I once did a wedding where a 5-year-old boy raced in proclaiming: “The bride is coming, the bride is coming!” The entire crowd (and it was close to 300) oohed and turned to look. And indeed she was coming. It was so delightfully silly. I’m sure the child had been instructed to pace in and repeat his line over and over. But he was 5, and joyous to have a part. It was so fun. I’ve never seen it before or since.

Why not consider it? Certainly had I known before the day of the wedding, I’d have insisted that her partner be introduced as well! This very little boy could not have been asked to do much more than he did. But an older child, male or female could easily have made announcements throughout. This would have to be a child with fairly good stage presence and sense of self, but you may well have one in your crowd. (I’m crushed, now that I think about it, I had a young man in my wedding who could have played a fanfare on his trumpet when we appeared!)

Imagine:

* Processional: A young page moves to the front of the crowd and announces the names of the attendants and the parents of the wedding couple. Why use a program, when a young person can have a scroll (and a mic!)
* Wedding Ceremony: The page could announce certain pieces of the ceremony, reading the segues from one piece to the next. Certain bits of the romance could be given a dramatic reading by the page.
* Marriage Proclamation: After the wedding celebrant has pronounced the couple married, the herald could make the proclamation.
* After the Recessional: Directions to pictures and cocktail hour could be announced.
* Cocktail hour: Why use the DJ or bandleader? Hand over the mic to the page. Let him announce the attendants, families and bridal couple one more time. Let the couple sweep into their first dance. This would make an easy end to the page’s role.

You could go on. But at this point, your young guest would probably rather go back to the party. You don’t want to overdo it. You’re having a wedding with your friends, you’re not becoming the new Disneyland. And you do want to be sure that you have a wedding celebrant who is willing to help you work this out, because it would be easy to get busy having fun and forget the importance of the individual pieces.

Some young people would find this tedious or frightful. But others would have a good time. The important thing about weddings is using the people you have as part of your life to make your wedding ceremony and reception lots of fun. The more laughter that surrounds your wedding vows, the stronger your marriage will be, and the great support you will have from your community.

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First, you must take into consideration how much money you want to spend on your wedding. There are many different packages available. There are wedding packages available for as low as $300.00 and others that can exceed $1,000,000. You must make your guest list and decide how many will attend your wedding. The cost may be a result of your guest list. After you decide who you want to attend you must decide if the guest will pay their own way or you will pay. You must make your plans very clear to any prospective guest.

Second, choosing a location is a big decision. You can get married at a small private wedding chapel, or a small chapel at a hotel, at one of the many local churches or at the grand ballroom of a large hotel. Whichever your choice is you must call ahead and see if the date you choose is available or you may be very disappointed if it is not available. You may also want to take into consideration the weather as Vegas can be very warm in the summer months. Any outdoor festivities should be nixed during this time of the year.

Third, one factor that makes Vegas very desirable for a wedding is that it is quite easy to get married there. A license is very reasonable in price and there is no waiting period. That is why Vegas is the home of quick weddings.

Fourth, there are people all over the city that will be more than happy to plan the perfect wedding package for you. They will plan the location, food, music and flowers. They can plan the perfect wedding for any pocketbook. They will even make reservations for your guests at the hotel of your choice and even get you a great deal on the rate. They will even give you help in finding someone to marry you whether you prefer a clergyman or a lay person.

Lastly, planning a Vegas wedding does not have to be difficult and can give you and your guests fond memories to last a life time.

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