Half an hour before the ceremony began, guests started unfurling their umbrellas, while looking anxiously at the marriage register table where the tablecloth was playing tug of war with the wind (and just winning).
I hadn't dared to put my marriage register on the table for fear of getting it wet. Instead, I had all my documents in my briefcase ready to whip them out as I needed them.
This is how things stood when the Bride arrived escorted by her two young sons and her father.
Well, somebody up there must have loved us because the sprinkling of rain ceased and even the wind dropped. (Or was it the great feeling of celebration among the guests that remained so high that we forgot the weather)
The genuine feeling of participation by the guests was great. Even better was the blending of sand ceremony involving the Groom, the Bride and the Bride's two sons. There were three containers of coloured sands, and each person took it in turn to pour in a little bit of sand, creating a pattern of white, black and pink stripes.
While every guests watched with interest, it was wonderful to see how much enjoyment the two boys derived from the ceremony.
After this joyful wedding, I don't think I'll ever worry about a wedding on the beach - whatever the weather!
Coming soon to Amazon and Smashwords, 'Wedding Ceremony: Perfect Words', book by Vlady M Peters. which includes appropriate text for special Wedding Ceremonies. For example consider the Wedding Vows for a seaside location:
Wedding Vows Based on the
Location
(Please
repeat after me)________, my love for you is as eternal as the sea, as all-encompassing as the wind, as solid as the earth beneath my feet.
I commit myself to
you, blessing the day you came into my life, and promise to recommit myself to
you on each of our wedding anniversaries, here beside the ever-flowing sea.
(Please repeat after me)
________,
my love for you is as eternal as the sea, as all-encompassing as the wind, as
solid as the earth beneath my feet.
I
commit myself to you, blessing the day you came into my life, and promise to
recommit myself to you on each of our wedding anniversaries, here beside the
ever-flowing sea.
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