5 Benefits Of Having Your Wedding Service In A Chapel As Opposed To Gardens

Are you having a wedding soon? Well, you have two options on where to have your service; a wedding chapel or a garden. Which one is better? For one, it will definitely depend on the weather! However, both of them do have their benefits and this article will enlighten more on the advantages of having a wedding service in a chapel.

• Best for cold seasons

If you are not sure of how the weather is going to behave on the most important day of your life, you are better off in a chapel. Some people may find it old-fashioned but the setting it creates is just right for a wedding. With a garden wedding service, the weather may turn on you and cause a disaster; strong winds, heavy rain, too hot or too cold.

• Perfect ambience

Wedding chapels have a great ambience for such occasions. From the architectural beauty, to the structural designs to the small details such as window frames and panels, all having unique shapes and forms. All these elements are what make a chapel special and holy place to have a special occasion such as a wedding.

How to Write the Perfect Wedding Vow

I love a good wedding ceremony.

I always find it's an event that puts life's little troubles into perspective as I witness two people I love dearly, promise their lives to one another... and I never get through it with a dry eye.

Yet the ones that really strike a chord are those ceremonies that include personal vows... promises that both the bride and groom have thought about, considered and written from their hearts. Yes, we could always opt for the standard ones that come off the shelf, but where is the true meaning in that?!

However, as brides and grooms around the world sit there staring at a blank page, wishing the words in the hearts to magically appear on the paper, how do you really get through the writer's block and create the perfect vow?

Start by writing down the following:

1) 3 things you loved about your partner

2) 3 ways that they make your life better

3) 3 actions you promise to do

4) 5 emotions you promise to maintain

Here is a quick example for someone I know very well who loves driving:

1) I love his smile, his gentleness, and his strength

2) He makes me a better person, he brings reason and clarity, he makes me laugh

3) To always be a best friend. To always support and be by his side. To never get upset when he is spending time on the car

4) Respect, love, honesty, faithfulness, loyalty, support

And just put it all together...

Wedding Traditions and How They've Changed Over the Years

The United States is a melting pot of cultures, nationalities, religions and all of these play a big part in the different wedding traditions we see today.

And just as different trends and fads come and go, some wedding traditions fall off and new ones are started. Sometimes different things start as trends and end up staying on through generations as traditional to a wedding ceremony.

Some Familiar Wedding Traditions

An Engagement Party
Usually couples have an engagement party if the couples' families don't live near each other and have never met. This gives both sides of the family a chance to meet, along with friends of the bride and groom to get to know each other too.

Engagement parties can be really casual like a backyard barbecue or a casual dinner party. Couples usually won't spend a lot of money on these parties; they'll save the catering and music for the reception.

Bridal Shower
This is one of those timeless wedding traditions; a fun party usually hosted by the maid/matron of honor. The guests traditionally have been for the women - mothers of the bride and groom, sisters, aunts, grandmothers and the female members of the bridal party.

These are usually hosted at the maid of honor's house, but could be at the bride's house too if the mother of the bride is helping organize it. If the bride has a really big family and lots of friends, it's pretty traditional for a banquet hall to be rented for an afternoon.

Food can be do-it-yourself, donated or catered.

The wedding tradition for the bridal shower has evolved some though to where both the men and women are invited to a "wedding shower." And in fact, a "wedding shower" could take the place of an engagement party. It's still a good idea to keep this party inexpensive and casual.