On a cool autumn evening, Chris and Nicole invited a small number of family and friends to join them to celebrate their marriage. The banquet room at Bocelli Restaurant in Staten Island was lighted in warm colors and the fall flowers added to the mood.
The ceremony was held in a circle - symbolizing the relationship of the bride and groom to each one in the room. They declared their marriage vows and exchanged wedding rings. Taking sips of both red and white wine, they symbolically pledged to take all that will come their way together...both the bitter and the sweet.
Ceremony Tip: If many of your guests are somewhat older and a bit skeptical about a non-religious wedding ceremony, take the time to talk to them about what this ceremony means to you and what your ceremony will include. Many of the older guests at this wedding said how impressed they were with this ceremony that they had been wondering about. A civil wedding can have meaning, a spiritual feeling, and a personal touch.
Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!
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