Dum dum da dum … dum da dum dum. (That’s “Here Comes the Bride,” in case you can’t translate.) 
With all this party, er, wedding planning, the part that’s gets lost is the part where we actually say, “I do.”
So I sat down recently with our officiant, the Rev. Jennifer Holder, to get the details for the part of the day where we are “getting married.”
One would think this to be a slightly easier portion. Instead, she handed me a whole packet of scripts, ceremony options and readings.
We discussed each item, what it was, what it means, the options. I took copious notes. At one point, we even stood up to mime where she will stand during the ceremony.I made sure to ask about signing the wedding license, because, that’s kind of important.
I took the packet — my homework — back to the house. Later, Leo and I sat down to discuss the whole thing. Do we want someone to do a reading? Unity candle or sand? How about the wording of vows, ring exchange? Prayers before, during and after?
In true “Leo and Jen” style, this whole conversation took about 10 minutes because we agreed on just about everything. We also agreed to keep it a reasonable length and fairly simple. Nothing like an hour-long ceremony to get people ready to celebrate, right? I’ll probably be crying the whole time anyway and even waterproof mascara has its limitations.
But don’t worry, moms, it’s coming together and it’s going to be lovely.
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