unless

it is special to both the bride and groom.



Music and Readings-- Incorporate music and readings from both

your faiths into the ceremony or you can have faith neutral

readings and music. We have several suggestions for readings as

well as tips for readers weddings in our ceremony section.



Programs-- Wedding programs are almost a necessity at an

interfaith wedding if you will be incorporating aspects of two

faiths into your wedding. A good program will explain the

meaning and origin behind any religious rituals that take place

at the wedding, that way, none of the guests will be confused

about what is going on (your guests may not have attended a

wedding outside of their faith group).



Having two officiants-- Many interfaith couples are now deciding

to have two officiants present at their wedding ceremonies, one

from each religion. By having two officiants, you'll be making

everyone more comfortable, plus two heads are always better than

one and two officiants can give you more ideas about conducting

and interfaith ceremony than just one.



About the author:

Heather Greene is the head writer for the wedding planning site,

Wedding Wonderful located at www.weddingwonderful.com. This

article originally appeared on Wedding Wonderful.



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