Resources
And Links
Photography
Dan Wagner Photography
Dan takes lots and lots of
pictures, is almost invisible, and a delight to work
with.
Venues
Bailey Arboretum,
Locust Valley, New York
The perfect place for a small
wedding - magnificent grounds and excellent service.
Wedding Rings
Weddingrings.com – the best
selection of wedding rings and superior service.
Flowers
Joan Smith – 162 Main Street,
Port Washington, New York 11050, 516-767-6601
Exquisite, unique arrangements unlike any other
florist.
Websites Related to Interreligious
Concerns
These sites offer information
to couples from different religious backgrounds.
Dovetail Institute For Interfaith
Family Resources
Interfaith Family.com, Encouraging
Jewish Choices & A Welcoming Jewish Community
Elements
Of The Ceremony
Two elements essential to a legally
binding wedding are the vows or promises you make to one
another and the proclamation by the Officiant that you are
married.
The following elements are the parts of the wedding
ceremony that you may also want to include,
Procession
– symbolizes progress, a
moving on from one state of being to another
Convocation
– words spoken to commence the
wedding
Invocation
- words through which the
Officiant calls on a higher presence to acknowledge and
bear witness to your ceremony
Readings
- selections read by
designated persons
Address
– the Officiant delivers a
message to couple, and inspires in guests a deep sense of
the meaning of love and the value of marriage
Consecration
– to remind you that what you
are undertaking is sacred
Expression
of Intent - couple
expresses their intention to commit to the promises they
are about to make to each other
Vows
- heartfelt spoken promises of
what you are willing to do for one another, under what
circumstances, and for what length of time.
Blessing
and Exchanging of the Rings - words to embody the symbolic meaning of
the exchange of rings
Pronouncement
of Marriage – the
Officiant’s public proclamation that you are married and
presentation as husband and wife
The
Kiss - yummy
Benediction
- offers good wishes
Recession
– bride and groom walk down
the aisle as a married couple!
Love
Quotes
by Swami Muktananda:
Love is the sole reason for living
And the sole purpose of life
Love is not something new
Which we have to acquire
It is a place in the heart
Within every one of us
It is the place of love
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True love is free from limitation
It doesn’t know high from low,
Man from woman, friend from enemy.
True love is an impulse
Which wells up independently from within.
Once you attain love from within,
You will also get it from without.
It will manifest in all for you.
All the creatures of this cosmos
Are nothing but vibrations of love.
They are sustained by love
And in the end they merge
Into the same cosmic Being.
That is why it is essential to love.
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Once the fountain of love is unlocked in our hearts, we see
the magnificence of our existence. With that love we turn
this world into a paradise.
-Gurumayi Chidvilasananda