Person One's pronouns
Person One's descriptor
Person One's phone number
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Person Two's full name
Person Two's pronouns
Person Two's descriptor
Person Two's phone number
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Witnesses
If you know who they will be, please share their names and email address.
If you don't know who they'll be yet, don't stress. I'll ask again later!
Ceremony date
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Ceremony time
Ignore the time zone, I have no idea how to remove it!
But to be honest, if you're getting married in a different timezone to where I live, we've probably spoken about it by now.
Hour
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Second
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Dress code
Housekeeping
Is there anything I should be telling your guests before we officially begin?
Will there be a processional?
If yes, please let me know who will be walking down the aisle, and how they'll be arriving at the ceremony.
Will there be a presenting?
If yes, please outline who will be presented and by whom.
Do you have any changes to the Minimum Legal Vows?
The default vows are:
“I call upon the persons here present to witness that I, A.B. (or C.D.),
take thee, C.D. (or A.B.), to be my lawful wedded wife (or husband, or spouse).”
There are a few legally permitted changes to the legal vows. These are:
- ‘husband’, or ‘wife’ or ‘spouse’ may be changed to ‘partner in marriage’
- ‘call upon’ may be changed to ‘ask’
- ‘persons’ may be changed to ‘people’
- ‘thee’ may be changed to ‘you’
- ‘persons here present’ may be changed to ‘everyone here’ or ‘everybody here’ or ‘everyone present here’ or ‘everybody present here’, or
- the couple may leave out either ‘lawful’ or ‘wedded’, but not both.
Anything else I need to factor in?
Are there any other acknowledgments you'd like made? Have you asked someone to do a reading?
This is your chance to tell me all the other things you've been thinking about!
How did you first meet?
This is the origin story!
I know they're not always Disney fairytales, but even the simplest story is great for setting the scene.
What were your first impressions of each other?
Tell me about your first date?
What did you do?
Who was more nervous?
Did anyone say something outrageously embarrassing?
Who said "I love you" first?
Set the scene.
Where were you?
What was going on?
What was the catalyst for saying those three magic words?
Tell me about the proposal!
How did it happen?
Who asked who?
Were you standing in the pouring rain?
Curled up in front of the fire?
Or was it just a random Tuesday?
How would those closest to you describe your relationship?
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
This can be a juicy story you've thought of.
Or maybe it's a simple memory you'd like woven in.
And finally, would you like me to order your legal Marriage Certificate?
I can do this when I submit your marriage to the Government, or you can do it yourselves later.
It's an important document to have and typically costs around $60, which I will include on my invoice.