Make Your Furry Family Members a Part of Your Big Day
Pets are part of the family, and who wouldn't want their dog or cat with them on their wedding day? While there are ways to incorporate your pets into your big day, be aware that some precautions are needed.
Category: Wedding Planning
What Is a Nondenominational Ordination?
Some might be confused by nondenominational ministry. But for many, online ordination can be the first step towards achieving dreams of performing weddings, funerals, or even starting your own ministry.
Category: Get Ordained
Let Them Eat Cake? Serving Dessert Safely at Your Wedding
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we serve wedding cake and other wedding desserts at weddings. As weddings begin back up, it's important that safety be paramount. Here's how to have your cake and safely it too.
Category: Wedding Planning
What You Should Know About Arranged Marriages
To many Americans, the idea of an arranged marriage is old fashioned. And while most of us likely hope for autonomy in our love lives, it's entirely possible to have a loving, caring relationship in an arranged marriage.
Category: Marriage
It’s My Funeral and I Don’t Know What To Wear!
We don't often think about what we'll wear to our funeral, but planning ahead and having it in writing can help your family out in a tough time. And from a nice suit to nothing at all, there are plenty of options.
Category: Funeral
A Rundown of the Standard Secular Wedding Script
Secular weddings are increasingly popular, but what does a secular wedding actually look like? Here are some quick tips on writing the perfect secular wedding script so that the ceremony matches your personality.
Category: Ceremonies
Should You Ask Your Wedding Guests About COVID-19 Vaccination Status?
Planning a 2022 wedding? Confirming the vaccination status of everyone attending is paramount to ensure the safety of all. Here's how to navigate that potentially prickly subject with grace and understanding.
Category: Wedding Planning
Why the Cemetery Wedding Is More Popular Than Many People Realize
What do you think of when you think of a wedding venue? A rustic barn? A beautiful church? Whatever you think, you probably don't think of the local cemetery. Graveyard weddings, however, are on the rise.
Category: Wedding Planning
Inheriting Your Parents’ Stuff? Check Out These Smart Coping Strategies
Part of estate planning is deciding the inheritance, and part of inheritance is deciding what to do with all your parents'... stuff. Diplomacy is king when it comes to graciously saying 'no' to keeping their possessions.
Category: Society
Finding the Right Music for a Funeral
Music sets the mood of the room, which is why selecting the right funeral music to honor the life of a loved one is so important. Here's how to pick the perfect tune to set the tone of the funeral ceremony.
Category: Funeral