Demystifying a wedding ceremony will make you less nervous when le grande affaire occurs. Each religion has their own rituals, customs and traditions for wedding ceremonies. Your clergyman or officiant may also have special rules and procedures to which they must adhere when they officiate a wedding ceremony or renewal of vows. As you plan your ceremony, be sure to consult with your officiant each step of the way.

A general outline of the sequence of events for a traditional ceremony begins with the processional. Next, you'll listen to a welcome, a Call to Worship and an introduction, where the officiant greets the guests and usually says a few words about marriage.

During the Questions of Intent, your officiant will ask the bride and the groom those time-honored questions, "Will you have this women to be your wedded wife, to live together in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her, in sickness and in health?" The couple replies with the Declaration of Consent. They kiss, and the marriage is sealed, and it's off to the wedding reception.