Detroit Area Wedding Guide
Choosing the wedding location
Choosing the Wedding Location
Traditionally, it was pretty much standard to assume that the wedding ceremony would take place in a church. But as with everything else in life, standards have changed and strict norms have relaxed. Personal preferences, demands on time and the need to be different have all contributed to variations in the choice of the wedding ceremony location.
Given the fact that it is more common now for family and friends to live scattered all over the country, many bridal couples choose to hold their ceremony and wedding reception together in the same venue. Some venues now advertise and cater to the convenience of the one location philosophy.
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Many out-of-towners find it difficult to travel from their lodgings to the church, then to the reception hall, then back to the hotel.
It is expensive for out-of-town guests to attend the wedding and expecting them to rent a vehicle to move around may be a bit of an imposition.
Travelling is tiring for most people and then having to spend the time getting from point A to point B is added stress.
There is always that lull between the ceremony and the reception when the bridal couple usually has their pictures taken and when the guests do not know where to go or what to do. Holding both the ceremony and the reception in one location allows the guests to stay comfortably where they are.
Many couples are opting for the City Hall type of service. They have decided that the elaborate ritual of groomsmen, bridesmaids, tuxedos and wedding gowns is not part of neither their priorities nor their lifestyle.
They may wish to spend their money on a fancy reception and may simply decide that the expense of the wedding attire is really not in the budget.
Other couples have chosen a Justice of the Peace because they are not really interested in a religious ceremony.
More mature couples who have lived together for some time may feel that a ceremony at the church with all the extravagance is for younger people.
Couples who have been married before may choose to have a simple ceremony elsewhere.
With the demands of work and societal pressures, some couples have decided to get married while on vacation. The excitement of marrying on an exotic island appeals to many people.
For some bridal couples, it is easier and less stressful to have the ceremony far away so they do not have to contend with pleasing everyone else at home.
It is a lot of fun to combine the ceremony, honeymoon and vacation from work all in one.
The couple may have been planning a special vacation and do not have the funds to go on vacation and a honeymoon later.
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Most wedding officiants will travel to the location that the bride and groom request. A garden ceremony in the spring or summer is beautiful with little white chairs and ribbons all lined up among the scent-filled flowers. Some even choose to hold their small, quaint ceremony in the living of their home with a few family members and close friends. City parks are also being used as venue for the wedding ceremony.
Indeed, the church or place of worship is probably the most common location for the wedding ceremony. Even with today's relaxed religious mores, many couples prefer the blessing of the church. Women, in particular, have dreamt about their wedding day from the time that they were little girls. A church wedding with the bridesmaids and little girls dressed in fancy gowns, the handsome gentleman in sharp looking tuxedos, the pews adorned with lovely ribbons, flowers at the altar and all the family and friends in attendance is the dominant part of the little girl's dream. There is no doubt that many brides would not miss this special part of the wedding day.
Lastly, there are the thrill seekers who choose what seems to be outrageous to the rest of the population, but may be a favorite pastime of the bridal couple. Parachuting out of an airplane for instance, or snorkeling in beautiful waters among the sea world or maybe even hiking a tall mountain. All of these locations are significant to the bridal couple, which makes it the perfect place for their wedding ceremony.
In conclusion, choosing where and how to hold the wedding ceremony is a personal choice based on reality, financial constraints, job demands and family pressures. The only requirement that one must obey when having the ceremony outside of the church is that the person conducting the ceremony is legally able to perform a marriage ceremony. Likewise, if leaving the state or country, it is important to know whether the union is accepted as lawful in one's hometown.
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