5 Interfaith & Cultural Wedding Ceremonies

photo by Michelle Lytle

Interfaith wedding ceremonies can be overwhelming to plan, but not with a professional officiant! We have expertise in hearing your priorities, researching, and incorporating your precious details. Whether the eacts are are passed down through your family or faith as tradition or new and creative, we’ll help you orchestrate a custom wedding ceremony script to celebrate your love.

Scroll through to see some examples of how we’ve supported couples in their profound ceremonies.

1. Christian Unity Candle Ceremony / Catholic Unity Candle Ceremony + Jewish Breaking of The Glass Ceremony + Ring Warming

This couple chose to honor both Jewish and Catholic traditions with their unity candle, a ring warming, and breaking the glass. We wove these seemlessly into their script to provide a balanced celebration for all involved.

photo by Michelle Lytle

The materials were displayed so that as guests entered, they saw familiar elements of a wedding ceremony. The ring warming is a great opportunity for VIPs or all of an intimate gathering to contribute what they wish to the couple. Guests pray, bless, warm, and give good vibes to the rings on their way to the couple. Once exchanged, the rings carry the extra sentimental weight of their community in addition to the vows they make to one another.

photo by Michelle Lytle

Breaking the glass is a staple of Jewish ceremonies and can be articulated to guests from a spiritual approach or from a lens focused on the couple’s partnership and future together. We recommend getting a colorful glass if the intention is to build a mezuzah. Otherwise, a lightbulb is an easy, guaranteed break. Always pack the glass in a sealed bag inside of a fabric pouch for safety!

photo by Michelle Lytle

2. Nigerian Wedding Toast

These two lovebirds wanted a nod to their Nigerian home with a contemporary American flare. We coordinated the couple’s signature cocktails to be ready for a marital toast at the end of their ceremony. After sharing the meaning behind the cocktail names, we surprised them with a little Swahili we learned to cheers the newlyweds!

photo by Tim & Ebony

3. Hindu Wedding Ceremony Reading / South Asian Wedding Ceremony

Weddings are often the milestone event that blends culture, faith, and families. A range of options includes incorporating traditional dress and jewelry and pre-ceremony traditions like a Mehndi.

photo by Michelle Lytle

Some might choose to incorporate contemporary, secular acts that resonate, such as a blending ceremony. Just about any ingredients that can be combined can be used in a blending ceremony. The more detail you have about the sentiment or intention, the more we can write into the script and share with your loved ones.

photo by TWA

4. Filipino Wedding Ceremony Veil, Lazo, and Arras + Irish Blessing

Traditions steeped in religion can be articulated as such, or when the couple is non-practicing or wants a more contemporary approach, we can adjust our frame of reference to align with the couple. We can focus on community, fidelity, and partnership or we can return to the traditional roots of spirituality.

photo by Meg Adamik

5. Polish Wedding Bread, Salt and Wine Ceremony + American Secular Blessing

Incorporating loved ones and cultural traditions can be a great way to involve family and where folks are bilingual, we love crowdsourcing folks to translate readings and unity acts so that everyone feels included.

photo by Adam Novak

Are you looking to plan an interfaith or cultural wedding ceremony? We can assist you in planning, coordination, officiating, and premarital support as you navigate what makes you unique and what draws you together.

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