Officiants fee

I am having an outdoor wedding, and my father has asked a good friend of his who is a retired minister to preform the ceremony. We are wondering what the proper ammount of money to pay him is? We have no idea how rates go and we do not want the money we give him to be too low for what the norm.... [Read more]

MOG different dresses for church and reception

I have purchased a dress for my son's wedding, but I'm not exactly thrilled with it and also I've purchased an absolutely beautiful black dress that I love. Would it be inappropriate for me to wear the dress I really don't like for the church and the black dress I love for the reception? Would.... [Read more]

Wedding Officiant Problems

Our wedding is coming up in August and my fiance's cousin who is a Minister agreed to perform our ceremony. Tonight, we were informed that our Minister has decided he no longer wishes to perform. This naturally brought confusion and all my fiance's mother would tell us was that he didnt think what.... [Read more]

October afternoon church wedding

I am attending a church wedding October 15. The ceremony is at 1 p.m., the reception is at 5 p.m. at the Hilton. Cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 6. I am not sure what to wear - the invitation is quite formal. Do I dress in something less formal for the church, then change for the reception?.... [Read more]

Minister or not...?

My husband and I are renewing our vows on 09/17/04 and I'm just wondering... I keep "reading" that for a renewal of vows a minister from the church is not required, however, when we first married we had our ceremony in a park not far from our home and we were married by a Justice of the Peace - I.... [Read more]