Most ceremonies take place at the beginning of the wedding day (in the afternoon). This is the moment suprême where you are going to say YES to each other. And also the moment that will set the tone for the rest of the day. Ceremonies can be romantic, hilarious, loving, special, with a laugh and a tear, but also unfortunately toe-curling. Names mispronounced, boring ceremonies or facts misnamed. Of course, no one wants that! Reviews are often hard to find, especially when it comes to municipal officials. And unfortunately if you choose someone from the municipality, you never get assigned the wedding officiant of your first choice with 100% certainty.
So look around and find someone who really suits you. If you haven't really taken this into account in your budget, a budget-friendly option could be to arrange the legal part at the municipality (free marriage or marriage counter) in the week before the wedding and get married symbolically on your wedding day. Sometimes it feels a bit crazy, but think of it more as a kind of 'betrothal' where you have already arranged the legal part in advance and that you will 'really' get married on the wedding day itself. It used to be quite normal to stop by the town hall prior to the wedding day to get legally married and to invite your guests on the day the marriage was performed in church. Just a bit of thinking around 😉 .

Tip 1:

If you want to do things differently, consider an evening ceremony. You start the day with a group of intimates with whom you have a lovely dinner together. In the evening, the evening guests arrive who will all attend the ceremony. Everyone is there and then the roof can come off!!!

Tip 2:

Live music is really wonderful during a ceremony. During a ceremony, the guests and you as bride and groom pay even more attention to the music which will touch you even more! Music is also increasingly integrated into the ceremony itself where the wedding officiant's story is supported by the music and they are no longer separate parts. Ask your favourite wedding officiant for advice.

Tip 3:

I think one of the most beautiful and special moments of the day are the personal wedding vows in which you tell why you love each other so much, what you admire about each other or what you promise to each other for the future. It's an intimate moment for a moment, but indispensable on a wedding day for that very reason. It makes it super personal! Stage fright? Then write a letter to each other and read it in the morning before the wedding day.