This week I wish to again speak about second time around
marriages and marriages for widows or widowers.
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If the ceremony is taking place in a church then the
children should be seated in the front row either
with their grandparents or close relatives.
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Expectation of their attendance may be pushing the
friendship as the ceremony
may be a very emotional time for them
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Better to have only one male and female as witness
who have been long standing friends.
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It is not usual for the bride to be given away if it
is her second marriage although she may wish to be
accompanies up the aisle by a male relative.
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Often these days it’s more a symbolism or unity and
the acceptance of new family.
Just some more examples of some protocols that could be
used for 2nd/3rd marriages
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It is not acceptable to ask a parent to attend
without also asking his/her present spouse.
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If it is the brides parents who are divorced it may
be politic to host the function yourselves so there
is no squabbles about who it the actual host.
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It is entirely acceptable for a mother to give her
daughter away if the father is not present.
If both are present and the giving away
ceremony is going to cause ill-feeling delete it
from the ceremony or ask a godparent to stand in.
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It is also acceptable for both mum and dad to walk
the bride down the aisle.
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It is not necessary to ask half brothers/sisters to
your wedding if you do not know them very well.
Postponing the reception may be necessary for a couple
of reasons,
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If you get married overseas and wish to hold the
reception for friends and family upon your return or
your belated reception can be in fact reception
number two.
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If you know your friends will not mix well with your
relatives and you wish to keep reception number one
small.
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If a national emergency or disaster has taken place
at the time of your wedding.
You would not expect friends to come and
celebrate with you if they were busy mopping flood
waters from their houses.
Second Marriage for us both
This is a second marriage for us both.
And yet we are the soul mates of our lives.
Sometimes it’s a while till love arrives,
Though we may watch it sail along the coast.
Sometimes we fail to understand that pain
Can be a journey to a sunlit shore.
We never know what suffering is for,
Or when we lose, what treasure we might gain.
And so I’m grateful now that I am free
To join my life with yours.
I would not change
One moment of my past, or rearrange
The shining chain that brings your love to me.
This Newsletter's ZIP or ZAP
Distribute personalised gifts with a photo of the happy
couple or inscriptions on glasses, wine, spoons, candles
etc.
Regards,
Annie.
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